• VentureBeat, Monday, August 15, 2011 11:10 AM

In other cyber-security news, antivirus software maker McAfee is launching a consumer-focused anti-theft app for the iPhone. The new McAfee WaveSecure allows users to protect their privacy and data in case their iPhones are lost or stolen. "The new product shows that PC-focused security companies are shifting their resources into mobile security as mobile computing devices begin to face the same kind of sophisticated cyber attacks as their PC brethren," according to VentureBeat.

"If security and mobile companies act fast enough, they might even be able to create a worry-free environment for mobile phone users with it comes to feeling safe." Said Lianne Caetano, director of product marketing for McAfee consumer mobile solutions: "We've been in mobile security for about ten years, but we're in a period of rapid changes now ... Now we have a very heterogenous environment, and we have to make sure we work seamlessly." With WaveSecure, users can back up contacts, photos, and videos as well as remotely track the location of their iPhones via the McAfee WaveSecure online portal.

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