New anti-theft soln for Windows mobile phone

BANGALORE, INDIA: F-Secure, a provider in IT security products and solution, has announced that it has come out with new advanced anti-theft feature for Windows Mobile phone users.

The anti-theft feature includes remote lock, remote wipe and theft control functionalities.

The remote lock can be used to lock the device to protect confidential information quickly and easily with a single SMS message.

The theft control feature activates when the SIM card is changed by locking the device. As an ultimate safety measure to prevent misuse, it is possible to erase all the data on the phone with the remote wipe by sending an SMS message.

Venu Palakirti, F-Secure’s sales director India and SAARC Region said, “Losing the personal and confidential data on a smartphone is a security issue for the phone's owner. By adding the anti theft feature to F-Secure Mobile Security we wanted to provide an easy and fast way to remote lock and wipe a phone in case it is lost or stolen.”

He added that antitheft is natural addition to their mobile security solution.

F-Secure Mobile Security 5 with Antitheft is available for Windows Mobile from today and is already available for S60 3rd and 5th edition smartphones through the F-Secure eStore (www.f-secure.com/estore), as well as many F-Secure partners, added the release.