Enhanced anti-phishing mobile security platform available on iOS, Android operating systems

The Mobile Endpoint Security platform developed by Lookout, Inc. with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is now on iOS and Android operating systems.

DHS S&T announced the transition of the enhanced endpoint and anti-phishing platform for mobile devices to the private and government sectors on Thursday. The phishing protection feature protects against attacks that are designed to steal users credentials or install malware.

“Most enterprise mobility management solutions require mobile endpoint security technology to continuously validate security and protect their mobile devices and applications,” S&T Mobile Security Research and Development Program Manager Vincent Sritapan said. “These advancements in mobile threat defense will protect sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information, on mobile devices and enterprise networks and greatly increase the security of the federal government’s mobile systems for mission-critical activities.”

In addition to identifying phishing attempts in SMS messages, the platform can identify threats lurking within apps, social media messages, and emails. Outbound connections are also analyzed at the network level, but the platform does not analyze or store the content of messages.

“These new capabilities will alert device users, mobile enterprise administrators, and security personnel to a wide range of mobile threats and allow them to remediate those threats and protect sensitive data from being compromised through mobile devices,” Sritapan said.

New features will be added to the platform in the near future to provide more visibility into risky or malicious third-party apps and to enhance detection of loaded apps.