Losing your mobile phone to thieves is very common, not just to the thief that will snatches it from your hand as you walk along the street, but from the ones who will slip it in their pocket when they find it where you carelessly left it. Unless you have mobile antitheft software in your mobile that will block it and wipe all the information that is held on it, then you are not just losing the phone but all the information contained inside it.

Obviously the theft of a business mobile phone, which may contain sensitive information, can cause problems for both the company that owns the mobile and the businesses they deal with (their information can be on the phone.)  Consequently, many companies are now turning to software developers like UMU Global to supply them with mobile anti-theft security programs.  These programs are not expensive and are very simple to activate.

Naturally it is not just company phones whose loss can cause problems for the owners, so getting some antitheft security on your mobile is sensible.  In the long term it may well be that the manufacturers of mobile phones build in mobile anti-theft which renders stolen phones permanently unusable. When or if this happens, it will make the theft of mobiles a useless action and when you drop your mobile in the street, the person who picks it up will hand it straight back to you.

Mobile phones and mobile technology have become a juggernaut that keeps developing faster. Today, we have smart phones and pocket PCs that have simply become a normal part of our everyday lives.

Everyone is shopping the mobile way, accessing the internet no matter where they are and simply conducting all manner of business on the move. Unfortunately, this also means that unscrupulous and criminal-minded individuals are going to extraordinary lengths to target all mobile devices with viruses.

They find innovative ways to steal your information and hijack your phone SIM cards to use for their own gain. Statistics show that roughly four out of every five mobile users are very concerned about becoming a victim of mobile viruses.

Protect your mobile integrity

The good news is that it is possible to protect your mobile operating systems against attack with effective mobile security software solutions. At UMU Global you have a variety of options such as UMU Scan – which is a mobile antivirus solution – UMU SpamSafe to keep spammers off your mobile devices and UMU StopThief.

The StopThief mobile security solution makes life difficult for the thieves in the event that your mobile phone is stolen. You can remotely, via SMS, wipe your data off your stolen phone to make sure it does not fall into the wrong hands and also lock your stolen phone.

In our modern world, it is simply not logical or wise to close your eyes to the mobile security risks whenever we use mobile technology. Nobody wants to go back to the days before mobile technology. However, nobody needs to be vulnerable either, and you don’t have to be with the correct mobile security solutions on hand.