TrustRadius Insights for Lookout are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.
Pros
Proactive cybersecurity posture: Many users have praised Lookout for its proactive cybersecurity posture, with several reviewers highlighting it as a key strength. This feature is particularly important in today's cyber landscape where advanced persistent threats are common, and even zero-day detection is often too late. The fact that Lookout can detect and prevent vulnerabilities before they cause any damage has been appreciated by users.
Global network visibility: Another aspect of Lookout that has received positive feedback from users is its global network visibility. Users believe that this level of visibility makes all the difference in effectively combating cyber threats. With a wide network reach, Lookout can provide comprehensive protection against emerging threats across different regions, giving users peace of mind.
App scanning capability: The ability of Lookout to scan apps thoroughly has been highlighted by many users as a significant advantage. In today's digital age where threat actors can trojanize apps, this feature is seen as business critical for everyone. By scanning apps for potential vulnerabilities and ensuring the security of widely-used apps, Lookout helps protect against potential risks and strengthens device security for users.
It is installed by the company on our work mobile for security reasons. It does its job of protecting our devices from viruses and identity issues. It provides a safe browsing experience with features like locating the device and system advisor. It also provides breach reports and safe wifi alerts when new wifi is detected or something happens.
Pros
System advisor
Wifi security alerts
Safe browsing
Antivirus
Breach and theft report
Cons
Free version has only basic features for personal use
Likelihood to Recommend
Protecting personal or corporate devices from virus attacks, protecting privacy, safe browsing experience, and wifi & network security requirements. It can be used for personal devices like iPhone or Android. It can also help with locating device features for protecting devices from being stolen .it also has features to backup your phone, calls, and contacts. Overall complete package to protect your device in the online and offline world
Lookout is an antivirus that we use throughout our company because we are aware that today nobody is safe from a cyber attack. That is why we keep our phones under analysis in search of any vulnerability like malware, as well as any downloaded file that may cause some alteration of the system. In this way, personal and work security is maintained, since identity theft or banking data or important files are avoided.
Pros
It emits alerts before any vulnerability found, thus avoiding damages.
It has a very simple interface so it is easy to use.
It allows the protection against vulnerabilities as well as the backup of information and search before the loss of the mobile or theft.
It runs in the background so it does not interrupt any activity.
Its access is very flexible since only the internet is required to access through the application or web.
Cons
It tends to consume a lot of battery.
Your configuration is not very manageable.
Requires better optimization.
Many times it is updated or not but it does not issue a notification where it is indicated if said action has been carried out.
Likelihood to Recommend
<ul><li>It is ideal for when the phone has been lost or stolen because it detects the immediate location of the phone.</li><li>Although it is capable of scanning at high speed, it tends to consume the battery very fast, so it has to be a big problem.</li><li>It is software that can have a personal or business level, and in both cases, security is maintained through its function as an antivirus.</li><li>If you want to make a copy of the security of personal or business information as files, this is ideal for it, as it works as a backup.</li></ul>
Lookout is used for <i>proactive </i>mobile device (endpoint) security. Everyone on our team hails from a cybersecurity background so we are very aware that a cybersecurity breach is no longer a question of "if", but when. The business problem Lookout addresses for us, is today most of the world transacts via some type of mobile device and using, as Lookout says, "40 million+" different apps. We valued that Lookout takes a proactive security posture and visibility into threat data from 100 million mobile devices within their global network that they include when they scan our devices and apps for potential threats. That's incredible cybersecurity protection for us to have 24/7 access to, right where we need it most.
Pros
A key strength is their proactive cybersecurity posture. That's not nearly as common as it should be, especially with the level of awareness of the scope of the problem these days.
Another key strength is their global network. That level of visibility makes all the difference, in today's cyber wars where, and you can quote me: "When an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attack is just a matter of time, when even zero day detection is too late, radically different approaches are required if we are ever to win these cyberwars." That's exactly what Lookout has done, and continues to do.
One of the greatest cyber risks in mobile is what every one uses - apps! Apps from Starbucks to Nordstroms to banking to the myriad of productivity tools we all use everyday to exceed our business/productivity goals. Now with the ability of threat actors to trojanized apps, those Lookout scans that don't require you to do any upgrades, and their proactive cybersecurity posture are business critical for everyone.
Cons
They're the global, mobile cyber experts we trust. They're ahead of the curve already. All I could suggest is, keep going in that direction.
Perhaps, send out an occasional , brief update on global trends that business executives should be aware of, even when Lookout is already on it.
Keep it brief, with a case study where a proactive action was taken and an event was avoided. Those would be shared enterprise-wide.
More PR about your proactive actions would be educational for us all. NO FUD, will ever work, but seeing that there are actions we can take, even to the newest of threats will be very effective.
Likelihood to Recommend
Best suited when a company is aware of the level of cyber threat out there, aware of the need to protect at their mobile devices and at the app level.
Ironically, it's also best suited when they are not at all aware. Why? Because that's exactly where the threat actors are! All you'd need to do is a few scans, for the unaware/or in denial, to get onboard. The ease of use you provide, and a demo of the cyberintelligence they get as a client "at no extra cost" will convert them pretty quickly.
It was used by the whole organization, to help track the devices. Occasionally staff might misplace a device, or have some concerns about its location. This allowed select staff to locate that device, as well tell if there was any unauthorized access. We used these devices in a healthcare arena.
Pros
Works well in the background and does not seem to impact device resources (power, networking, memory).
Easy to use.
Useful features, yet not overly cumbersome with features you don't plan to use.
Cons
Would prefer an easier mass distribution method.
Alerting for if updates were applied or not.
Likelihood to Recommend
Works well for a smaller organization. May not be overly easy to support for larger organizations, or ones with complex BYOD protocols.
I use Lookout more on a personal level than a professional one. In all honesty other than malware scanning the backup features that Lookout provides are available for free through various other apps such as Google backup, Google photos, Samsung backup, iCloud etc. This goes the same for a device locator which is available for free from Android device manager and from Samsung and Apple. The great thing this does offer is a unified application for application security, backup, device locator and device remote wipe. For both business and personal use this simplifies your device management with a single login. The great thing is that you can still use other backup and device locator methods as well so you can have a redundant solution in place.
Pros
Device application security
Simple to use interface both on devices and on the web
Unified way to manage security, backups, device locator and remote wipe
Free solution to application secuirty
Cons
The only con I have is that it is a paid solution to something that can be done for free but through multiple apps
Likelihood to Recommend
This will simplify device management for who ever does device administration. It does not get any easier than having a single login to manage multiple devices. It also allows admins to monitor if there are any un-trusted applications on the device and if any applications pose a data leak risk. For personal use I would only use the free features of Lookout to scan applications for malware and use other free services for backup and device location.
Lookout is utilized for mobile security throughout our organization. It is deployed across all Android devices within the organization so we can stay ahead on mobile security. It regularly scans for malware, either scheduled or on demand when desired. Meanwhile, between scans it also monitors the file system so any files downloaded locally to a device are also checked instantaneously. Scan history is tracked and can be viewed online at any time to ensure security is universal across all applications. Malware definitions are updated regularly, so it helps secure mobile devices which often contain personal and bank information, and could be easily hacked. Aside from personal information security, Lookout also offers great flexibility for remote device monitoring. Users can track all types of important information from their device. There's a nice online feature which allows users to find their device on demand at any given time. If the device is in silent mode there is a way to make the device "Scream" through the online interface so it makes a sound even without sound currently enabled locally. It also allows for remote wiping of the device if desired. Lastly a premium feature is backing up and download all contact/call data.
Pros
Scanning of all device apps with up to date definitions.
Backing up all device related data to the cloud.
Finding devices.
Cons
Letting users know when device backups stop after premium services/payment expire.
Likelihood to Recommend
Lookout is excellent for mobile device security. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a simple solution to guarantee peace of mind when keeping mobile devices secure. It's also excellent for finding a device that's been lost remotely, including an excellent feature for enabling audio on a device when it was put in silent mode locally. The web UI is easy to use and allows for powerful functionality through a simple interface. Lastly, it is an excellent secondary backup solution. I'd recommend having other potential backup solutions as well in case this premium feature ever expires and you aren't sure whether you have a most recent contact backup within Lookout.
