Everyone has experienced that gut-wrenching feeling when you look around and realize that one of your prized possessions is missing.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s your wallet, keys, or smartphone, that feeling of panic and loss is devastating.\u00a0\u00a0 In today\u2019s digitally connected world that feeling has become incredibly too common.<\/p>\n
In a recent Digital Assets survey, McAfee discovered that in the U.S., nearly 90% of us own 2 or more digital devices and a quarter of us own 5 or more! The more devices we have, the higher the chance that we\u2019ll misplace one or fall victim to an increasing number of criminals interested in the high value our gadgets hold. In fact, last year the New York City Police reported that more than 40% of all robberies now involve cell phones, and in San Francisco nearly half of all robberies involved a cellphone.<\/p>\n
These stats are concerning given that a missing laptop, smartphone, or tablet is not just an inconvenience, it\u2019s an active security risk for you and those you care about.\u00a0 Emails, credit card information, photos, and family and friends\u2019 personal contact information are just a few examples of the wide range of sensitive data stored on the devices we carry around on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
So what if you could entirely eliminate that gut-wrenching feeling of panic and loss?<\/p>\n
Now you can with McAfee\u2019s Smart Perimeter, a security service that enables devices to track each other through a safety perimeter created by the user around a group of devices. Once the virtual perimeter is established, if one of the devices is separated from the others by more than 30 feet or taken outside the designated area, Smart Perimeter\u00a0alerts you immediately, helping to prevent loss or theft. Whether you tend to forget your tablet at a friend\u2019s house or someone tries to walk away with your smartphone while you\u2019re on the train, Smart Perimeter alerts you as soon as your mobile device has moved outside a designated area, letting you know it\u2019s been left behind or someone else is trying to walk away with it. It allows you to create a virtual security fence or wall so that you don\u2019t have to keep a constant eye on each device.<\/p>\n
For example, let\u2019s say you\u2019re at the airport for a business trip reviewing a presentation with a colleague at a coffee shop on your tablet. When it\u2019s time to leave you forget your smartphone on the table and nobody notices because you and you\u2019re coworker are rushing to get to the gate on time. With Smart Perimeter, your tablet will ring an alarm so before you\u2019re too far and it\u2019s too late, you\u2019re able to retrieve your phone.<\/p>\n
Smart Perimeter is just one feature in McAfee Mobile Innovations, a\u00a0 free app that gives you access to innovative new security and productivity tools in beta that are being tested.<\/p>\n
Our electronic devices have become essential parts of our daily lives.\u00a0 We take extra care to protect our families, personal information, and possessions, but what we don\u2019t often realize is that in the wrong hands, our mobile devices can put these things at risk. \u00a0Smart Perimeter\u00a0is just one more solution that allows you to rest assured that McAfee will protect your digital life for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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