Kevin Mahaffey, chief technologist at Lookout, has been researching mobile device security since the days when BlueTooth was cutting-edge.

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Hering and his cofounders, Kevin Mahaffey and James Burgess, saw the potential in mobile protection long before Google entered the smartphone market.

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"With any new technology there are new ways for people to engage in fraud, " said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder of mobile-security-software maker Lookout Inc.

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"More sensors on smartphones equals a lot more data flowing through these devices, which means protecting them is even more critical, " said Kevin Mahaffey, chief technology officer at mobile security firm Lookout.

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"What this research found is really little cracks in Android -- not great big security holes you could drive a truck through, " said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder and chief technical officer of Lookout Mobile Security, a leading provider of security apps and services for Android devices.

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