The Daily App: McAfee WaveSecure Security for Android
McAfee’s WaveSecure app, which is downloadable as a free trial app via the Android Market, aims to alert your contacts immediately should your device fall into the wrong hands – so those contacts can protect themselves or know if an imposter is phishing them for information or data.
It’s a novel approach to Android data protection.
WaveSecure also allows you to control a device remotely via a WaveSecure Web site; with registration comes a username and pin number to access information.
You can inform everyone on your contact list that your device is registered with WaveSecure; if the device is compromised with an unauthorized SIM, for example, WaveSecure will send out a notification to those contacts. It protects not only the phone’s owner but contacts as well.
Additionally, WaveSecure allows for remote locate and remote lock of devices, as well as backup and restore and data wipe.
We tested this app on a Droid X, and found that it worked – although the initial SMS message informing contacts that our phone was now protected by WaveSecure appeared a little jarring.