Lookout launches mobile module to detect AI-powered text and voice scams

Lookout launches mobile module to detect AI-powered text and voice scams

Mobile security company Lookout Inc. today launched Social Engineering Protection, a module that analyzes text messages and phone calls for signs an employee is being manipulated into handing over credentials or money.

The release goes after a problem Lookout argues email security tools and awareness training were never built to solve. Business conversations have moved onto SMS, voice calls and messaging apps, where corporate inspection tools mostly have no…