LogDog is a mobile Intrusion Detection System (IDS) app. It monitors various online accounts and scans multiple indicators that are associated with unauthorized access by taking into account a user’s routine across various devices and services.Steve O'Hear. "LogDog Is A Mobile App That Helps Protect Your Online Accounts From Being Hacked". TechCrunch. Jul 16, 2015 The app is currently available for Android and iOS.
Overview LogDog was developed by LogDog Information Security Ltd., which was founded in 2013 by Uri Brison, CEO of the Tel-Aviv, Israel-based company. Brison was head of user-experience at modu,Global News, Israel DIW, “The smart keyboard set to revolutionize your typing experience,” "German-Israeli Chamber of Industry & Commerce", October 25, 2012. and co-founded Smartype, an innovative keyboard.
The company raised $3.5 million in venture funding led by BRM Group,David Shamah. "LogDog raises $3.5m for ‘gate protection’ service". The Times of Israel. July 16, 2015. from TheTime VC, FirstTime Ventures, Maxfield Capital and Curious Minds Investments."LogDog Completes $3.5M Financing". FinSMEs. July 16, 2015.
LogDog was initially released for Android in 2014, followed by iOS version in 2016.Abhinaya Prabhu. "How to Get Alerted About Suspicious Activity On Your Online Accounts". www.gizbot.com. June 4, 2016.Gabriel Avner. "LogDog releases their account security alerting app for iOS". Geektime. May 4, 2016.
Features LogDog protects users’ private online information against hacking by actively monitoring accounts for signs of suspicious activity.Shachar Shamir. "5 Tips to Keep Your Gmail Account from Being Hacked". tech.co. April 25, 2015."Logdog Launches Anti-Hacking App". Bloomberg.com. November 20, 2014 The services LogDog protects include: Gmail, Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook, Dropbox and Evernote. If a hacker attempts to gain access to any of the connected accounts, the user receives an alert that there is unauthorized access."How to Secure Your Social Media Accounts: 5 Tools : Social Media Examiner". Social Media Examiner. September 22, 2015. It also provides an Inbox Detective service that scans the user's email account for any potential threats and assists in eliminating them.Yoav Vilner. "16 Israeli Startups Ready To Take On 2016". Forbes. December 15, 2015.
LogDog has Android and iOS versions. Once a user installs the app on a supported device, it invites the user to add protection for each of the supported account types.Vijay Prabhu. "How to Protect Your Online Accounts With One Simple App". TechWorm. May 11, 2016. The login data remains on the user own device, is never transmitted and vanishes when the user uninstall the app."LogDog (for Android)". PC Magazine. April 29, 2015 LogDog's Privacy policy states that it does not collect User's passwords and does not store them on servers. It also supports two-factor authentication for Gmail and Facebook.Dave Greenbaum, "LogDog Checks Popular Cloud Services for Suspicious Logins", Lifehacker, January 18, 2015
Techinasia magazine listed LogDog as one of the Israeli startups to follow closely in 2016.Ben Lang, “15 Israeli startups to follow closely in 2016",” Tech in Asia, November 10, 2015.
See also Intrusion Detection System
References
External links https://logdog.com