{"id":21676,"date":"2012-06-20T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T08:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=21676"},"modified":"2012-06-20T18:01:17","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T08:01:17","slug":"bitdefender-launches-anti-theft-to-turn-the-tables-on-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=21676","title":{"rendered":"Bitdefender Launches Anti-Theft to Turn the Tables on Thieves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><em>Confound thieves by locking the phone tight, pinpointing it on a map, or wiping its data<\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SYDNEY &amp; AUCKLAND<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>\u2013<strong> June 20, 2012<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitdefender.com.au\/\">Bitdefender<\/a>, the award-winning provider of innovative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitdefender.com.au\/http:\/www.bitdefender.com\/\">antivirus<\/a> solutions, launched a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitdefender.com\/anti-theft\">anti-theft system<\/a> for PCs and Android devices that turns the tables on thieves, giving you control over your phone, laptop or tablet even when it\u2019s in a crook\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, a thief could take control of your device simply by stealing it. That changes with Bitdefender Anti-Theft. Now, you can pinpoint him on a map, you are notified if the thief tries to change the SIM card, you completely lock him out of the device, and you can even trigger an alarm on your stolen Android phone. And if that\u2019s not enough, you can simply wipe the data from your device even while it\u2019s in his hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Bitdefender Anti-Theft, we\u2019ve extended our world-renowned silent security from the realm of the internet to the actual physical world,\u201d said Product Marketing Manager Andra Cazacu. \u201cWe now protect you from viruses, phishing, Trojans &#8211; plus those brutes who simply want to make off with your devices. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can take action in an instant with Anti-Theft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bitdefender Anti-Theft runs stealthily \u2013 most thieves won\u2019t even know it\u2019s there. Plus, it locks the device up tight with PINs and passcodes. Anti-Theft quickly gives you back control of your device through an online account \u2013 wipe, lock or locate with a few clicks.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the missing Android device is not connected to the internet, you can control by sending it SMSs, or even make the device call you back or answer your next call. You can take control via SMS quickly and safely by designating another number that you plan to use for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Bitdefender Anti-Theft, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitdefender.com\/anti-theft\" target=\"_blank\">www.bitdefender.com\/anti-theft<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confound thieves by locking the phone tight, pinpointing it on a map, or wiping its data\u00a0 SYDNEY &amp; AUCKLAND \u2013 June 20, 2012 \u2013 Bitdefender, the award-winning provider of innovative antivirus solutions, launched a new anti-theft system for PCs and Android devices that turns the tables on thieves, giving you control over your phone, laptop<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=21676\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21677,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21676\/revisions\/21677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}