Lookout was founded in 2007 by John Hering, James Burgess, and Kevin Mahaffey with the premise that to properly protect people and enterprises from mobile attacks, we needed a new approach to security – one that is rooted in data analysis, operates at incredible scale and relies on predictive machine intelligence.

Today, our cloud-based technology is fueled by a global sensor network of more than 100 million sensors and tens of thousands of apps that are added daily – giving us access to virtually all the mobile code in the world.

With this scale and the predictive machine intelligence to analyze and make sense of the data, Lookout can identify connections that would otherwise go unseen and stop cybercriminals from attacking mobile devices.

Built entirely and only for mobile, we’re laser-focused on creating products that serve and delight not just IT administrators and CSOs, but individuals as well. They don’t have to worry about their mobile security, because we will. Everything is OK.

John Hering

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

John is Executive Chairman and Founder of Lookout, responsible for driving the company’s long term vision and success together with Jim and the rest of the executive team. He is an entrepreneur with a vision of creating a more secure world in the post-PC era and has grown Lookout’s footprint to tens of millions of users globally across consumer, enterprise, and government sectors. Top publications have recognized John as an industry leader and innovator. BusinessWeek named John a “Best Young Tech Entrepreneur,” Fortune named him a “Smartest Person in Tech,” the editors of MIT Tech Review dubbed John a “35 Under 35” entrepreneur and Fortune Magazine included John on its list of “40 Under 40” entrepreneurs. John is a frequent presenter at mobile and technology industry events including: RSA, Mobile World Congress, Black Hat Technical Security Conference, DEFCON, and Fortune Brainstorm. Additionally, John is an investor in dozens of technology startups focused on the areas of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, and transportation technologies. John studied Public Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California.