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Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law
There is no doubt that mobile devices are an integral part of our daily lives, making their...Mar 18, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Analyzing the Uroburos PatchGuard Bypass
A few weeks ago G Data Software released a report detailing alleged intelligence agency software. Following the release...Mar 12, 2014 | 7 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Timeline of Bitcoin Events Demonstrates Online Currency’s Volatility
The buzz about Bitcoin has moved from online circles to mainstream media sources. Last week’s news of...Mar 10, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
Internet Security
Netflix Phishing Scam Lures Users Into Calling Fake Tech Support
A group of scammers seem to have taken to heart the lesson bequeathed to us by Three...Mar 07, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Chameleon: the Wi-Fi Virus That Hides in Plain Sight & Spreads Like a Cold
Recently, a group of researchers at the University of Liverpool successfully tested a new virus with a...Mar 05, 2014 | 4 MIN READ
How To Guides and Tutorials
7 Ways to Tell If It’s a Fake
Unfortunately in today’s world, scammers are coming at us from all angles to try and trick us...Mar 04, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Internet Explorer Zero Day Offers Unusual Case Study
While analyzing a recent Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2014-0322 (containing the Flash sample hash b9c9dab0fd30418884800afebbaba4d99f4526ef0c9a47972a20ab20fed0a06d), we noticed...Feb 26, 2014 | 2 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Apple, SSL, and the Importance of Updating Your Software
Before we begin: please take a minute to update all of your iOS devices to the latest...Feb 26, 2014 | 4 MIN READ
Mobile Security
New Free Version of McAfee Mobile Security
At CES, last month in Las Vegas, McAfee announced plans to offer elements of McAfee® Mobile Security...Feb 24, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Internet Security
Crash & Burn: Snapchat Security Flaws Strike Again
Snapchat, the photo-sharing app that lets users send and receive photos that disappear after being viewed, has...Feb 12, 2014 | 3 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Quad Messaging App — The New Facebook on Campus
College—it’s not just a time for growing into the responsible individual you most assuredly will become, it’s...Feb 11, 2014 | 5 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Careto Worldwide Malware Attack Unmasked
On Monday Kaspersky Labs announced the discovery of a large number of malware infections across large parts...Feb 10, 2014 | 5 MIN READ