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In Memory of Peter Szor
Nov. 20: Update with details of memorial service at the end of this post. Earlier this week...
Family Safety
Becoming ‘InstaFamous’ – The Apps the Kids are Using Now: Instagram LikeBots
InstaFamous: A person who is famous due to a high amount of followers on Instagram. The Instagram...
Privacy & Identity Protection
Cracking Passwords is as Easy as “123”
One month after announcing a corporate data raid affecting 2.9 million of their users, Adobe has found...
Family Safety
Scrooge’s 12 Scams of the Holidays
They’re baaaack! Actually, they never left—Scrooge’s little trolls work hard all year, scheming and scamming to steal...
McAfee Labs
Solving the Mystery of the Office Zero-Day Exploit and DEP
On November 5 McAfee Labs blogged about a Microsoft Office zero-day attack that we spotted in the...
Family Safety
What is a Firewall?
Most of us may have heard the term, and know it’s related to security in some way,...
Family Safety
Oversharing on Social Media Common Amongst 50+
Thanks to social media, societal norms have undergone a seismic shift in the past five years. What...
Mobile Security
Mobile Authentication vs. Mobile Banking and Commerce, Part II
Mobile authentication grants access to online banking – but it’s not exactly mobile banking. The main difference...
Mobile Security
Revenge Posts on Social Media Could Land You in Jail
After a bad breakup, a scorned lover may choose to channel their anger through ice cream, a...
Mobile Security
SnapHack: Hacking for the Greater Good?
Most hacks and attacks introduced on this blog are blatantly malicious, looking to nab your valuable information....
Family Safety
Nev & Michelle have a Conversation with the Students of Gertz-Ressler High
In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), McAfee joined up with the National Cyber Security...
Privacy & Identity Protection
Microsoft Agrees: Home Users Need More than Antivirus Alone
After years of telling users that Microsoft Security Essentials was enough to protect their PCs from security...Stay Updated
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