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Mobile Security
Almost 5% of Smartphones Lost Every Year
McAfee and Ponemon Institute recently released “The Lost Smartphone Problem,” a study that attempts to determine how...Feb 15, 2012 | 2 MIN READ
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Networked Printers at Risk
Multifunction printers (MFPs) have been common in offices for years. They let employees print, scan, and copy...Dec 30, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
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Fighting Mobile Phone Impersonation and Surveillance
Yesterday at the 28th Chaos Communications Congress (28C3), in Berlin, security researchers along with Karsten Nohl and...Dec 28, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
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Inside Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploit CVE 2011-2462
Recently a critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader X and Adobe Acrobat X Versions 10.1.1...Dec 14, 2011 | 7 MIN READ
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ZeroAccess Rootkit Launched by Signed Installers
Digital certificates and certificate authorities have been much in the news recently. Attacks–such as those used by...Nov 21, 2011 | 6 MIN READ
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French Magazine Suffers Web Hack, Firebombing
To celebrate the recent victory of the Tunisian Islamist party, the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published...Nov 02, 2011 | 2 MIN READ
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No Winners at QR Code Roulette
Last year a friend had a bright idea for a party game that involved a series of...Oct 05, 2011 | 4 MIN READ
Executive Perspectives
15 Minutes with… David O’Berry
Welcome to “15 minutes with” – an occasional contribution between myself and the movers-and-shakers within McAfee’s technical...Sep 27, 2011 | 18 MIN READ
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Why Does My Car Have Its Own Smartphone?
You would be surprised at the number of places you can find a GSM SIM card. Outside of...Aug 28, 2011 | 4 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Myth: Apple Products Don’t Get Viruses
Have you ever bitten into an apple and found a worm? I have, and it’s yummy! Anyway,...Jul 29, 2011 | 2 MIN READ
Family Safety
15 Social Media Security Tips
1. Realize that you can become a victim at any time. Not a day goes by when...Jul 13, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Social Networking Security Awareness
One in five online consumers has been a victim of cybercrime in the past two years. Social...Jul 04, 2011 | 2 MIN READ