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Family Safety
Ghouls of the Internet: Protecting Your Family from Scareware and Ransomware
Seasonally, it's a spooky time of year but our digital realities can sometimes be even more frightening. Scareware or ransomware...Oct 27, 2018 | 6 MIN READ

How To Guides and Tutorials
“Grand Theft Auto V” Hack: How to Defeat the Online Gaming Bug
Over the past two decades, we’ve seen a huge rise in the popularity of online gaming among both children and...Oct 24, 2018 | 3 MIN READ

Mobile Security
How to Squash the Android/TimpDoor SMiShing Scam
As technology becomes more advanced, so do cybercriminals’ strategies for gaining access to our personal information. And while phishing scams...Oct 24, 2018 | 3 MIN READ

Privacy & Identity Protection
Breaking Down the Rapidly Evolving GandCrab Ransomware
Most ransomware strains have the same commonalities – bitter ransom notes, payment demanded in cryptocurrency, and inventive names. A select...Oct 16, 2018 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee News
McAfee Security Innovation Alliance 2018 DevCon Awards
Today McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, announced the winners of its distinguished SIA Partner Awards. The awards...Oct 16, 2018 | 3 MIN READ

Family Safety
The Importance of Security Awareness in Our Connected Lifestyle
Not very long ago, people could be seen walking around waving their mobile phones in the air,...Oct 16, 2018 | 4 MIN READ

Mobile Security
Working Together to Ensure Better Cybersecurity
For many, it’s hard to picture a work environment that doesn’t revolve around the use of technology. Digital, cloud-based services...Oct 16, 2018 | 3 MIN READ

Security News
The Dangers of Linking Your Apple ID to Financial Accounts
The digital wallets of Chinese citizens are under attack thanks to a few bad apples. A recent string of cyberattacks...Oct 12, 2018 | 3 MIN READ

Life at McAfee
How the McAfee Rotation Program is Providing Opportunities
“During my first year at McAfee, I have grown professionally and experienced more about business operations than many people do...Oct 10, 2018 | 4 MIN READ

Privacy & Identity Protection
As Search Engines Blacklist Fewer Sites, Users More Vulnerable to Attack
A new study found that while the number of bot malware infected websites remained steady in Q2 of 2018, search...Oct 10, 2018 | 4 MIN READ

Security News
The VORACLE OpenVPN Attack: What You Need to Know
Many of us know that using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) adds an extra layer of security to our Wi-Fi...Oct 09, 2018 | 4 MIN READ

Security News
Digital Assistants, Cryptocurrency, Mobile Malware: ‘McAfee Labs Threats Report’ Trends
This year, the McAfee Labs team analyzed an average of 1,800,000 URLs, 800,000 files and 200,000 high-risk files to produce...Oct 05, 2018 | 4 MIN READ