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Privacy & Identity Protection
Remote Jeep Hacking Successful: Time to Patch Your Car?
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Next month I’ll be moving back to the US...Jul 22, 2015 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Mr. Robot Gets Hacking Right. Here’s How
If you have an interest in cybersecurity and popular culture, do yourself a favor now: go watch Mr. Robot. Here's...Jul 20, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
Internet Security
Social Media Swamped by Social Botnets
A social botnet uses social media platforms to create a network of fake profiles linked together to spread malicious links...Jul 17, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Don’t Rely on the Password Reset
Think about your keychain. It probably holds the necessities: car keys, home keys, work keys, miscellaneous keychains...Jul 13, 2015 | 2 MIN READ
Family Safety
An Aware Child is Safer Online
A Parent’s Handy Primer on Cyber Vocabulary – Part II Welcome back to our primer! As you...Jun 30, 2015 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Be Cautious When Using Wi-Fi
The proliferation of mobile devices means that we can work or play online from almost anywhere, so...Jun 23, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
‘Evoltin’ POS Malware Attacks via Macro
Recently McAfee labs found a point-of-sale malware that spreads through malicious macros inside a doc file. This threat arrives via...Jun 10, 2015 | 5 MIN READ
Family Safety
Five Things I Don’t Like About Cloud Security for Homeowners (and One Thing I Do)…
Thoughts on why relying solely on cloud-based security for smart homes is just not going to work.Jun 09, 2015 | 13 MIN READ
Family Safety
Bringing Up the Next Generation of Digital Citizens
Our study, “The Realities of Cyber Parenting: What Pre-teens and Teens are Up To Online,” surveyed more than 17,000 children...Jun 03, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
What is a Cache?
Perhaps someone has told you that you need to “clear your cache,” but what does this mean...Jun 01, 2015 | 2 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
What is the Cloud?
You’ve probably heard of people storing information in “the cloud,” but what does that really mean, and...May 25, 2015 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam
McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but...May 18, 2015 | 4 MIN READ