How Valuable Is Your Health Care Data?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Health care is a hot topic in security right now. A quick search for “hospital ransomware” returns a laundry list of news reports on hospitals as targets of cyberattacks. However, it is not just ransomware that people need to worry about. In the ...
Everyone Loves Selfies, Including Malware!
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I was talking with some of my coworkers the other day about why I wanted to jump to the larger iPhone 7 Plus. For me it came down to the camera. I travel a lot for work and even though photography is something ...
How Do I Live Safe?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. You may have seen #HowILiveSafe floating around on Twitter. We thought it would be a great way to share some tips from the McAfee family about what we, as security professionals, do to stay safe online. Instead of flooding Twitter with my contributions ...
Cybercrooks are SMiShing for your Apple Credentials
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. SMiShing is another one of those fantastic terms on the internet that drives spell-check, autocorrect and English teachers crazy. SMiShing is related to “phishing” in that it’s an attempt by a cybercriminal to trick an unware person into clicking on a malicious link. ...
Free Wi-Fi in the Big Apple
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I was in New York City last June and had a morning free to do a little bit of walking around. That’s when I happened across one of the new LinkNYC hubs. Of course I had to stop and check it out. There ...
No More Ransom: A New Initiative to Battle Ransomware
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Ransomware has seen a huge increase over the past couple of years. According to our June Quarterly Threats Report, there was a 113% increase in ransomware over the past year. However, the real indicator for me has been an increase in questions about ...
Improve Your Google Account Privacy
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. I’ve had a number of questions come in lately via email, social media and even in the waiting room at my doctor’s office about the notifications people have been getting from Google about some “new features for your Google Account.” A lot of ...
Spotify and Minecraft Account Info Posted Online, Are You Safe?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. One of my favorite scenes in The Avengers is when Captain America tells Bruce Banner that he needs to get angry and Banner replies, “That’s my secret Cap, I’m always angry.” That’s a lot like information security; websites are always under attack. Today ...
Don’t Let Scams Be the Cause of your March Madness
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. For basketball fans, March is a great month. It’s time to fill out your bracket and cheer for your favorite team. Sports bars will see increased business as friends get together to watch the game and have fun. It’s also a time ...
Ransomware and You
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. This past weekend I was at a local roller rink where my kids were enjoying their first time on skates. While I watching my oldest make a successful lap around the rink, one of the other parents came up and asked me, ...
