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We Be Jammin’ – Bypassing Chamberlain myQ Garage Doors
The idea of controlling your garage door remotely and verifying that everything is secure at home, or having packages delivered directly into your garage is enticing for many people. The convenience that many of these IOT devices provide often persuades consumers away from thinking about the possible security concerns. McAfee ...
The Cloning of The Ring – Who Can Unlock Your Door?
Steve Povolny contributed to this report. McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team performs security analysis of products and technologies across nearly every industry vertical. Special interest in the consumer space and Internet of Things (IoT) led to the discovery of an insecure design with the McLear NFC Ring a household access ...
The Tradeoff Between Convenience and Security – A Balancing Act for Consumers and Manufacturers
This week McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) published new findings, uncovering security flaws in two popular IoT devices: a connected garage door opener and a “smart” ring, which, amongst many uses, utilizes near field communication (NFC) to open door locks. I’d like to use these cases as examples of a ...
Do You Have Blind Spots? McAfee Welcomes Check Your Blind Spots Bus Tour
A bus, virtual reality, and conversations around inclusion. How do all these fit together? The answer: CEO Action’s Check Your Blind Spots Bus Tour. Working at McAfee means innovating in everything we do – it’s imperative for us to stay a step ahead of cyberattacks. This includes new approaches to ...
New Version of App Control Revving Up
As a leader in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, McAfee is constantly innovating to meet and exceed the security needs of the federal government. Federal agencies count on McAfee to secure their networks and systems, from device to the cloud, and we’re always ...
ST15: Bedrohungsinformationen (German)
In diesem Podcast beleuchten wir das Thema “Threat Intelligence” von verschiedenen Blickwinkeln. Hierfür haben wir uns kompetente Unterstützung von Markus Auer, seines Zeichens Sales Manager bei ThreatQ, dazugeholt, der uns durch die Kernthemen bei der Nutzung von Threat Intelligence leiten wird. Dabei betrachten wir die Annahme von Informationen, die Weiterverarbeitung ...
ST14: Cloud-Sicherheit (German)
In der heutigen Folge unterhalten sich Kai Langhoff und Chris Trynoga über das Thema Cloud Security. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die Veränderungen und die Dynamik, welche sich durch den Einsatz dieser Technologien entwickelt hat, und wie diese mit sinnvollen Mitteln sichtbar und kontrollierbar gemacht werden kann. Hierzu stellen wir ihnen ...
ST13: Mobile Geräte – haben Sie die Sicherheit der Alleskönner im Visier? (German)
Die Grenzen zwischen den Endgeräten verwischt immer weiter: Ob klassischer Desktop-PC, Laptop oder eben vermehrt Smartphone und Tablet. Überall kann ich auf meine Daten zugreifen und mit ihnen arbeiten. Welche Auswirkung das jedoch auf die Sicherheit hat, wollen wir in unserem Podcast heute diskutieren. Hierfür zusammengekommen sind Konstantin Berger, unser ...
Top Tips to Spot Tech Support Scams
There are number of ways scammers use to target your money or personal details. These scams include support sites for services such as Office365, iCloud, Gmail, etc. They will charge you for the service and steal your credit card details. Software activation scam sites will steal your activation code and they ...
DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Legislation is Critical to Improving Election Security
In November, the Senate Homeland Security Committee approved the bipartisan DOTGOV Online Trust in Government Act of 2019 (S. 2749), legislation introduced by Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and James Lankford (R-OK) to help state and local governments transition to a .gov domain. The program ...
