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Smart Perimeter – A Security Fence For Your Digital Devices
Everyone has experienced that gut-wrenching feeling when you look around and realize that one of your prized possessions is missing. ...
Smart Tips for Staying Safer Online
The recent WannaCry ransomware attack that infected more than 250,000 computers worldwide was a good reminder to everyone about staying...
Smart TVs and Refrigerators Used in Internet-of-Things Cyberattack
In this article, we’ll explore what happened when hundreds of thousands of these devices were roped into an extensive Internet-of-Things (IoT) cyber attack, how it happened, and how you can protect your smart devices to stay safe.
Smart Ways to Keep Your Social Security Number from Being Cracked
Being familiar with the common paths that take your SSN to the dark web will help you recognize and avoid the risks earlier, and act fast if your information is ever compromised.
Smarter Clicks: 5 Tips to Help Your Family Avoid Risky Cyber Search Traps
Searching the internet has become as much a part of daily life as pouring that first cup of coffee each...
Smartphone Alternatives for Free-Ranging Kids
Smartphone Alternatives for Free-Ranging Kids A popular topic in our blogs is “when to buy a child a smartphone,” and...
Smartphone Alternatives: Ease Your Way into Your Child’s First Phone
“But everyone else has one.” Those are familiar words to a parent, especially if you’re having the first smartphone conversation...
Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law
There is no doubt that mobile devices are an integral part of our daily lives, making their potential loss all...
Smartphone Security: Five Steps Beating and Blocking Robocalls
Some scams can make a telltale sound—rinnng, rinnng! Yup, the dreaded robocall. Not only are they annoying, but they can also hit you in the pocketbook. In the U.S., unwanted calls...
Smartphones in Classrooms: is it Time for a Rethink?
In 2017, you’d be hard pressed to find many teens heading off to school WITHOUT a smartphone in their pockets....
SMBGhost – Analysis of CVE-2020-0796
The Vulnerability The latest vulnerability in SMBv3 is a “wormable” vulnerability given its potential ability to replicate or spread over...
Smishing Campaign Steals Banking Credentials in U.S.
The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found an active smishing campaign, using SMS messages, that targets online banking users in...
SMS Phishing Campaign Spreads in China
Phishing messages and fake websites for stealing users’ credentials are a common occurrence. Recently, however, mobile banking users in China...
Snap Map: What Parents Need To Know Now
Just when we were finally getting our heads around Snapchat, now the world’s most popular photo messaging app has added...
Snapchat Hacked: 4.6M Phone Numbers Leaked
Snapchat is, undeniably, one of the great tech success stories of 2013. The photo sharing app, known for it’s deletion...
SnapChat-Like Apps Hide Content on Twitter, Facebook
Just when parents figured out SnapChat, an app that makes photo texts disappear, two new apps hit the social scene that...
SnapHack: Hacking for the Greater Good?
Most hacks and attacks introduced on this blog are blatantly malicious, looking to nab your valuable information. However, this may...
Snapstreaks: Why Kids Keep them Going and What Parents Need to Know
People who use the popular social networking app Snapchat, understand what happens after three consecutive days of messaging the same...
