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Apply MITRE’s ‘ATT&CK’ Model to Check Your Defenses
Every week we read about adversaries attacking their targets as part of online criminal campaigns. Information gathering, strategic advantage, and...
Apps Sending Plain HTTP Put Personal Data at Risk
At the AVAR Conference in November 2014, McAfee Labs presented how to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability of the Costco...
Apps to Stop You (Adults!) from Texting and Driving
She was texting and driving when she hit my kid. No, it wasn’t a careless teenager or a group of...
Apps Tracking Your Location: Friendly or Creepy?
There is no denying the fact that the world has gone wireless. With the explosion of smartphones and the “bring...
Are All Hackers Bad?
The word hacker has a pretty negative connotation. It brings to mind other words like cybercriminal, thief, and malicious. It’s...
Are Cash Transfer Apps Safe to Use? Here’s What Your Family Needs to Know
I can’t recall the last time I gave my teenage daughter cash for anything. If she needs money for gas,...
Are Connected Homes Mirai’s New Best Friend?
Whenever someone wonders why a strong password is so important, there’s one thing you can remind them of: Dyn. Ring...
Are Embedded OEM Device Manufacturers Responsible for Device Security?
The blog was written by Tom Moore. Threats against the Industries Today’s devices are becoming more internet-connected as we speak....
Are Fake Apps Taking Over Your Phone?
It seems some malicious app developers have taken the phrase “fake it ‘til you make it” to heart, as fake...
Are Google and Bing Serving You Safe Search Results?
New research has concluded that despite best efforts to keep search results clean, Google and Bing often serve malware-infected sites...
Are Mobile Devices Less Secure than PCs?
Are smartphones less secure than PCs? The answer to that is, they’re different. They face different security threats. Yet they...
Are Smart Padlocks Secure Enough to Protect Your Packages?
“Hackable?” host Geoff Siskind likes to shop online. A lot. What he doesn’t like is how often his packages are...
Are Smart TVs too smart for their own good?
Smart TVs give viewers instant access to streaming apps and provide a never-ending supply of binge-worthy shows and movies. But...
Are Some Phone Charging Cables Dangerous to Plug in?
We’ve all felt helpless as our phone’s battery dwindles in a moment of dire need. 25%…15%… 5%. The panic sets...
Are These ‘Most Hackable Gifts’ on Your Family’s Holiday List?
You’re the bomb, mom. You’re totally lit, dad. You managed to figure out a way to get Junior or Little...
Are third party apps for you?
“What are third party apps?” asked my mother with a frown. “Wow Gran! You are becoming pretty cyber-savvy!” commented my...
Are Virtual Machines the New Gold for Cyber Criminals?
Introduction Virtualization technology has been an IT cornerstone for organization for years now. It revolutionized the way organizations can scale...
Are We Dating Our Devices? How Our Online Interactions Impact Our Personal Security
L is for the way you look at your technology, O is for you’re not the only one looking at...
Are We Really Expressing Ourselves on Social Media, Or Are We Too Scared?
When social media really took off about 10 years ago, I think many of us assumed that it might just...
Are You a Screen-Obsessed Mom?
The modern mom is super-efficient; she manages the home, her profession, family, and a hundred other things efficiently day in,...
Are You a Victim of a Deepfake Attack? Here’s What to Do Next
With the rise of cheap and easy-to-use AI tools, deepfake attacks find themselves likewise on the rise. Startling as that...
Are You Forwarding Jokes Or Spam?
With the advent of messaging and social media applications, sharing jokes or memes has become increasingly frequent and convenient. While we often perceive this as harmless fun, it’s essential to address a question that we don’t ask ourselves often enough: Are we forwarding jokes or inadvertently distributing spam?
Are you Hackable or Uncrackable? “Password Day” is Today!
Yes, such a day exists and it’s today, May 7th 2013. McAfee is working to make sure consumers increase their...
Are You Playing A Role In Protecting Your Online Privacy?
Like most things in life, online privacy is a 2-way street. As consumers, we expect the companies we deal with...
Are You Safer Unplugging on Vacation?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. You probably know by now that I love technology. I have either my...
Are You Still on the Fence About a Family VPN?
Chances are, you’ve heard the term VPN more and more lately but still can’t figure out exactly what it does or if your...
Are You Stressed Out About Passwords? Consider a Simple Option
Used correctly, passwords help keep your personal information safe, and if you’re like me, you probably have dozens (or in...
