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Ease of Buying Ransomware Fuels Affiliate Program
For several weeks after we released the McAfee Labs Threats Report, May 2015, in which we discussed the topic of...
Don’t Rely on the Password Reset
Think about your keychain. It probably holds the necessities: car keys, home keys, work keys, miscellaneous keychains you bought on...
Threat Actors Use Encrypted Office Binary Format to Evade Detection
This blog post was written in conjunction with Xiaoning Li. Microsoft Office documents play an important role in our work...
An Aware Child is Safer Online
A Parent’s Handy Primer on Cyber Vocabulary – Part II Welcome back to our primer! As you may recall, our...
Be Cautious When Using Wi-Fi
The proliferation of mobile devices means that we can work or play online from almost anywhere, so it’s no surprise...
‘Evoltin’ POS Malware Attacks via Macro
Over the past couple of months McAfee Labs has seen an increase in the usage of macros to deliver malware....
Five Things I Don’t Like About Cloud Security for Homeowners (and One Thing I Do)…
For a while now I’ve been working to define an architecture for securing homes from cyber threats – not just...
McAfee Labs Threats Report Highlights Ransomware, Flash Exploits, Firmware Attacks Surge
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. McAfee today released the McAfee Labs Threats Report: May 2015. Along with...
Bringing Up the Next Generation of Digital Citizens
Nearly every automobile driver has some understanding of the ‘rules of the road,’ from using your seatbelt to signaling before...
What is a Cache?
Perhaps someone has told you that you need to “clear your cache,” but what does this mean and why should...
When Hackers Get Hacked: the Malware Servers of a Data-Stealing Campaign
Selling stolen data is an easy way for cybercriminals to make some quick money on cyber black markets. The Flowchart...
7 Things to Look for on Your Teen’s Instagram
Over 300 million users post an average of 70 million photos and hit the like button 2.5 billion times...
What is the Cloud?
You’ve probably heard of people storing information in “the cloud,” but what does that really mean, and is it safe...
Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
The packaging of malware and malware-construction kits for cybercrime “consumers” has been a long-running trend. Various turnkey kits that cover...
Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam
McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but it keeps evolving...
3 Live-Streaming Apps Parents Need to Know About
Three new apps mark a new generation of social networking by giving users the ability to live-stream with anyone, anytime,...
Brazilian Banking Malware Hides in SQL Database
Spam is a plague that has given headaches to system administrators and users for years. A lot of spam tries...
Moore’s Law and Security
In case you haven’t noticed, you owe Moore’s Law a belated birthday card. The famed theorem, which set the technology...
