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The Trends & Challenges Facing The Internet Of Things
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. The Internet of Things, or IoT, is now commonplace in society today....
LeakerLocker: Mobile Ransomware Acts Without Encryption
We recently found on Google Play a type of mobile ransomware that does not encrypt files. This malware extorts a...
Is Your Bank Secure? How to Protect Your Financial Information
Modern day banking is made to be easy – we login into our bank’s app on our mobile devices, click...
7 Strategies to Help Kids Sidestep Digital Friction this Summer
What happens when you mix long summer days with a steady flow of SnapChats, tweets, Instagram feeds, and a non-stop...
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...
Combining The Old With The New
Combining The Old With The New “Mom look, that’s the app I was telling you about!” remarked my friend’s teen,...
How to Protect Against Petya Ransomware in a McAfee Environment
A new variant of the ransomware Petya (also called Petrwrap) began spreading around the world on June 27. Petya is ransomware that exploits the vulnerability CVE-2017-0144 in Microsoft’s implementation of the Server Message Block protocol. This ransomware encrypts the master boot records of infected Windows computers, making the machines unusable.
Petya is Here, And It’s Taking Cues from WannaCry
Just over a month after the infamous WannaCry attack, a new worldwide cyberattack is here again. Its name is Petya, or Petwrap, it’s...
How to Protect Your Child from Identity Theft in 8 Easy Steps
With all the things to knock out on your parenting to-do list, when’s the last time you thought to monitor...