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CVE-2016-0018: DLL Planting Leads to a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
DLL planting, also known as DLL side loading, is a popular attack technique today. If we take a look at...
Fake Android Update Delivers SMS, Click Fraud in Europe
McAfee Mobile Research has been monitoring a mobile malware campaign targeting users in Germany, France, and Russia since the beginning...
The Morning After: What Happens to Data Post-Breach?
This post first appeared on the security website Dark Reading. We need consumers and businesses to not simply shrug off...
How To Protect Yourself From The Malware That’s Costing Consumers Millions
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. You may have heard about the hack of a Presbyterian Medical Center...
Android Malware Clicker.G!Gen Found on Google Play
Recently the Mobile Malware Research Team of McAfee found on Google Play a new campaign of Android/Clicker.G in dozens of...
It’s World Password Day! Time to Beef Up Your Password Security
Our passwords hold the keys to our digital lives. We use them to access bank accounts, medical records, private conversations...
Phishing Goes Mobile: New Android Malware Hits Google Play
Sometimes, things just aren’t as they seem to be. For example, last year, Google Play hosted a round of mobile...
Current Campaign Delivers Hundreds of Thousands of Polymorphic Ransomware
You might have been getting out of bed when attackers started sending hundreds of thousands of fake invoices the morning...
McAfee Corporate Marketing Priorities
As we move into the second half of 2016, I hope you and your marketing teams have recognized the value...
What Strategic Engagement Can Do for You – Americas Partner Awards
Last night at the McAfee Americas Partner Summit we recognized elite performance in our channel by handing out our annual...
Server-Side Request Forgery Takes Advantage of Vulnerable App Servers
This blog was written by Kunal Garg. Server-side request forgery is an attack in which an attacker can force a...
Key Lessons From Verizon’s ‘2016 Data Breach Investigations Report’
The annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is out and reinforces the value of well-established cybersecurity practices. The good folks...
Sex Sells: Looking at Android Adult Adware Apps
Advertising is one of the primary methods to generate money from mobile devices. Ads can be displayed in the browser...
Fad Diet Ads Online Open the Door for Cybercriminals
Fad diets have tempted people throughout history. At the turn of the 20th century, the Tapeworm Diet was the trend...
10 Easy Ways to Clean Up & Curate Your Social Media
People are watching you right now. Like it or not — agree with the intrusion or not — you are...
Can Zealous Security Cause Harm?
Good security requires balancing risks, costs, and usability. Too much or too little of each can be unhealthy and lead...
Talk to Your Kids About Online Safety, Sextortion On The Rise
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. In my day-to-day activities at McAfee, I deal with a lot of security...
5 Steps to Enhance Security of Cloud Applications
This blog post was written by Dileep Dasari. When you move applications to the cloud, the attack surface changes while the vulnerabilities...
Old Breach Revisited: Cybercriminal Sells 117 Million LinkedIn Credentials
This week, a cybercriminal group going by the moniker “Peace” made headlines across the Internet. Peace didn’t do anything special....
Attacks on SWIFT Banking System Benefit From Insider Knowledge
In recent months, we’ve seen headlines about the compromise of a bank in Bangladesh from which cybercriminals attempted to steal...
Malware Mystery: JS/Nemucod Downloads Legitimate Installer
JS/Nemucod is the detection name given to a family of malicious JavaScript downloaders that have appeared in spam campaigns since last year....
Why You Should Think Before Geotagging that Selfie
Do you remember the first time you posted on social media? Maybe it was a blog on LiveJournal or an...
5 Summer Tech Monitoring Tips for Busy Parents
Did you feel the seismic shift this week as most families went from a school to a summer schedule? The...
Which Cybersecurity Data Should You Trust?
Limitations of security data We are constantly battered by cybersecurity data, reports, and marketing collateral—and we shouldn’t treat all of this...
What We Can Take Away from the Milwaukee Bucks Data Breach
Large sports leagues are no strangers to the spotlight, and basketball is no different. The latest scandal? Last week, a...
Android Banking Trojan ‘SpyLocker’ Targets More Banks in Europe
Since the discovery of the Android banking Trojan SpyLocker, McAfee has closely monitored this threat. SpyLocker first appeared disguised as...
CRN Names SIX McAfee Women to its 2016 Women of the Channel List
This blog was written by Richard Steranka. Last week, CRN named SIX women from McAfee to its prestigious 2016 Women of...
