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Are Your Kids Into These 5 Unwanted Trends On Social Media?
Yesterday I picked up a friend’s child, who was returning from the week long class trip to Mumbai. As I...
Locky Ransomware Hides Inside Packed .DLL
McAfee Labs has seen a huge increase in Locky ransomware in recent months (discussed in an earlier blog). Locky is aggressively...
Cryptocurrencies a Target for Cybercriminals, Part 2: Social Platforms Come Next
One target of cybercriminals is cryptocurrencies, which hold tremendous wealth but are largely anonymous. This limits the attack surface mostly...
MasterCard Wants to Verify by Selfies and Fingerprints! The Ripple Effects of Biometrics?
We often take daily conveniences for granted, and the credit card is no exception. These pieces of plastic allow us...
Could You be Modeling ‘Drive-By’ Digital Friendships to Your Kids?
Social media has rocked the traditional friendship paradigm to its core. We’ve succeeded in connecting with more people than ever...
Unregulated at Any Speed: DoT’s Cybersecurity Policy for Self-Driving Cars
Despite headlines, hype, and hysteria, US government rightly chooses cybersecurity guidance over regulation. The Obama administration today unveiled its long-awaited...
Hardware Hack Bypasses iPhone PIN Security Counter
A security researcher from the University of Cambridge has found a way to hack the iPhone NAND memory hardware to...
Selfies with Boarding Passes: A Silent Cybersecurity Risk
Who doesn’t look forward to their next vacation or holiday? With a simple plane ticket, you can be off to...
Cybercriminals Breach Yahoo, Impacting 500 Million Users
When it comes to data breaches there are hits and there are misses. And then there are hits. Today, there...
McAfee Labs Examines Whether Ransomware Is Coming to a Hospital Near You
Delivering uninterrupted services with immediate access to information is not an easy task. Doing it with legacy systems, a fragmented...
‘McAfee Labs Threats Report’ Delves Into Dangers of Data Loss
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. Data is leaking out of your organization: accidentally or intentionally, by internals...
Like This Post – And Get Hacked
Admit it. Social media has made your world a little smaller—and it’s all in the palm of your hands. Our...
Would You Know How to Help Someone in Emotional Crisis Online?
The more connected we become through technology, the harder it may be to reach out to another person and ask...
No Joke! Amy Schumer Is #1 Among Most Dangerous Celebrities
Who doesn’t love larger-than-life characters? Celebrities fascinate us. From laughter to tears, their performances stay in our memories, sometimes even...
How to protect your smart home from security threats
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. Have you downloaded the new iOS10 on your iPhone? If you have,...
McAfee Labs Offers Primer on Security Data Science and Machine Learning
Analytics, big data, automation, and machine learning are all terms we use when talking about the future of cybersecurity. As...
Australia’s Most Dangerous Celebrities of 2016
Cybercriminals are crafty types. They like to think of themselves as one step ahead of us mere mortals. However, one...
How Can We Stop ‘ROP’ Cyberattacks?
IBM recently announced a software-oriented solution to help eradicate attacks by return-oriented programming (ROP) malware. ROP malware is a significant...
Macro Malware Employs Advanced Sandbox-Evasion Techniques
During the past couple of weeks, McAfee Labs has observed a new variant of macro malware. With this variant when...
How USB Drives Were Recently Used to Hand-Deliver Malware
We all have unsolicited mail show up in our mailbox. Whether as advertisements or coupons, companies hope we view them...
Sharing Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Is the Only Way We Win
Cybersecurity is a team sport. The bad guys share information, expertise, and code as they help one another. The good...
Most Dangerous Celebrities 2016: #RT2Win a Red Carpet-Worthy Prize
Everybody loves some celebrity gossip once in a while. Whether you sift through tabloids in the checkout aisle, or bookmark...
What You Can Gain from National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Since 2004, October has been deemed National Cyber Security Awareness Month—a time when government and private organizations come together to...
The Old, The New, and The Future: McAfee Labs September Threats Report
As technology makes our lives increasingly convenient, we rely on it more. We use it constantly nowadays, even entrusting our...
How Searching for Funny Online Can Wreck Your Family Tech
Perhaps the most alarming thing about cybercriminals is that they know us so well. They study human behavior. They study...
New Security Reality for Internet of Things
Recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are forcing a shift in how we think about the Internet of...
Parents, It’s Time to Grow Up
A new child in the family is always the center of attention. The proud parents are so amazed by their...
