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Millennials Choose Convenience Over Security When it Comes to Information Sharing
For better or for worse, we’ve ended up amidst a society built on information sharing. There are a number of...
What is Shoulder Surfing?
The next time you’re in a public place and glued to your smartphone or tablet — whether it’s at the...
Stolen Credit Card Numbers Easy to Buy Online
We have seen an increasing amount of articles published about the “Dark Web,” underground cybercriminal sites that are hosted on...
5 Ground Rules for Your Tweeting Teen
Forget making the football team or honor society, for teens, social hierarchy is measured by how hefty your follower count...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 a Cache?
Perhaps someone has told you that you need to “clear your cache,” but what does this mean and why should...
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...
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...
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...
‘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....
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...
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...
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...
Social Media Swamped by Social Botnets
As anyone with a newsfeed will tell you, fake social media accounts have been on the rise in recent years....
