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McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021

In this edition, we present new findings in our traditional threat statistical categories – as well as our usual malware, sectors, and vectors – imparted in a new, enhanced digital presentation that’s more easily consumed and interpreted.

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Protecting Yourself in the Wake of the Robinhood Data Breach

The Robinhood trading platform recently disclosed a data breach that exposed the information of millions of its customers. News of the attack was released on Monday, November 8th along with word the...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Protecting Your Privacy This Year

If there’s a particularly clear picture that’s developed over the past couple of years, it’s that our privacy and our...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Protecting Your Privacy on Social Media

Social media sites are made for sharing, so protecting your privacy sometimes comes as an afterthought. But, the kind of...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Protecting Your Personal Identity During Holidays

December is finally upon us, which means the holidays are coming. While we’ll all be thinking about others during this...

Family Safety

Protecting Your Parents from Scams with Our New Family Plans

As people get into their 70s, they stand to lose more to fraud than any other age group—which makes a...

Mobile Security

Protecting the Universal Remote Control of Your Life—Your Smartphone

Aside from using it for calls and texting, we use our smartphones for plenty of things. We’re sending money with...

Internet Security

Protect yourself from scams this Diwali

It’s Diwali, a time of light, a time of togetherness, and, of course, a time of celebration. Along with Diwali...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

Protect Yourself Against Phishing Scams With These Security Tips

Phishing is one of the oldest cyberthreats in the book, and yet still one of the most effective. As people across the globe...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

Protect Your Social Media Accounts from Hacks and Attacks

Here’s to the hashtags, the likes, the followers, the DMs, and the LOLs—June 30th marks Social Media Day, a time to celebrate...

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Protect Your Family From Scams With These 5 Key Online Safety Tips

Scams are big business for cybercriminals, and they’re getting more sophisticated than ever. According to McAfee’s State of the Scamiverse...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Protect Your Digital Wellness: Don’t Post Your Vaccination Card Online

Protect Your Digital Wellness: Don’t Post Your Vaccination Card Online  Think Twice Before Posting Your Vaccination Card on Social Media...

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Protect Your Digital Life: Why Strong Passwords Matter

Over the years, our lives have become more and more digital. Think about it: 20 years ago, no one was...

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Protect What Matters: Details on McAfee’s New Consumer Security Lineup

At McAfee, were always looking to see how we can continue to innovate to better protect consumers everywhere. Whether it’s...

Internet Security

Protect What Matters on Data Privacy Day

Imagine a “Privacy Facts” label on the apps, devices, and websites you use. Like a digital version of the “Nutrition...

Family Safety

Protect the Whole Family with McAfee+ Ultimate Family Plan

Dozens of content creators center their channels on highlighting the differences between today’s most prominent generations: the Silent Generation, baby...

Family Safety

Protect that Rep! Tips to Help Your High Schooler Shine Online

Do you remember being a teenager and your mom threatening to surgically remove the telephone receiver from your face because you’d...

Internet Security

Pros and Cons of AI in Daily Life

Artificial intelligence: It’s society’s newest darling and newest villain. AI is the newest best friend to creatives, time-strapped people, and...

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Proliferation of Mobile Devices: The Impact on Consumer Security

As the use of mobile devices continues to skyrocket worldwide, a new danger is silently emerging against consumers. This article delves into the deep end of how the proliferation of mobile devices is impacting consumer security

McAfee Labs

Product Coverage and Mitigation for CVE-2014-1776 (Microsoft Internet Explorer)

On April 26, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2963983 for Microsoft Internet Explorer. In-the-wild exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed...

McAfee Labs

Product Coverage and Mitigation for CVE-2014-1761 (Microsoft Word)

On March 24, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2953095 for Microsoft Word. In-the-wild exploitation of this vulnerability has been observed across...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Process Reimaging: A Cybercrook’s New Disguise for Malware

As of early 2019, Windows 10 is running on more than 700 million devices, including PCs, tablets, phones, and even...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy, Identity, and Device Protection: Why You Need to Invest in All Three

Protecting your devices with antivirus is a great start, yet it’s only one part of staying safer online. With the...

Internet Security

Privacy in Practice: Securing Your Data in 2023 and Beyond

Every year we can count on new technology to make our lives easier. Right? As beneficial and convenient as tech...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy in Practice: Securing Your Data in 2021 and Beyond

Technological advancements continually emerge that make our lives easier. Right? As beneficial and convenient as emerging tech is, it can...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy Awareness Week-Are We Responsible for Our Data Breach?

“The best match for me,” announced my daughter one Sunday morning sometime back, “is a Scorpio.” “Oh really? And this...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Privacy Awareness Week 2019 – Protect Your Online Privacy

If you haven’t given your online privacy much attention lately then things need to change. In our era of weekly...

Family Safety

Privacy Awareness Week 2017: It’s Time To Talk More To Your Kids

Attention, parents with kids between 8 and 17! Here’s a statistic that is probably going to make you squirm –...

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