Securing Tomorrow. Today.

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.

Read Blog

Featured Blogs

McAfee News Mobile Security Security News

Digital Assistants, Cryptocurrency, Mobile Malware: ‘McAfee Labs Threats Report’ Trends

Every three months, our team crafts the McAfee Labs Threats Report. The quarterly report ranges in topic and severity but always...

Family Safety

Digital Dares: Dumb Kids with Smart Phones

Do you remember the guy or girl in high school who always took things just a little too far? If...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Digital Divorce: Who Gets the Airline Miles and Music Files?

Something you’ll want to know about all those movies, mp3s, eBooks, air miles, and hotel points you’ve accrued over the years: they’re digital assets that can factor...

Family Safety

Digital Family Digest: Online Safety News You May Have Missed

New Study: Bullying Having Serious Impact on Kids Researchers at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UW-EC) recently...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Digital Literacy Decoded – Time to Reprise Our Roles as Digital Citizens

Celebrated every year on September 8, this year’s theme for International Literacy Day focused on “Literacy and Skills Development.” And...

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials Family Safety

Digital Marriage—Making Sure Your Online Wedding is Safe and Secure

Digital Marriage—Making Sure Your Online Wedding is Safe and Secure Love finds a way. Even in a pandemic. Across this...

Family Safety

Digital Parenting: ‘Eat Your Veggies, Brush Your Teeth, Strengthen Your Passwords’

As adults, we know the importance of strong passwords, and we’ve likely preached the message to our kids. But let’s...

Family Safety

Digital Parenting: How to Keep the Peace with Your Kids Online

Simply by downloading the right combination of apps, parents can now track their child’s location 24/7, monitor their same social...

Mobile Security

Digital Stalking: Physical Eavesdropping on Your Mobile Device

Did you know that while you innocently play games or browse Facebook on your smartphone or tablet, someone might be...

Internet Security

Digital Strategies to Safeguard Your Child from Upsetting and Violent Content Online

Amidst the recent heartbreaking events in the Middle East, parents now face the challenge of protecting children from the overwhelming...

How To Guides and Tutorials Family Safety

Digital Wallets: Safety tips from an industry leader

As digitization gains traction and we move towards a cashless economy, it will be of great help to know how...

McAfee Labs

Dissecting Zeus for Android (or Is It Just SMS Spyware?)

Zeus, also known as ZBot, is one of best-known malware in the industry. The main purpose of this malware is...

McAfee Labs

Distinctive Campaign Evolution of Pikabot Malware

Authored by Anuradha and Preksha Introduction PikaBot is a malicious backdoor that has been active since early 2023. Its modular...

Family Safety

Distracted Driving: Is Your Life (or Someone Else’s) Worth that Text?

“We had talked about it and talked about it so many times, but she never thought anything like this would...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

DNS – the Blind Spot in Your Security Ecosystem

It’s 10 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and the company’s IT hero sits at her desk… “Firewall… check, anti-virus… check,...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Do I Need to Hide My IP Address?

New threats to our online privacy emerge every day, from relatively benign tracking of our activities for marketing purposes, to more invasive measures that can put our security at risk. This has led some people to wonder whether they should take steps to hide their IP address. In truth, it ...

Internet Security Mobile Security

Do I Really Need to be on Snapchat to be a Good Digital Parent?

If you had to count the number of social media platforms your teen uses, I wonder what the score would...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Do the Benefits of Bitcoin Outweigh the Risks?

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the future of tomorrow’s digital payment system—or are they? The same benefits that make them a popular choice with online users have also made them popular amongst online thieves, sparking a wave of ransomware attacks in the last few years. This begs the question: do the ...

Subscribe to McAfee Securing Tomorrow Blogs

Back to top