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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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How To Clean Your Digital Habits

You’ve been fortunate over the years — no lost phone, no credit card fraud, no computer viruses. Still, deep down, you fear your sloppy digital habits will eventually catch up with you. Here are seven easy ways to tighten up your digital habits.

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How to Close Online Accounts for Savings and Security

How many online accounts do you have? Dozens? Hundreds? You probably have more than you think, and deleting a bunch...

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How to Create a Family Technology Pledge

As another school year begins, the digital landscape our children navigate has become increasingly complex. With artificial intelligence tools now...

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How To Create The Strongest Passwords

Some of the strongest passwords you can use are the ones you don’t have to remember.  Strange as that may...

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How to Date Safely Online

If you are a young person looking for your ‘special someone’ then 2020 would have seriously cramped your style. Whether...

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How to Decode the Slang Your Teen Uses Online

No, you haven’t entered the Twilight Zone. The teen slang and texting acronyms really are changing that fast. Slang is...

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How to Delete Old Accounts Containing Personal Information

Your digital footprint grows with every internet account you make. While your old Tumblr account may be fun for reminiscing,...

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How to Delete or Deactivate Your Instagram Account

Considering leaving Instagram? Learn how to delete your account permanently or deactivate it temporarily. Take control of your account today.

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How to Delete Your Browser History

Learn how to delete your browsing history across popular browsers and accounts to enhance privacy, improve device performance, and reduce targeted tracking.

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How to Delete Your Data from 23andMe and Protect Your Privacy

The collapse of genetic testing giant 23andMe has raised serious privacy concerns for millions of people who shared their DNA...

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How to Delete Your Facebook Account

Thinking about deleting your Facebook account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...

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How to Delete Your TikTok Account

Thinking about deleting your TikTok account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...

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How to Detect Signs of Identity Theft

When it comes to identity theft, trust your gut when something doesn’t feel right. Follow up. What you’re seeing could be a problem.   A missing bill or a mysterious charge on...

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How To Distinguish Between Online Protection Software and Antivirus

Authored by Dennis Pang  Online protection software. Antivirus. The two words get used interchangeably often enough. But sure enough, they’re...

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How to Ensure You Don’t Fall Victim to a Holiday Scam this Festive Season

If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, I have no doubt that he’d revise his famous quote: ‘Nothing can be said...

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How to Fight Back Against Vishing and Smishing Attacks

With the advent of technology and the widespread use of mobile phones, scam calls and texts have become increasingly common. These annoying and invasive attempts to trick you out of your personal information can be frightening and frustrating. They often come in the form of ‘vishing‘ and ‘smishing‘ attacks. But ...

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How to Follow McAfee on Google News in One Simple Step

Want McAfee’s latest scam alerts, cybersecurity tips, and safety updates to show up automatically in your Google News feed? You...

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How To Generate a Strong Password

Have you seen that small pop-up on your phone or laptop that says your password has been compromised?  Simple and...

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How to Get Kids Focused on Their Online Privacy

Kids engage online far differently than adults. Between group chats, social apps, and keeping up with digital trends, their interests, and attention spans constantly shift, which means online privacy...

Mobile Security Family Safety

How to Get Smarter About Phones and Homework Time

But Moooooom, you can’t take my phone! I can’t finish my homework without it! In that desperate moment, my daughter looked...

Family Safety

How to Get Technology Working for You This Christmas

Harnessing the power of the internet and technology this Christmas may just be what you need to get over this...

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How To Get Your Head Around Your Kids’ Online Gaming Life

Let’s be honest – many of us parents aren’t big fans of gaming. In fact, some of us have probably...

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How to Help Kids Build Strong Digital Habits Before Summer Slips Away

Few seasons are more important to the parent-child bond than summer. The days are longer, fewer activities are crowding the...

Family Safety

How to Help Kids Steer Clear of Digital Drama this School Year

Editor’s note: This is Part II of helping kids manage digital risks this new school year. Read Part I. The...

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How to Help Protect Your Online Privacy

When it comes to protecting your privacy, take a close look at your social media use—because sharing can quickly turn...

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How to Help Seniors Spot Online Job Scams

Sadly, online job scams targeting older adults have been an issue for years. However, in a pandemic job market, cybercriminals are working overtime...

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How To Help Your Family Protect Their Online Data

Whether you’re standing around the water cooler at work, waiting for your kids at the school gate or sitting around...

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