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How to Stop the Popups
McAfee is tracking an increase in the use of deceptive popups that mislead some users into taking action, while annoying...
How To Survive the Deepfake Election with McAfee’s 2024 Election AI Toolkit
As malicious deepfakes continue to flood our screens with disinformation during this election year, we’ve released our 2024 Election AI...
How to Talk to Your Grandparents About Staying Safe Online
Reports filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put the risks in perspective — scammers squarely target older adults....
How to Talk To Your Kids About Identity Theft
Let’s be honest, talking to your kids about identity theft isn’t probably top of your list. There’s a long list...
How to Teach Kids About Online Safety: A Guide
Kids are online now more than ever, not just during free time, but also during school time. It is impossible to always peek over their...
How To Teach Your Kids About Deepfakes
Is it real? Is it fake? Deepfake technology has certainly made everything far more complicated online. How do you know...
How to Tell if that Online Job Offer is Fake
Just when they need financial security the most, job seekers face another challenge—getting ripped off by job scams. Scammers will...
How to tell If Your Identity Has Been Stolen
Most of us use the internet every day, so we’re comfortable sharing a lot of information online. However, cybercriminals want...
How To Tell If Your Smart TV Spying on You
In a chilling echo of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, it’s possible that Big Brother – or in this case,...
How To Tell If Your Smartphone Has Been Hacked
Something’s not right. Maybe your phone is losing its charge way too quickly. Or one day it suddenly starts turning itself off and on again. Perhaps it’s running hot, so hot it’s hard to hold. Signs like these could mean that your smartphone’s been hacked. The good news is that ...
How to Tell If Your Text Message Is Real
Text message scams are surging, costing consumers more money and time than ever before. According to McAfee’s latest State of...
How To Tell The Difference Between Identity Fraud and Identity Theft?
What’s the difference between identity fraud and identity theft? Well, it’s subtle, so much so that it’s easy to use...
How to Tell Whether a Website Is Safe or Unsafe
Something looks a little…sketchy. Is that website safe or unsafe? Nowadays, it can take a bit of work to...
How to Tell Whether a Website Is Safe or Unsafe
It’s important to know that not all websites are safe to visit. In fact, some sites may contain malicious software...
How to Treat Your Family’s Personal Data Like Gold in a Hyper-Connected World
Tomorrow, January 28, is National Data Privacy Day. While that may not mean a lot to you at first glance, the...
How To Use McAfee ATP to Protect Against Emotet, LemonDuck and PowerMiner
Introduction This blog describes how McAfee ATP (Adaptive Threat Protection) rules are used within McAfee Endpoint Security products. It will...
How to Win the Battle Against Deepfakes and Malware
As AI deepfakes and malware understandably grab the headlines, one thing gets easily overlooked—AI also works on your side. It...
How to Wipe Out a Computer Virus
In this article, you’ll learn some of the signs that you may have a computer virus, and you’ll learn tips...
How Typosquatting Scams Work
Typosquatting is when someone registers a web address that’s a misspelling of a known website — usually a popular one....
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...
How Using A VPN Could Save Your Summer
As summer inches closer, I begin to daydream about all the trips I’ll get to take with my family. However,...
How Valuable Is Your Health Care Data?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. Health care is a hot topic in security right now. A quick search...
How Virtual Reality and Facebook Photos Helped Researchers Hack Biometric Security
Years ago, holograms were considered science-fiction. Things have changed. Within recent memory, we’ve gone from seeing well-loved, but deceased, cultural...
How Visiting a Trusted Site Could Infect Your Employees
The Artful and Dangerous Dynamics of Watering Hole Attacks A group of researchers recently published findings of an exploitation of multiple...
How vulnerability disclosure keeps you and your family safe
Surrounded by smart home devices as well as apps which integrate with other services, we are entering an age of...
How We Can All Work Together For a Better Internet
Let’s face it – we would not be the same people we are today if it wasn’t for the internet....
How we’re #InspiringInclusion at McAfee for International Women’s Day 2024
International Women’s Day 2024’s theme, #InspireInclusion, reminds us that genuine change requires going beyond individual actions. It’s about fostering an...
