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Introduction to “Is Your Digital Front Door Unlocked?” a book by Gary Davis
“Is Your Digital Front Door Unlocked?” explores the modern implications of our human nature: our inherent inclination to share our...
Invisible Adware: Unveiling Ad Fraud Targeting Android Users
Authored by SangRyol Ryu, McAfee Threat Researcher We live in a world where advertisements are everywhere, and it’s no surprise...
iOS Users Aren’t So Immune to Threats After All
10 years ago, Fergie and Gwen Stefani were at the top of the charts, and Juno had just been...
iOS Users: Update Your Software to Avoid Security Vulnerabilities
On Monday, Apple made some bold announcements at their keynote event, including new subscription offerings for news, television, video games,...
IoT and Privacy: Keeping Secrets from your Webcam
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. Have you ever put your kids to bed only to have them...
IoT Devices: The Gift that Keeps on Giving… to Hackers
McAfee Advanced Threat Research on Most Hackable Gifts You’ve probably noticed the recent increase in Internet connected drones, digital assistants,...
IoT Lockdown: Ways to Secure Your Family’s Digital Home and Lifestyle
If you took an inventory of your digital possessions chances are, most of your life — everything from phones to...
IoT Zero-Days – Is Belkin WeMo Smart Plug the Next Malware Target?
Effective malware is typically developed with intention, targeting specific victims using either known or unknown vulnerabilities to achieve its primary...
iPhone Update — Apply It Now If You Haven’t Already
Apple recently issued an urgent iPhone update, iOS version 16.5.1. If you haven’t updated yet, you should. Owners of iPads...
iPhone Users: Here’s What You Need to Know About the Latest iOS Hacks
iPhone hacks have often been considered by some to be a rare occurrence. However, a group of Google researchers recently...
iPhone Users: This Mobile Malware Could Allow Cybercriminals to Track Your Location
The iPhone and many of the apps designed to live on the device have the ability to track our location....
IPS Countermeasures Fight Obfuscation, Evasion
Before the advent of intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS), firewalls served as the primary technology to...
Iran Cyber Threat Update
Recent political tensions in the Middle East region have led to significant speculation of increased cyber-related activities. McAfee is on...
Iranian Keylogger Marmoolak Enters via Backdoor
Targeted attacks have several stages, sometimes called the APT kill chain. At McAfee Labs we prefer the model described by...
Iron Man’s Instagram Hacked: Snap Away Cybercriminals With These Social Media Tips
Celebrities: they’re just like us! Well, at least in the sense that they still face common cyberthreats. This week, “Avengers:...
Is a Laptop’s Password Enough to Keep it Secure?
It could happen to any of us. One minute your laptop is sitting on a coffeehouse table or going through...
Is Disckreet App Really That Discreet?
Love is a powerful feeling that can cause an individual to do things they wouldn’t normally do—sometimes in a way...
Is Dropbox Dropping in on Your Shared Files?
The ability to instantly share and interact through online sources has become an expected part of our daily lives. We...
Is It Time to Overhaul Your Relationship with Technology?
Editor’s Note: This is part I of a series on Digital Minimalism in 2020. When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone...
Is Mobile Malware Playing Hide and Steal on Your Device?
Over the years, we’ve all grown accustomed to using our smartphones and mobile apps to support our lifestyles. We as...
Is My Child Being Cyberbullied Or Is It Just Banter?
If you were to ask me what I consider to be the most attractive attribute in a person, it would...
Is Our Smartphone Addiction Affecting Our Mental Health?
Your smartphone: how many times a day do you check it? Please be honest. And what about your teens? Is...
Is Rapid Tech Growth Leaving Your Family’s Digital Safety in the Dust?
It’s an exciting time to be alive, no doubt. We’ve evolved from tech enthusiasts to social connectors, to a to...
Is Rapid Tech Growth Leaving Your Family’s Digital Safety in the Dust?
It’s an exciting time to be alive, no doubt. We’ve evolved from tech enthusiasts to social connectors, to a to...
Is That Delivery Text Real or Fake? How to Shop and Ship Safely this Season
With the rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping comes a rush of another kind. Millions of fake delivery...
Is That Photo Containing a Cyberthreat? What to Know About Steganographic Malware
Secret messages are hidden everywhere – within a hit song, a brand logo, a big blockbuster movie. Usually, these messages...
Is the Clubhouse App a Safe Place for Kids to Hangout?
Is the Clubhouse App a Safe Place for Kids to Hangout? Most of us have fond summer memories of hanging...
