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Parent’s Guide: 8 Ways to Help Your Teen Combat Distracted Driving
Read this statement, then read it again: Just five distracted seconds at 55 mph is equivalent to driving the length...
Parent Alert: Could Your Child be Plagiarizing Homework?
“Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.” ~Lady Marguerite Blessington Most of us would gasp...
Parasitic Coin Mining Creates Wealth, Destroys Systems
The increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies has inspired some people to pursue coin mining, essentially making money online. (Mining is the...
PACE – People, Alignment, Culture, and Execution
McAfee was founded in 1987, and at 32 years old, we’re moving faster than ever before with more precision, agility,...
Ovidiy Stealer Malware Helps Cybercriminals Snatch Passwords for a Small Fee
You can buy almost anything online these days – clothes, books, food, the list goes on. That list also includes...
Oversharing: Are You Ignoring Your Child’s Privacy When You Post Online?
Take it down, please. The above is a typical text message parents send to kids when they discover their child...
Oversharing – Don’t Blame It All On The Kids!
No matter which way you interpret the plethora of research, it is very clear – our teens are oversharing. The...
Oversharing on Social Media Common Amongst 50+
Thanks to social media, societal norms have undergone a seismic shift in the past five years. What was once considered...
Overcoming Targeted Attacks: a New Approach
Successful targeted attacks bypass security controls and typically cause significant damage to an enterprise. Damages may include reputation, monetary, and...
Over 10 Million Facebook Users Hacked in Ongoing Phishing Scam
In this digital age, communicating online and through our devices has become the norm. From sharing highlights of last night’s...
OurMine Takes to Twitter, Hacking Netflix and Marvel Accounts
Another day, another OurMine hack. At least that’s been the notion of the past year, many of us in the...
OurMine is at it Again! How They Broke in to MineCraft Accounts
Gamers are one of the largest communities on the internet. YouTube’s most subscribed channel caters to players, 100 million...
OurMine Claims to Have Breached Sony’s PlayStation Network and Stolen Information
Most security companies advertise their services online, hoping to attract customers with an honest promise of their abilities. OurMine, on...
Our Findings on the Role of Security in the World of Gaming
Playing video games has become a popular pastime for children of all ages (even for some adults too), as the...
Our Experiences Participating in Microsoft’s Azure Sphere Bounty Program
From June to August, part of the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team participated in Microsoft’s Azure Sphere Research Challenge. Our research resulted...
Organized Cybercrime: The Big Business Behind Hacks and Attacks
There’s a person behind every cybercrime. That’s easy to lose sight of. After all, cybercrime can feel a little anonymous,...
Organizations Leave Backdoors Open to Cheap Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks
While researching underground hacker marketplaces, the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team has discovered that access linked to security and building automation systems of a major international airport could be bought for only US$10.
Operation North Star: Summary Of Our Latest Analysis
McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research (ATR) today released research that uncovers previously undiscovered information on how Operation North Star evaluated its...
