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#CyberAware: Teaching Kids to Get Fierce About Protecting Their Identity
It wasn’t Kiley’s fault, but that didn’t change the facts: The lending group denied her college loan due to poor credit,...
Stay Smart Online Week 2018
Time for a Cyber Safety Check-Up? Aussies love the internet. And the statistics just confirm it. In 2018, 88% of...
When the Digital Impacts the Physical
Cyberattacks have always been, well, cyber. Their immediate effects were on our data, our digital information, and our devices…until they...
The VORACLE OpenVPN Attack: What You Need to Know
Many of us know that using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) adds an extra layer of security to our Wi-Fi...
As Search Engines Blacklist Fewer Sites, Users More Vulnerable to Attack
Turns out, it’s a lot harder for a website to get blacklisted than one might think. A new study found...
Ransomware GandCrab Version 5 Partners With Crypter Service for Obfuscation
The GandCrab ransomware, which first appeared in January, has been updated rapidly during its short life, with Version 5.0.2 appearing...
The Dangers of Linking Your Apple ID to Financial Accounts
The digital wallets of Chinese citizens are under attack thanks to a few bad apples. A recent string of cyberattacks...
Smarter Clicks: 5 Tips to Help Your Family Avoid Risky Cyber Search Traps
Searching the internet has become as much a part of daily life as pouring that first cup of coffee each...
Working Together to Ensure Better Cybersecurity
For many, it’s hard to picture a work environment that doesn’t revolve around the use of technology. Digital, cloud-based services...
The Importance of Security Awareness in Our Connected Lifestyle
Not very long ago, people could be seen walking around waving their mobile phones in the air, looking for a...
McAfee Security Innovation Alliance 2018 DevCon Awards
Today McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, announced the winners of its distinguished SIA Partner Awards. The awards ceremony, hosted at...
McAfee Honors 25 Partners with Awards for Excellence & Innovation in Security
Today McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, announced the winners of its distinguished Partner Awards. The awards ceremony, hosted at McAfee’s...
Breaking Down the Rapidly Evolving GandCrab Ransomware
Most ransomware strains have the same commonalities – bitter ransom notes, payment demanded in cryptocurrency, and inventive names. A select...
Together is Power: Why McAfee Partnered With British Telecom Group
Cybersecurity threats are growing in both number and strength day by day, making it almost impossible for any one person...
‘Operation Oceansalt’ Delivers Wave After Wave
In the latest findings from the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team, we examine an adversary that was not content with a single campaign, but launched five distinct waves adapted to their separate targets.
Have You Talked to Your Kids About a Career in Cybersecurity?
Here’s some cool trivia for you: What profession currently has a zero-percent unemployment rate, pays an average of $116,000 a...
The Connection Between IoT and Consumers’ Physical Health
When we think about how technology impacts our daily lives, we don’t really notice it unless it’s a big-picture concept....
Android/TimpDoor Turns Mobile Devices Into Hidden Proxies
The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found an active phishing campaign using text messages (SMS) that tricks users into downloading...
How to Squash the Android/TimpDoor SMiShing Scam
As technology becomes more advanced, so do cybercriminals’ strategies for gaining access to our personal information. And while phishing scams...
“Grand Theft Auto V” Hack: How to Defeat the Online Gaming Bug
Over the past two decades, we’ve seen a huge rise in the popularity of online gaming among both children and...
Ghouls of the Internet: Protecting Your Family from Scareware and Ransomware
It’s the middle of a workday. While researching a project, a random ad pops up on your computer screen alerting...
Fallout Exploit Kit Releases the Kraken Ransomware on Its Victims
Alexandr Solad and Daniel Hatheway of Recorded Future are coauthors of this post. Read Recorded Future’s version of this analysis. ...
Kraken Ransomware Emerges from the Depths: How to Tame the Beast
Look out, someone has released the Kraken — or at least a ransomware strain named after it. Kraken Cryptor ransomware...
How to Protect Yourself from Tech Support Imposters
Many of us rely on our technology throughout our everyday lives. So, when something goes wrong, we look to tech...
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...
Light a Lamp This Diwali To Dispel the Darkness of Digital Literacy
One of my favourite Indian festivals is Diwali and I have a sneaky feeling I may have mentioned this a...
Beware: Zombie IoT Botnets
The ghosts and ghouls of October have come and gone, but the dangers lurking behind virtual walls have hardly disappeared....
