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MWC 2017: What We Learned About the Mobile Landscape
MWC (Mobile World Congress) has come and gone yet again, and over the course of the four-day conference we’ve seen...
What are the Pros and Cons of Snooping on Your Kids Online?
I’ve changed my mind on the snooping question quite a bit since I began writing about family safety over five...
How to Identify Three Common Phishing Scams
Time and time again, phishing scams have gotten the best of us. Take the recent W-2 attacks that are everywhere...
Analyzing CVE-2017-3731: Truncated Packets Can Cause Denial of Service in OpenSSL
OpenSSL is a popular open-source library for SSL and is used by various software and companies across the world. In...
Analyzing a Fresh Variant of the Dorkbot Botnet
This blog post was written by Sudhanshu Dubey. At McAfee Labs, we have recently observed a new variant of the...
A Reflection on Mobile World Congress
This blog post was written by Nick Viney. As the dust settles on another busy year at Mobile World Congress,...
College Basketball Finals Shouldn’t Result in March Mayhem: 4 Security Tips to Stay Safe
March is in full swing, which can only mean we’re about to enter the mayhem that is the college basketball...
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...
E-Filing Your Tax Returns? Don’t Let It Tax Your Security
How many of my readers are aware of Digital India campaign? Yes, I am sure just about everyone has come...
Pre-Installed Malware on Android Devices Expose Flaws in Supply Chain
Pencils come with erasers, books come with pages, and taxes (most of the time) come with returns. People like it...
Smartphones in Classrooms: is it Time for a Rethink?
In 2017, you’d be hard pressed to find many teens heading off to school WITHOUT a smartphone in their pockets....
Cybercriminals Learn to Love Extensions like Toolbars in Targeted Attacks
In the late 90s and early 2000s, most web browsers came with small, add-on programs to enhance browsing. Most of...
These Cute Teddy Bears Have Been Recording Your Kids
When we think of cyberhacks, we often think of criminals trying to break into a network of important information protected...
Trust Under Fire: How to Help Your Kids Understand Trust in a Digital World
Just about everything comes down to trust, especially in a hyper-connected, share-happy digital culture. We pay strangers to Uber us,...
Ransomware Families Use NSIS Installers to Avoid Detection, Analysis
Malware families are constantly seeking new ways to hide their code, thwart replication, and avoid detection. A recent trend for...
Cybercriminals Claim They Have ‘Millions’ of iCloud Credentials, but Likelihood Is Low.
A lot of people love to play poker for the thrill and entertainment of sheer luck. For some, however, it’s...
How To Bank Smart On Your Smartphone
Life before mobile banking just seems so rudimentary now. Trying to find your cheque book, those silly bank statements (which...
