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Cerber Ransomware Evades Detection With Many Components
This blog was co-written by Sapna Juneja. Cerber is a quickly evolving type of malware called crypto-ransomware. Cerber encrypts files...
Mirai, BrickerBot, Hajime Attack a Common IoT Weakness
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. We know that devices in the Internet of Things make enticing targets...
World Password Day RT to Win Sweepstakes
Terms and Conditions How to Win: Happy World #PasswordDay! Once completed share your results on Twitter and tag @McAfee_Home, #PasswordDay,...
CIOs: You need to have the cloud talk with your staff
CIOs, it is time to have a frank and open discussion with your staff. This conversation may be difficult or...
Instagram Has Hopped Aboard the 2FA Authentication Train Plus A Quiz for #SocialMediaDay
[os-widget path=”/mcafee/how-safe-are-you-on-social-media” of=”mcafee” comments=”false”] With over 500 million users, Instagram has quickly become one of the top dogs of social...
What Else Kids Give Away When They Share Their Personal Passwords
Tweens and teens share clothes, secrets, and homework notes but there’s something else your kids may be sharing that isn’t...
Vulnerable OpenSSL Handshake Renegotiation Can Trigger Denial of Service
OpenSSL, the popular general-purpose cryptographic library that implements SSL/TLS protocols for web authentication, has recently suffered from several vulnerabilities. We...
Don’t Let Cybercriminals Give You the Wedding Bell Blues
It’s springtime, which means flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and wedding season is starting. Back in my day,...
Privacy Awareness Week 2017: It’s Time To Talk More To Your Kids
Attention, parents with kids between 8 and 17! Here’s a statistic that is probably going to make you squirm –...
Feeling Overwhelmed, Parents? Here’s Your Online Safety Cheat Sheet
Can we just get an extra five hours tacked onto each day so we can stay on top of our...
How a Young Cybersecurity Researcher Stopped WannaCry Ransomware in Its Tracks
Last Friday, the biggest ransomware attack we’ve seen hit organizations everywhere, impacting more than 150 countries. It shut down a...
Adylkuzz CoinMiner Spreading Like WannaCry
The last few days have been very busy for security teams all around the globe due to the nasty ransomware...
How to Protect Against WannaCry Ransomware in a McAfee Environment
WannaCry is a ransomware family targeting Microsoft Windows. On Friday May 12, a large cyberattack based on this threat was launched. At this time, it is estimated that more than 250,000 computers in 150 countries have been infected, each demanding a ransom payment.
The Week That Was In Internet History
From the wheel to the internet, we have come a long way in terms of technological progress. While the invention...
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,...
6 Ways to ‘Just Say No’ to the Time Wasting Habit of Digital Digging
If an app existed that tracked the minutes we spent looking at other people’s social profiles online (much like a...
Fake WannaCry ‘Protectors’ Emerge on Google Play
Are Android devices affected by the self-propagating ransomware WannaCry? No—because this threat exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This malware...
Fake WannaCry Protection Apps Hit the Google Play Store
WannaCry was the ransomware attack heard around the world. It impacted more than 150 countries and infected over 250,000 devices...
