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Tech-Thankful: 10 Ways Technology Empowers Our Parenting Today
Have you taken a moment to reflect and collect a list of the things for which you are grateful this...
Lazarus Cybercrime Group Moves to Mobile Platform
When it comes to describing cyberattacks, the word sophisticated is used a lot. Whether to explain yet another “advanced” campaign...
Android Malware Appears Linked to Lazarus Cybercrime Group
This blog was written by Inhee Han. The McAfee Mobile Research team recently examined a new threat, Android malware that...
Top Tips For Securing Your Devices
By now most of us know how important it is to protect our computers and smartphones from malware and other...
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,...
Grabos Malware Discovered On 144 Trojanized Android Apps
This blog was updated March 2018. Cybercriminals have been practically relentless in their attacks against the Android OS, and McAfee’s...
New Android Malware Found in 144 GooglePlay Apps
McAfee’s Mobile Research team has found a new Android malware in 144 “Trojanized” applications on Google Play. We named this...
Importance of Cybersecurity Lessons in Schools
Are you aware that there are more than 460 million internet users in India, and this is expected to grow...
Supporting Our Military Veterans at McAfee
By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator Over the past week, McAfee employees around the world paused to recognize and...
Warning: Lokibot Is Looking to Access Your Android
This time of year is always busy for me. Between pre-holiday online shopping, and the push to connect with friends...
A Cybersecurity Carol: Key Takeaways From This Year’s Most Hackable Holiday Gifts
Now, in its third year, the McAfee Most Hackable Holiday Gifts survey is here again to examine how consumers approach device security around the holidays, and what they need to stay secure while staying in the yuletide sprit. Let’s take a look at what we can learn from McAfee’s Most ...
#WorldKindnessDay: How to Help Kids Tap into their Superpower of Being Kind
“There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world.” —Mary Anne Radmacher, American writer,...
Why Social Engineering is a Scammer’s Secret Weapon
Criminals and scammers love to trick, deceive and manipulate their victims into handing over sensitive information, and money. This kind...
McAfee Warriors – Building a Community Inclusive of Military Veterans
By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator As we make our way into the month of November, it’s easy to...
STEM – How and Why To Get Your Daughter Involved
In 1990, the buzz around STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) just didn’t exist. When I was doing my HSC,...
Marcher Malware Uses Both Credential and Credit Card Phishing to Steal Financial Data
Actors turned models turned singers — pretty much the definition of a “triple threat” in the entertainment industry. However, the...
Threat Group APT28 Slips Office Malware into Doc Citing NYC Terror Attack
This blog post was co-written by Michael Rea. During our monitoring of activities around the APT28 threat group, McAfee Advanced...
Kids Glued to YouTube? Here are 7 Ways to Keep them Safe While Having Fun
I spend a lot of time on YouTube. I watch health, parenting, and cooking videos until my eyes cross. And...
Self-Signed Certificates Can Be Secure, So Why Ban Them?
This blog was co-written by Brook Schoenfield and Ramnath Venugopalan. In many organizations the use of self-signed certificates is forbidden...
Massive Malaysian Data Breach Compromises Over 46 Million Phone Numbers
There are data breaches that impact an entire customer group, or even a certain state. And then there are data...
Be a Social Media-Savvy Parent For Your Kids
If your kids are ready to join the social media bandwagon, but you are completely lost when it comes to...
Pirate Versions of Popular Apps Infiltrate Google Play via Virtualization
The McAfee Mobile Research team recently found pirated applications of popular apps distributed on the Google Play store. A pirated...
Secret Selfies: iPhone Apps Can Take Pictures and Videos of You Without Your Knowledge
“Let’s take a selfie” has become quite the popular request in 2017. Most everyone captures the occasional self-portrait using the...
Celebrating Halloween – McAfee Style
By Dawson McPherson, Talent & Communications Coordinator Two weeks ago, I stepped into the McAfee Plano office with a mixture...
Risky Apps, Jail Time for Parents of Bullies, and More Family Safety News
If you haven’t been able to skim the family safety headlines lately — no worries. We’ve plucked a few stories...
Expiro Malware Is Back and Even Harder to Remove
File infector malware adds malicious code to current files. This makes removal tricky because deleting infections results in the loss...
Inclusion Drives Innovation: An Employee’s Perspective on Being Differently Abled
By Karla Jackson, Digital Media Specialist, McAfee “With Our People at The Heart, We Are McAfee.” If you make your...
