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McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2021

In this edition, we present new findings in our traditional threat statistical categories – as well as our usual malware, sectors, and vectors – imparted in a new, enhanced digital presentation that’s more easily consumed and interpreted.

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How To Distinguish Between Online Protection Software and Antivirus

Authored by Dennis Pang  Online protection software. Antivirus. The two words get used interchangeably often enough. But sure enough, they’re...

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How to Detect Signs of Identity Theft

When it comes to identity theft, trust your gut when something doesn’t feel right. Follow up. What you’re seeing could be a problem.   A missing bill or a mysterious charge on...

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How to Delete Yourself from the Internet

While you can’t delete your personal info from the internet entirely, you can take strong steps to remove it from...

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How to Delete Your TikTok Account

Thinking about deleting your TikTok account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...

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How to Delete Your Instagram Account

Thinking about deleting your Instagram account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...

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How to Delete Your Facebook Account

Thinking about deleting your Facebook account? We can show you how. Before we get to that, you might be interested...

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How to Delete Your Data from 23andMe and Protect Your Privacy

The collapse of genetic testing giant 23andMe has raised serious privacy concerns for millions of people who shared their DNA...

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How to Delete Your Browser History

Deleting your browsing history has its benefits. For one, it can improve the performance of your device. Secondly, it can...

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How to Delete Old Accounts Containing Personal Information

Your digital footprint grows with every internet account you make. While your old Tumblr account may be fun for reminiscing,...

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How to Decode the Slang Your Teen Uses Online

No, you haven’t entered the Twilight Zone. The teen slang and texting acronyms really are changing that fast. Slang is...

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How to Date Safely Online

If you are a young person looking for your ‘special someone’ then 2020 would have seriously cramped your style. Whether...

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How To Create The Strongest Passwords

Some of the strongest passwords you can use are the ones you don’t have to remember.  Strange as that may...

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How to Close Online Accounts for Savings and Security

How many online accounts do you have? Dozens? Hundreds? You probably have more than you think, and deleting a bunch...

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How To Clean Your Digital Habits

You’ve been fortunate over the years — no lost phone, no credit card fraud, no computer viruses. Still, deep down, you fear your sloppy digital habits will eventually catch up with you. Here are seven easy ways to tighten up your digital habits.

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How to Check if Someone is Using Your Identity

A good time to check if someone is using your identity is before it even happens.  One of identity theft’s several downsides is how people discover they’ve...

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How to Build Your 5G Preparedness Toolkit

5G has been nearly a decade in the making but has really dominated the mobile conversation in the last year...

Family Safety

How to Build Up Critical Thinking in Your Digital Kids

“The environment teaches.” ~John Dewey It’s no longer an option; critical thinking has become a skill kids must learn to...

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How to browse privately with a VPN

To enjoy online life to the fullest these days, we often have to give out a certain amount of personal...

Mobile Security

How to Browse Privately on Your Phone

Your phone is likely a daily companion, giving you access to work emails, chats with friends, weather reports, and more...

Family Safety

How to Book Your Next Holiday Online and NOT Get Scammed

Taking our tribe on an annual family holiday has always been a top priority for my husband and me. But...

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How to Block Emails

With regular marketing emails from brands, businesses, and subscription services, our email accounts are more cluttered than ever. The number...

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How to Beat Robocallers at Their Game

Some scams make a telltale sound—rinnng, rinnng! Yup, the dreaded robocall. But you can beat them at their game.    Maybe it’s a call about renewing...

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How to Be Your Family’s Digital IT Hero for the Holidays

The holiday season often brings a rush of new gadgets—smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart home devices—into households. One survey revealed...

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How To Be Safe On WhatsApp

I’m betting you have WhatsApp on your phone. Or, if you don’t – I’m quite sure a member of your...

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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...

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How To Bank Safely Online

If you’ve got teens, then no doubt you’ve received the SOS texts. ‘Mum, I need a haircut, can you just...

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How to Avoid Solar Eclipse Scams

Scammers are turning a buck on the eclipse. A rash of eclipse scams have appeared online, many involving the sale...

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