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OneDrive Phishing Awareness
There are number of ways scammers use to target personal information and, currently, one example is, they are taking advantage...
Pros and Cons of AI in Daily Life
Artificial intelligence: It’s society’s newest darling and newest villain. AI is the newest best friend to creatives, time-strapped people, and...
RagnarLocker Ransomware Threatens to Release Confidential Information
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The RagnarLocker ransomware first appeared in the wild at the end of December 2019 as part of a...
New Insights From McAfee’s Survey Around Remote Work
The last few months have brought about a lot of change for all of us. Due to social distancing, companies...
Reports of Online Predators on the Rise. How to Keep Your Kids Safe.
June is Internet Safety Month. And, with kids spending more time online, stepping up the public conversation about digital risks...
McAfee Team Members Give Back During Pandemic by 3D Printing PPE
Behind the scenes, McAfee secures critical information to protect what matters most. But a visible side of the company is...
What’s in the Box? Part II: Hacking the iParcelBox
Package delivery is just one of those things we take for granted these days. This is especially true in the...
My Adventures Hacking the iParcelBox
In 2019, McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) disclosed a vulnerability in a product called BoxLock. Sometime after this, the CEO...
ST20: Quantum Computing with Steve Grobman & Jon King
Impacts of Quantum Computing McAfee’s Chief Technology Officer Steve Grobman and Fellow Jon King discuss quantum computing and potential impacts...
Ripple20 Vulnerability Mitigation Best Practices
On June 16th, the Department of Homeland Security and CISA ICS-CERT issued a critical security advisory warning covering multiple newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting...
Read Before You Binge-Watch: Here are the TV Shows & Movies to Look Out For
If you’ve been following recent stay-at-home orders, it’s likely that you’ve been scavenging the internet for new content to help pass...
How Entertaining Ourselves at Home Has Become a Risky Business
Online entertainment is certainly having a moment. While we all stayed home and socially distanced, many of us filled our...
Best Practices for Adapting to a Remote Work Lifestyle
As our world continues to evolve, we have been forced to adapt accordingly. Navigating change can be difficult for many, so...
How to Keep Your Celebrations Happening – Virtually & Safely!
2020 has certainly been the year of the ‘new normal’. Our new life in which we stay home and socially...
How to Protect Your Privacy From Tracking Apps
Apps – what would life be without them? Imagine opening a brand-new browser tab every time you wanted to check...
Messenger Rooms: New Video Chat Option is Fun But Has Risks
One of the many things we’ve learned during this season of being homebound is that video chats with friends can...
How to Adopt a Work-from-Home Mindset
By: Paige, Change Management Manager, Plano, TX, United States In the last few months, navigating through the pandemic has yielded...
Devices and Distancing: What Digital Data Says About Life From Home
Devices and Distancing: What Digital Data Says About Life From Home With millions of us keeping life closer to home...
Create Strong Passwords with a Password Generator
Create Strong Passwords with a Password Generator Whether you use the internet for several hours every day or only browse...
Ways to Strengthen Your Family’s Digital and Mental Wellbeing
There’s a lot that feels out of control right now. City and school re-openings are in limbo, and life for...
McAfee COVID-19 Report Reveals Pandemic Threat Evolution
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team today published the McAfee® Labs COVID-19 Threats Report, July 2020. In this “Special Edition”...
Staying Home? McAfee Report Shows Malware May Come Knocking
It’s no secret that COVID-19 continues to reshape the way we live our everyday lives. With each passing day, we...
What to Do When Your Social Media Account Gets Hacked
You log in to your favorite social media site and notice a string of posts or messages definitely not posted by you....
Speed or Security? We Say Speed AND Security
“Security software slows down my PC.” We often hear this sentiment when users talk about malware protection. While people recognize...
Hunting for Blues – the WSL Plan 9 Protocol BSOD
Windows Subsystem for Linux Plan 9 Protocol Research Overview This is the final blog in the McAfee research series trilogy...
Six Hundred Million Reasons to Celebrate: No More Ransom Turns FOUR!!
Happy Birthday! Today we mark the fourth anniversary of the NoMoreRansom initiative with over 4.2 million visitors, from 188 countries,...
How to Keep Your Data Safe From the Latest Phishing Scam
As users, we’ll do just about anything to ensure that our devices run as efficiently as possible. This includes renewing...