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Shielding Against Android Phishing in Indian Banking
Authored by Neil Tyagi and Fernando Ruiz In a digitally evolving world, the convenience of banking through mobile applications has...
ShinyHunters Exposes Over 125 Million Online Credentials
ShinyHunters Exposes Over 125 Million Online Credentials Meet ShinyHunters, a hacker who recently leaked 10 new databases this past month...
Shiva’s Tragic Accident Turns into a Story of Resilience
My McAfee Chronicles is a series featuring McAfee team members who have interesting and inspiring life stories to share. Meet Shiva, a...
Shop till You’re Hacked? 3 Tips to Stay Secure this Holiday Season
With just days until Black Friday, the unofficial kick off to the holiday shopping season is quickly approaching. In anticipation...
Shopaholics: Beware of Risky Wi-Fi
As the days grow shorter and twinkly lights pop up on houses lining the block, one thing is clear: the...
Short-URL Services May Hide Threats
Short-URL services have emerged as a crucial part of the way we use the Internet. With the increasing use of...
Should I Worry About AVGater, Which Exploits Some Security Products?
This blog was written by Brook Schoenfield. On November 10, a researcher reported the vulnerability AVGater, which affects some antimalware...
Should Stickam Be Blocked From Your Child?
Webcams have always been an area of concern for parents with online kids. Webcams can affect the safety and privacy...
Should You Post Pics of Your Kids? Insights From Our Age of Consent Survey
If you use social media, you love posting pictures of your life and all the people in it. More often...
Should you pull your smart plug?
While some may think, “why would I need my toaster to connect to the internet,” smart home devices continue to...
Should you pull your smart plug?
While some may think, “why would I need my toaster to connect to the internet,” smart home devices continue to...
Should You Use Near-Field Communications?
Have you ever wondered what kind of superpower you’d have? I’ve always wanted to send messages and ideas with my...
Six Easy Steps to Help Keep Hackers at Bay
Cybercriminals are adopting complex and powerful techniques to “hack,” or take control of online accounts belonging to other people or...
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,...
Slow File Infector Spies on Victims
Sourabh Kadam contributed to this blog. In the middle of 2012 McAfee Labs observed the complex malware XDocCrypt infecting documents,...
Small Businesses Save Up to 60% in McAfee and Visa Partnership
Small business owners are getting a special deal on their online protection through a partnership between McAfee and Visa. With new ways of working creating online opportunities and risks for...
Smart Home Goes Scandi As IKEA Rolls Out a Smart Home Lineup
Ah, IKEA. The furniture store probably best known for simple furnishings with not-so-simple assembly instructions (and simply delicious Swedish meatballs)...
Smart home safety tips
Do you live in a “smart” home? If you look around and see interactive speakers, IP cameras, and other internet-connected...
Smart Home, or Dumb Home/Smart Cloud?
At the end of my street, tucked between some bushes and a tree in someone else’s garden, is a weathered...
Smart Parents Dig Deeper Than Clickbait
This blog was written by Jocelyn Brewer. We’ve all seen it – that family at the café, heads down, scrolling...
Smart Perimeter – A Security Fence For Your Digital Devices
Everyone has experienced that gut-wrenching feeling when you look around and realize that one of your prized possessions is missing. ...
Smart Tips for Staying Safer Online
The recent WannaCry ransomware attack that infected more than 250,000 computers worldwide was a good reminder to everyone about staying...
Smart TVs and Refrigerators Used in Internet-of-Things Cyberattack
In this article, we’ll explore what happened when hundreds of thousands of these devices were roped into an extensive Internet-of-Things (IoT) cyber attack, how it happened, and how you can protect your smart devices to stay safe.
Smarter Clicks: 5 Tips to Help Your Family Avoid Risky Cyber Search Traps
Searching the internet has become as much a part of daily life as pouring that first cup of coffee each...
Smartphone Alternatives for Free-Ranging Kids
Smartphone Alternatives for Free-Ranging Kids A popular topic in our blogs is “when to buy a child a smartphone,” and...
Smartphone Alternatives: Ease Your Way into Your Child’s First Phone
“But everyone else has one.” Those are familiar words to a parent, especially if you’re having the first smartphone conversation...
Smartphone Kill Switch Could Become Federal Law
There is no doubt that mobile devices are an integral part of our daily lives, making their potential loss all...
