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Threat Actors Use Encrypted Office Binary Format to Evade Detection
This blog post was written in conjunction with Xiaoning Li. Microsoft Office documents play an important role in our work...
An Aware Child is Safer Online
A Parent’s Handy Primer on Cyber Vocabulary – Part II Welcome back to our primer! As you may recall, our...
Be Cautious When Using Wi-Fi
The proliferation of mobile devices means that we can work or play online from almost anywhere, so it’s no surprise...
‘Evoltin’ POS Malware Attacks via Macro
Over the past couple of months McAfee Labs has seen an increase in the usage of macros to deliver malware....
Five Things I Don’t Like About Cloud Security for Homeowners (and One Thing I Do)…
For a while now I’ve been working to define an architecture for securing homes from cyber threats – not just...
McAfee Labs Threats Report Highlights Ransomware, Flash Exploits, Firmware Attacks Surge
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. McAfee today released the McAfee Labs Threats Report: May 2015. Along with...
Bringing Up the Next Generation of Digital Citizens
Nearly every automobile driver has some understanding of the ‘rules of the road,’ from using your seatbelt to signaling before...
What is a Cache?
Perhaps someone has told you that you need to “clear your cache,” but what does this mean and why should...
When Hackers Get Hacked: the Malware Servers of a Data-Stealing Campaign
Selling stolen data is an easy way for cybercriminals to make some quick money on cyber black markets. The following...
7 Things to Look for on Your Teen’s Instagram
Over 300 million users post an average of 70 million photos and hit the like button 2.5 billion times...
What is the Cloud?
You’ve probably heard of people storing information in “the cloud,” but what does that really mean, and is it safe...
Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
The packaging of malware and malware-construction kits for cybercrime “consumers” has been a long-running trend. Various turnkey kits that cover...
Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam
McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but it keeps evolving...
3 Live-Streaming Apps Parents Need to Know About
Three new apps mark a new generation of social networking by giving users the ability to live-stream with anyone, anytime,...
Brazilian Banking Malware Hides in SQL Database
Spam is a plague that has given headaches to system administrators and users for years. A lot of spam tries...
Moore’s Law and Security
In case you haven’t noticed, you owe Moore’s Law a belated birthday card. The famed theorem, which set the technology...
5 Ground Rules for Your Tweeting Teen
Forget making the football team or honor society, for teens, social hierarchy is measured by how hefty your follower count...
Stolen Credit Card Numbers Easy to Buy Online
We have seen an increasing amount of articles published about the “Dark Web,” underground cybercriminal sites that are hosted on...
What is Shoulder Surfing?
The next time you’re in a public place and glued to your smartphone or tablet — whether it’s at the...
Millennials Choose Convenience Over Security When it Comes to Information Sharing
For better or for worse, we’ve ended up amidst a society built on information sharing. There are a number of...
5 Questions to Ask Before Your Kids Download that App
We now spend a staggering 86% of our mobile time on apps, according to the latest stats. Downloading apps and...
What is Spam?
Everyone’s heard of spam as it pertains to emails. Spam isn’t necessarily a malicious message designed to trick you into...
Importance of Renewing Your Security Software on a Regular Basis – Part II
Let’s start by refreshing all that we discovered in my previous blog, where I was telling Reena about harmful malware...
Update on the Beebone Botnet Takedown
On April 8, the takedown operation for the polymorphic botnet known as Beebone successfully concluded. This action redirected traffic from...
6 Tips for Protecting Your Social Media Accounts
10 years ago, many of us were hearing about social media for the first time. Now, social media plays a...
Verizon Report Foreshadows Breaches Originating With IoT Devices
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. Today, Verizon released its 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). As Verizon...
‘Secret Chat’ Messages Aren’t So Secret After All
The universal truth about secrets? They almost always tend to get leaked. This was the case for a cross-platform messaging...
