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What Is Bloatware and How Can It Impact Security?
The joy of purchasing a new device is liberating. Now you can work, learn, and play faster — along with...
The Medibank Data Breach – Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself
Hackers have posted another batch of stolen health records on the dark web—following a breach that could potentially affect nearly...
Microsoft’s Edge over Popups (and Google Chrome)
Following up on our previous blog, How to Stop the Popups, McAfee Labs saw a sharp decrease in the number...
Threat Actors Taking Advantage of FTX Bankruptcy
Authored by Oliver Devane It hasn’t taken malicious actors long to take advantage of the recent bankruptcy filing of FTX,...
Why Everyone Needs a VPN
You may hear corporate cybersecurity experts hail the benefits of a VPN, or a virtual private network, to keep company...
Privacy, Identity, and Device Protection: Why You Need to Invest in All Three
Protecting your devices with antivirus is a great start, yet it’s only one part of staying safer online. With the...
Watch Out for These 3 World Cup Scams
What color jersey will you be sporting this November and December? The World Cup is on its way to television...
What is Antivirus and What Does It Really Protect?
Authored by Dennis Pang What is antivirus? That’s a good question. What does it really protect? That’s an even better...
McAfee Personal Data Cleanup: Your Partner in Living a More Private Online Life
Do yourself a favor: Open a new browser tab and head to your search engine of choice. Type in your...
Fake Security App Found Abuses Japanese Payment System
Authored by SangRyol Ryu and Yukihiro Okutomi McAfee’s Mobile Research team recently analyzed new malware targeting mobile payment users in...
Unwrapping Some of the Holiday Season’s Biggest Scams
Even with the holidays in full swing, scammers won’t let up. In fact, it’s high time for some of their...
How To Make Security Easy
You flick through some reels and an ad for “a more private phone” crops up. You scroll through your news...
How To Help Your Family Protect Their Online Data
Whether you’re standing around the water cooler at work, waiting for your kids at the school gate or sitting around...
BeReal – The Newest Kid On The Social Media Block
Without doubt, the biggest criticism we all have of social media is that everyone always looks fabulous! And while we...
McAfee 2023 Threat Predictions: Evolution and Exploitation
As 2022 draws to a close, the Threat Research Team at McAfee Labs takes a look forward—offering their predictions for...
2023’s Top 5 App Security Tips
Happy National App Day! No, we don’t mean apps of the mozzarella stick and potato skin variety, but your mobile...
Watch out for PayPal Email Scams: How to Identify and Avoid it
Watch out for PayPal email scams and protect your accounts. Learn how to spot phishing red flags and follow steps to keep your personal data secure.
Know Your Superpower: Brenda’s McAfee Journey
Our How I Got Here series spotlights the stories of McAfee team members who have successfully grown their careers. Read more about...
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...
The Best Way To Protect Your Online Identity
For many Aussies, identity theft was always something that happened to other people. People on TV, usually. But the recent...
My Top Tips To Help Your Family Stay Safe Online This Holiday Period
‘It’s the most wonderful time of year’ – we’ve all heard the jingles and read the slogans. But the holiday...
Myth-busting Antivirus Software Assumptions
The number of new viruses grows every day. In fact, McAfee registers an average of 1.1 million new malicious programs...
Everything You Need to Know About Identity Remediation
There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it: A stolen identity creates a mess. Once they have a few...
Celebrate National Download Day With This Safe Downloading Checklist
Happy Download Day! (Yes, there’s a day for that.) Today is an excellent day to share downloading best practices to...
Start the New Year Right With This 3-Step Digital Detox
Pledging to follow healthier habits is consistently the most popular new year’s resolution. That January 1st promise looks different to...
How To Recognize An Online Scam
It’s been a particularly busy and colourful week, scam-wise in our household. Between 4 family members, we’ve received almost 20...
How to Protect Your Credit Score
It has a way of sneaking up on you. Credit theft and fraud. Maybe it’s happened to you. Maybe it’s...
