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The Mysterious, Ominous Dark Web: A Primer for the Rest of Us
These past weeks have not been kind to those seeking privacy for conducting illicit activities. The Ashley Madison hack came to...
The New Intern-Net
By Cristina, Channel Team Intern in Plano, Texas. As a college student today, it often feels like it’s essential to...
The New McAfee: A Bold New World of Protection Online
This news has been some time in the making, and I’m terrifically excited to share it. As of July 27th, we take a...
The Newest Malicious Actor: “Squirrelwaffle” Malicious Doc.
Authored By Kiran Raj Due to their widespread use, Office Documents are commonly used by Malicious actors as a way...
The Old, The New, and The Future: McAfee Labs September Threats Report
As technology makes our lives increasingly convenient, we rely on it more. We use it constantly nowadays, even entrusting our...
The One Twitter Feature Every Parent Should Know How to Use
Sometimes as a parent you have to put on the war paint and do a little extra recon online. After...
The Optus Data Breach – Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself
Optus, one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers, reported news of a data breach that may have compromised the information of...
The Parent’s Cybersafety Checklist for Back To School
Sometimes I am not sure which is more stressful – Christmas, or getting kids ready for the school year. So...
The Past, Present, and Future of Password Security
In simpler times, passwords broke down physical barriers – they allowed people into secret gatherings, opened safes, the list goes...
The PayPal Breach – Who Was Affected and How You Can Protect Yourself
PayPal recently notified thousands of its customers that their accounts were breached by hackers, leaving their Social Security Numbers and...
The Power of Partnering: McAfee and Cisco Interoperability Delivers Strong Email Security
Highlights In cooperation through the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance and Cisco Solution Partner Program, McAfee® Advanced Threat Detection and Cisco...
The Price of Cybercrime: Protecting the Business You’ve Built from Hacks and Attacks
Cybercrime has a price. One that more and more business owners find themselves paying. The costs push well into the...
The Privacy Problems with Mobile Messaging Apps
When you chat with someone through a third-party messaging app, be aware that someone may read it—someone other than your...
The Quarterly Threats Report: What Does It Mean for You?
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. The latest edition of the Quarterly Threats Report (QTR) was released this week...
The Reddit Data Breach: What Consumers Need to Know
With the tagline, “giving you the best of the internet in one place,” Reddit is a popular website designed for...
The Reviews are In—McAfee+ Earns Top Marks from Review Sites
We created McAfee+ so people can be safe and feel safe online, particularly in a time where there’s so much...
The Rise and Risks of AI Art Apps
Authored by Fernando Ruiz The popularity of AI-based mobile applications that can create artistic images based on pictures, such as...
The Rise of Backdoor-FCKQ (CTB-Locker)
By Raj Samani (@Raj_Samani) and Christiaan Beek (@ChristiaanBeek) In the McAfee Labs Threats Report published in November 2014, Senior Vice...
The Rise of Deep Learning for Detection and Classification of Malware
Co-written by Catherine Huang, Ph.D. and Abhishek Karnik Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve and has made huge progress over the last decade. AI shapes our daily lives. Deep learning is a subset of techniques in AI that...
The Rise of the Dark Web Gig Economy
The gig economy has become more prevalent in today’s world with the appeal and necessity of flexible work opportunities. Many...
The Rising Trend of OneNote Documents for Malware delivery
Authored By Anandeshwar Unnikrishnan,Sakshi Jaiswal,Anuradha M McAfee Labs has recently observed a new Malware campaign which used malicious OneNote documents...
The Riskiest Web Domains Revealed – Mapping The Malweb
The world’s most heavily trafficked web domain, .COM, is now the riskiest, according to our fourth annual Mapping the Mal...
The Risks of Public Wi-Fi and How to Close the Security Gap
As I write this blog post, I’m digitally exposed, and I know it. For the past week, I’ve had to...
The Role Partners Play in the Cyberskills Shortage
This blog was written by Richard Steranka. Last week, McAfee launched the Hacking the Skills Shortage Report in partnership with the...
The Scam Strikes Back: Exploiting the CrowdStrike Outage
Authored by Lakshya Mathur, Vallabh Chole & Abhishek Karnik Recently we witnessed one of the most significant IT disruptions in...
The Search for Celebrity Gossip Could Land Your Phone in Hot Water
They may be glamorous, but celebrities can make things quite ugly when it comes to the safety of your mobile...
The Season of Back to School Scams
Authored by: Lakshya Mathur and Yashvi Shah As the Back-to-School season approaches, scammers are taking advantage of the opportunity to...
