Privacy & Identity Protection
Identity theft has evolved far beyond just credit card fraud and unfortunately is a rapidly growing crime. McAfee Identity Protection blogs cover preventative measures related to scams, phishing, and ransomware. Read the latest blogs for tips to protect your identity and privacy.
Filing Taxes? Why Identity Protection Matters More Than Ever This Season
Feb 05, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Why You Need to Watch Out When Using Public Wi-Fi
If you’re like most people, you like to stay connected whether you are traveling or just on...
How a Close Relative Lost $100,000 to an Elder Scam
Written by James Schmidt Editor’s Note: We often speak of online scams in our blogs, ones that...
How To Recover Your Identity After It Has Been Stolen
It’s been like this from the start—wherever people shop, do business, or simply gather together, you’ll find...
3 Tools to Round Out Your Privacy Protection Toolbox
It’s common practice to pull down the window shades at night. Homeowners invest in high fences. You...
How To Distinguish Between Online Protection Software and Antivirus
Authored by Dennis Pang Online protection software. Antivirus. The two words get used interchangeably often enough. But...
New Year, New You: Start Fresh With McAfee Protection Score
Are you an online oversharer? Do you give your full birthday to all your online shopping accounts?...
Protecting Your Privacy This Year
If there’s a particularly clear picture that’s developed over the past couple of years, it’s that our...
How to Protect Your Credit Score
It has a way of sneaking up on you. Credit theft and fraud. Maybe it’s happened 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. This year, instead of...
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...
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...
Myth-busting Antivirus Software Assumptions
The number of new viruses grows every day. In fact, McAfee registers an average of 1.1 million...
