Secure Your Black Friday & Cyber Monday Purchases
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have practically become holidays themselves, as each year, they immediately shift our attention from turkey and pumpkin pie to holiday shopping. Let’s look at these two holidays and how their popularity can impact users’ online security.
How To Tell If Your Smartphone Has Been Hacked
Something’s not right. Maybe your phone is losing its charge way too quickly. Or one day it suddenly starts turning itself off and on again. Perhaps it’s running hot, so hot it’s hard to hold. Signs like these could mean that your smartphone’s been hacked. The good news is that ...
Watch Out For IRS Scams and Avoid Identity Theft
Tax season isn’t just busy for taxpayers—it’s prime time for scammers, too. As you gather your W-2s, 1099s, and other...
How Data Brokers Sell Your Identity
Data Privacy Week is here, and there’s no better time to shine a spotlight on one of the biggest players...
This Holiday Season, Watch Out for These Cyber-Grinch Tricks Used to Scam Holiday Shoppers
McAfee threat researchers have identified several consumer brands and product categories most frequently used by cybercriminals to trick consumers into...
How to Spot Phishing Lures
Phishing attacks have all kinds of lures. And many are so tried and true that it makes them easy to...
How Secure is Video Conferencing?
For millions of people, it’s not a workday without it — video conferencing. And plenty of business gets done that...
Why Should I Pay for Online Protection?
We all love free stuff. (Costco samples, anyone?) However, when it comes to your family’s security, do free online protection tools offer the coverage...
How to Tell Whether a Website Is Safe or Unsafe
Something looks a little…sketchy. Is that website safe or unsafe? Nowadays, it can take a bit of work to...
How Free VPNs Come With a Price
The number of people who use VPNs (virtual private networks) continues to mushroom. Recent research shows that 46% of American...
