What we do
McAfee Labs is the threat research division of McAfee and one of the world’s leading sources for threat research, threat intelligence, and cybersecurity thought leadership. McAfee Labs threat researchers correlate real-world data collected from millions of sensors across key threat vectors—file, web, message, and network—and deliver threat intelligence in real-time to increase protection and reduce risk.
Learn MoreMcAfee Advanced Threat Research Lab
The Advanced Threat Research Lab provides our researchers access to state-of-the-art hardware and equipment targeting the discovery, exploitation, and responsible disclosure of critical vulnerabilities. The lab also showcases demos of research projects, such as attacks against medical devices, cars, and more.
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Threats reports
November 2020 Report
In this report, McAfee® Labs takes a closer look into the threats that surfaced in the second quarter of 2020. After a first quarter that led the world into a pandemic, the second quarter of 2020 saw enterprises continue to adapt to unprecedented levels of employees working from home and the cybersecurity challenges the new normal demands.
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In this special edition, we examine cyber threats in the first quarter of 2020 and the evolution of threats related to COVID-19. The report also introduces the cybersecurity community to the new McAfee COVID-19 Threat Dashboard.
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In this edition, we highlight the significant investigative research and trends in threats statistics and observations in the threat landscape gathered by the McAfee Advanced Threat Research and McAfee Labs teams in Q1 2019.
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