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McAfee Labs
Steamstealer Attacks Victims via Chat
During the last few months, McAfee Labs has seen an increase in Steamstealer samples. The following chart...Feb 14, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Love, Trust and Text Messages in the Digital Age
Roses are red, violets are blue, but does your security matter to your loved one too? Okay,...Feb 11, 2015 | 3 MIN READ
Executive Perspectives
We Tried the NIST Framework and It Works
By Kent Landfield, Director of Standards and Technology Policy, McAfee, and Malcolm Harkins, Chief Security and Privacy...Feb 11, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
What is a Rootkit?
A rootkit is a kind of software that conceals malware from standard detection methods. A good analogy...Jan 26, 2015 | 2 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Windows 10 Makes a Strong Move Towards a Security Conscious Future
The past week has been an exciting one for cyber security announcements. On Tuesday, President Obama gave...Jan 23, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Blackhat Gets Hacking Mostly Right, Makes a Few Hacks of Its Own
Director Michael Mann’s cyber-thriller, Blackhat, opened in theaters this weekend, and promised to be the most realistic...Jan 20, 2015 | 5 MIN READ
McAfee News
New Year, New Partner Learning Center
This blog post was written by Allison Clarke. In 2015 we are “Thinking Big” and nothing demonstrates...Jan 19, 2015 | < 1 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Don’t Believe These 6 Mobile Security Myths
Smartphones are picking up popularity. You can now access email, social media, and other things from a...Jan 19, 2015 | 3 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Every Step You Take, Every Call You Make: Is Your Phone Watching You?
Imagine a world where every mobile move you make – each text message and phone call –...Jan 13, 2015 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
To Preserve Bandwidth, Gogo Inflight Executes a Man-in-the-Middle Attack
Early last week, Gogo Inflight, a provider of in-flight Internet access for airlines, caught a lot of...Jan 12, 2015 | 4 MIN READ
McAfee News
Introducing the McAfee Partner Program
What better way to kickoff the start of 2015 than with our new McAfee Partner Program. This...Jan 08, 2015 | 2 MIN READ
Executive Perspectives
What a Breach can Teach: It Starts with a Strategy
This blog was written by Brett Kelsey. This is part II in a series on proactive defense...Jan 06, 2015 | 5 MIN READ