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Privacy & Identity Protection
Social Media Manipulation Is For Real, Some Call It As Crowd-Turfing!
An Indian investigative portal Cobrapost, recently released a report on alleged online reputation smearing/management/campaigns designed to gain/destroy political capital for...Dec 02, 2013 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
LG Smart TVs Leak Data Without Permission
Deals abound on gadgets and gizmos in the wintry weeks before Christmas, but could that shiny new...Dec 02, 2013 | 5 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
In Memory of Peter Szor
Nov. 20: Update with details of memorial service at the end of this post. Earlier this week...Nov 16, 2013 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
Becoming ‘InstaFamous’ – The Apps the Kids are Using Now: Instagram LikeBots
InstaFamous: A person who is famous due to a high amount of followers on Instagram. The Instagram...Nov 13, 2013 | 2 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Cracking Passwords is as Easy as “123”
One month after announcing a corporate data raid affecting 2.9 million of their users, Adobe has found...Nov 13, 2013 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Scrooge’s 12 Scams of the Holidays
They’re baaaack! Actually, they never left—Scrooge’s little trolls work hard all year, scheming and scamming to steal...Nov 11, 2013 | 2 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Solving the Mystery of the Office Zero-Day Exploit and DEP
On November 5 McAfee Labs blogged about a Microsoft Office zero-day attack that we spotted in the...Nov 07, 2013 | 4 MIN READ
Family Safety
What is a Firewall?
Most of us may have heard the term, and know it’s related to security in some way,...Oct 30, 2013 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Oversharing on Social Media Common Amongst 50+
Thanks to social media, societal norms have undergone a seismic shift in the past five years. What...Oct 23, 2013 | 4 MIN READ
Mobile Security
Mobile Authentication vs. Mobile Banking and Commerce, Part II
Mobile authentication grants access to online banking – but it’s not exactly mobile banking. The main difference...Oct 22, 2013 | 4 MIN READ
Internet Security
Revenge Posts on Social Media Could Land You in Jail
After a bad breakup, a scorned lover may choose to channel their anger through ice cream, a...Oct 22, 2013 | 7 MIN READ
Internet Security
SnapHack: Hacking for the Greater Good?
Most hacks and attacks introduced on this blog are blatantly malicious, looking to nab your valuable information....Oct 22, 2013 | 5 MIN READ