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McAfee Labs
Drive-By Downloads Attack Adobe Zero-Day Flaw
Adobe released a security advisory warning the users of a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Versions...May 04, 2011 | 4 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Lawmakers Push To Shield Last 4 Social Security Numbers
Most of us have become accustomed to giving out the last four digits of our Social Security...Apr 18, 2011 | 2 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Google Tool Cleans Up Mobile Malware ‘Dream’
Over the weekend Google released the Android Market Security Tool to help clean up devices infected with the...Mar 08, 2011 | 5 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Social Security Numbers Easily Cracked
It is easier than ever to guess or predict an individual’s Social Security number, which puts us...Feb 24, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Lost or Stolen Mobile Devices Can Lead to Identity Theft
We lose stuff. You put something down, you get distracted, you forget about it and it’s gone....Feb 15, 2011 | 2 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Data Privacy Day
This is a critical time for our personal security as it relates to privacy and personal information....Jan 28, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
Hacking Wireless for Identity Theft
The ability to connect wirelessly has a lot to do with the indispensability of the Internet in...Dec 21, 2010 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Mobile NFC Features Raise Security Concerns
Yesterday, at the Web 2.0 Summit, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt presented the Nexus S. This wasn’t just...Nov 16, 2010 | 4 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Missing Hotel Room Key? Try Your Phone
If you are like me, there are times when you will misplace your hotel key. Times when...Nov 08, 2010 | 6 MIN READ
Privacy & Identity Protection
IRS Fully Reliant on Social Security Numbers
On the Policy, Practice & Procedures page of their website, the IRS addresses the public’s concern regarding...Nov 01, 2010 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee News
Security Connected by the McAfee Channel (by Alex Thurber)
As part of the Mcafee Security Connected initiative launched at FOCUS10, we announced McAfee Security Management 5,...Oct 19, 2010 | 3 MIN READ
McAfee Labs
Stuxnet Update
Stuxnet has received a lot of attention since McAfee first blogged about it in July. This post will...Sep 24, 2010 | 5 MIN READ