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Talking About Cyber Risks Educates the Community
In the last 12 months, we have seen an unprecedented number of cyberattacks occur or come to...Cerber Ransomware Now Hunts for Databases
Cerber is one of the most popular ransomware packages. It has upgraded itself to also target databases....The Latest IoT Device I Do Not Want Hacked
What if someone hacked this remotely controlled semiautonomous tractor? I am a cybersecurity guy and a huge...A ‘Second Economy’ Prognosis for Health Care Cybersecurity
A McAfee Labs report released today details some of the consequences of health care industry players failing...Weaponized Medical Data as Damaging as Clinton’s Emails or Trump’s Videos
The 2016 presidential election in the United States will be remembered for a great many things. Never...How to Secure the Future of the Internet of Things
The world of security for the Internet of Things just became more complex. IoT devices are no...Unfolding the Mystery of Cerber Ransomware’s Random File Extension
This blog post was written by Sudhanshu Dubey. In an earlier blog, we discussed the evolution of...Password-Protected Attachment Serves Ransomware
Attacks by macro malware carrying ransomware are growing, as we have recently reported. Since early March we...Ransomware Variant XTBL Another Example of Popular Malware
We have seen a huge increase in ransomware during the past couple of years. At McAfee Labs...Android Banking Trojan Asks for Selfie With Your ID
In the first half of 2016 we noticed that Android banking Trojans had started to improve their phishing overlays...New Security Reality for Internet of Things
Recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are forcing a shift in how we think about...CTO Q&A: Campaign Hacks, Yahoo! and Clinton-Trump
Intel Security CTO Steve Grobman responds to a number of questions on the events and revelations of...
