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Root of Trust vs. Root of Evil: Part 1
Regulatory compliance is an unloved cost of goods—an expense to be managed, like cafeteria subsidies or fleet fuel costs. Major...
Threat Actors Use Encrypted Office Binary Format to Evade Detection
This blog post was written in conjunction with Xiaoning Li. Microsoft Office documents play an important role in our work...
Cyber Resilience And Spear Phishing
Balanced security capability, defense in depth, integrated countermeasures, and a threat-intelligence strategy are critical to defending your business from spear-phishing...
An Effective Community Is More Than Just An Online Forum
It is important to develop a strong base of contributors who can communicate effectively, answer questions, and summarize issues. Like...
‘Evoltin’ POS Malware Attacks via Macro
Over the past couple of months McAfee Labs has seen an increase in the usage of macros to deliver malware....
McAfee Labs Threats Report Highlights Ransomware, Flash Exploits, Firmware Attacks Surge
This blog post was written by Rick Simon. McAfee today released the McAfee Labs Threats Report: May 2015. Along with...
It’s a Digital World…We Just Live In It!
This blog post was written by Penny Baldwin. The information age, the digital age, one thing’s for sure – the...
When Hackers Get Hacked: the Malware Servers of a Data-Stealing Campaign
Selling stolen data is an easy way for cybercriminals to make some quick money on cyber black markets. The following...
Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
The packaging of malware and malware-construction kits for cybercrime “consumers” has been a long-running trend. Various turnkey kits that cover...
Malware Spreads Through Facebook Tag Scam
McAfee has recently observed a malware spreading through Facebook. This type of malware is not new, but it keeps evolving...