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Dopple-ganging up on Facial Recognition Systems
Co-authored with Jesse Chick, OSU Senior and Former McAfee Intern, Primary Researcher. Special thanks to Dr. Catherine Huang, McAfee Advanced...
Don’t Want to Read Through the Fine Print? There’s an App for That
We’ve always been told to “read the fine print before you sign on the dotted line,” but let’s be frank....
Don’t Take a Bite out of that Apple Gift Card Scam
Good rule of thumb on the web: When it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Those ads...
Don’t Substitute CVSS for Risk: Scoring System Inflates Importance of CVE-2017-3735
This blog was co-written by Brook Schoenfield and Damian Quiroga. I am a wry observer of vulnerability announcements. CVE-2017-3735—which can...
Don’t Stop Learning! Jeremy’s McAfee Journey
Our How I Got Here series spotlights the stories of team members who have successfully grown their careers here at McAfee. This...
Don’t RSVP to This Holiday Party: Protect Yourself From the Emotet Trojan
The holiday season is officially among us. From last-minute holiday shopping to attending countless parties, this time of year keeps...
Don’t Play Games With Your Cybersecurity: #RT2Win a Respawn-Worthy Prize
In recent years, gaming has grown drastically in popularity – moving from a niche hobby to a mainstream activity for...
Don’t Let Thunderclap Flaws Strike Your Device
If you own a Mac or PC, odds are you’ve used your laptop’s Thunderbolt port to connect another device to...
Don’t Let the Grinch Hack Your Christmas!
What’s on your family’s Christmas list this year? Let me guess – technology! Our desire for shiny, fast, connected devices...
Don’t Let Tax Fraud Ruin Your IRS Refund
Don’t Let Tax Fraud Ruin Your IRS Refund Here’s how to lock down your data this tax season Tax season...
Don’t Let Scams Be the Cause of your March Madness
This blog post was written by Bruce Snell. For basketball fans, March is a great month. It’s time to fill...
Don’t Let Old Accounts Haunt You: How to Maintain Your Digital Graveyard
What was the first online service that you signed up for? Perhaps it was your middle school email address (“soccerloveR1450@hotmail.com”...
Don’t Let Location-Based Services Put You in Danger
Location-based services utilize geo-location information to publish your whereabouts. In some cases, these services can also provide discounts or freebies...
Don’t Let Airbnb Scams Stop Your Summer Travel Plans
With summertime just around the corner, many people are planning vacations to enjoy some much-needed R&R or quality time with...
Don’t Get PWNed by Fake Gaming Currency Sites
If you’re a gamer, you know how important virtual currency is. It allows you to purchase new costumes and weapons...
Don’t Get Duped: How to Spot 2018’s Top Tax Scams
It’s the most vulnerable time of the year. Tax time is when cyber criminals pull out their best scams and...
Don’t Get Caught Offsides with These World Cup Scams
Authored by: Christy Crimmins and Oliver Devane Football (or Soccer as we call it in the U.S.) is the most...
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 device that fits...
Don’t Take the Bait! How to Steer Clear of Tax Time Scams
For cybercriminals tax time is the most wonderful time of the year. They are in the shadows giddy, eager, and...
Don’t Rely on the Password Reset
Think about your keychain. It probably holds the necessities: car keys, home keys, work keys, miscellaneous keychains you bought on...
Don’t Let Hackers Sink Your Family Vacation Plans
Planning a family vacation has evolved to an art form. There’s an app for everything from booking flights, discovering deals,...
Don’t Let Cybercriminals Give You the Wedding Bell Blues
It’s springtime, which means flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and wedding season is starting. Back in my day,...
Don’t Call Us We’ll Call You: McAfee ATR Finds Vulnerability in Agora Video SDK
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team is committed to uncovering security issues in both software and hardware to help...
Dofoil Downloader Update Adds XOR-, RC4-Based Encryption
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. The Dofoil downloader (found in the wild since 2011) occasionally updates itself with...
Does Your Teen Recognize the Cruelty of Subtweeting?
“No way! Do you think this tweet is about me?” The abruptly frantic teen held her phone directly up in...
Does Your Family Need a VPN? Here are 3 Reasons it May Be Time
At one time Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) used to be tools exclusive to corporations and techie friends who appeared overly...
Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Social Media?
Have you noticed that when parents gather, it doesn’t take long before the topic of kids and social media comes up. That’s because concern over screen time is a big...
