I am a sucker for online shopping and my current obsession is with books. When you have Fishpond, Book Depository and Borders offering free delivery in addition to highly reduced prices, well – it’s a marriage made in heaven! Now, every time I find a new shopping site, I have to register my details. And Read more…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, book, children online safety, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafety, families online, family, Internet Safety, McAfee, mothering, mothering advice, Mummy blogger, online book shopping, online bookstore, online safety, online shopping, parental advice, privacy, Privacy Awareness Week
Proliferation ZeroAccess is one of the most talked and blogged,[1][2] about rootkits in recent times. It is also one of the most complex and highly prevalent rootkits we have encountered, and it is continuing to evolve. The ZeroAccess rootkit is distributed via both social engineering as well as by exploitation. A recent blog post by our colleagues at McAfee describes some Read more…
Tags: Deep Defender, DeepSAFE, Rootkits
Big Data holds a lot of promise – from the potential to change business models to the ability to rapidly refine services and goods that traditionally took years of industry speculation. But the utilization of Big Data isn’t just about mining data within your organization. It’s also about tying it to larger data stores and Read more…
Tags: Big Data, Financial Security, retail
With the world’s 6th largest economy and 5th largest population, Brazil’s economic acceleration and technical growth are second only to China when it comes to emerging economies. Not unsurprisingly, this rapid acceleration of economic power and supporting technology has made Brazil a prime target for cyber attacks for well over a decade. As one of Read more…
Tags: Brazil, cloud, Emerging Markets, epo, SaaS, Virtualization
Candy stores have always had an air of nostalgia about them, and many well-known candy shops have been around for generations. McKeesport Candy Co., one of the oldest wholesale candy companies in the nation, was one of the first to introduce that age-old sweetness to the online world, a move that has branded them as Read more…
Tags: case study, customer service, eCommerce, McAfee SECURE
“A Strategic Inflection Point is that which causes you to make a fundamental change in business strategy. Nothing less is sufficient.” This quote came from Andy Grove, Intel Co-founder and former CEO. And, while he said this at an annual meeting in 1998, his philopsophy is timeless. In my opinion, social networking is at the Read more…
Tags: authentication, Cloud computing, cloud security, facebook, identity protection, linkedin, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, secure cloud computing, social media, social networking, social networks, twitter
You want to use cloud services, and you want to do so securely. The notion of secure cloud computing has seemed like a pipe dream in recent history, with most believing it just isn’t possible to put data in the cloud with confidence. The truth is, many of these services have matured, and so have Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, collaboration, DLP, file sharing, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, Mcafee DLP, Peer to Peer file sharing, secure cloud computing
Go through your smartphone right now. Look at each app and seriously consider whether you need it. If not, delete it. Then, determine which of the free apps are worth upgrading to the paid versions, since free apps that contain advertising that puts an additional drain on your battery. Using a special energy-profiling tool, researchers Read more…
Tags: Android, android antivirus, Android security, anti-malware, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, antivirus, Antivirus software, app protection, BlackBerry, computer security, Cybercrime, identity theft, internet security, Mac antivirus, Mac security, malware, McAfee, Mobile, mobile antivirus, mobile security, pc security, phishing, Safe search, safe surfing, scams, site advisor, spam, Symbian, tablet security, Virus protection, web protection, web security
This morning, we announced McAfee Enterprise Security Manager (ESM), an enterprise-class SIEM with true, real-time situational awareness. At its best, situational awareness in IT security is real-time knowledge of every bad actor and potentially damaging event in the changing environment around us. Extreme as it may sound, IT security managers need the agility of a Read more…
Tags: ESM, SIEM, Situational Awareness
Now that we Moms are becoming tech-savvy, it would be cool to be conversant with the terms related to gadgets we use. One term frequently bandied around is that of apps. Quite a few people have hazy notions about an app. So, let’s demystify apps today, shall we? An app or application is basically a Read more…
Tags: McAfee Mobile Security, McAfee Q4 2011 Threat report, McAfee Site advisor, mobile app