Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with many of our customers at FOCUS12, and addressing the audience on both the Tuesday and Wednesday keynote. We covered a wide range of subjects in our sessions, and made several announcements. We specifically looked at energy sector vulnerabilities, and announced partnership with Westinghouse to prevent network Read more…
Tags: epo, FOCUS12, Mike Fey, Security Connected
Halloween is here but don’t be scared by ghosts and goblins – the things that go bump in the night might just be malicious spyware, malware and viruses invading your phone and collecting your personal information. Before you trick-or-treat around the app world, be aware that some of those seemingly harmless apps could become more Read more…
Tags: Android, app store, apps, Google Play, halloween, Mobile, security
Late last week, reports began to surface that the Israeli police (along with other regional law enforcement) were targeted by a malware attack. The entry vector was described as a phishing campaign sent from Benny Gantz (head of the Israeli Defense Forces). Initially, details and indicators around the malware were beyond sparse. Aside from the FROM: address, Read more…
Tags: antivirus, Cyber Security Mom, Endpoint Protection, global threat intelligence, internet security, Israel, labs, malware, McAfee Labs, Network Security, phishing, security, spam, ValidEdge, web protection, XtremeRAT
I am just back from Focus12 Las Vegas, where the McAfee Security Conference was being held. We kicked off the show with McAfee co-President Mike DeCesare, followed by our CTO Mike Fey. Our guest Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria came on stage to speak with Mike DeCesare about her strong involvement in various philanthropic activities Read more…
Tags: FOCUS12, G-J Schenk, George W Bush
In March a new type of financial attack on Android devices was found targeting customers of several banks in Europe. Dubbed FakeToken, one of the principal differences of this new threat–compared with previous Trojan bankers for Android such as Zitmo/Spitmo–was the fact that both authentication factors (Internet password and mTAN) were stolen directly from the Read more…
Tags: Android Malware, Cybercrime, faketoken, SpyEye, trojan banker, zeus
As many of you noticed throughout the show, our smartphone-wielding social media team was busy posting updates, photos and giving away prizes all week on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. We captured nearly all core FOCUS activities and events online, so be sure to check out our channels and tag yourself and your colleagues. #MFEtrivia Winners Read more…
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This piece was originally published on Intel® Software Adrenaline. From October 22-24, at the McAfee FOCUS conference in Las Vegas, NV, over 3,000 security professionals from all over the world put their heads together for new ways to stay ahead of the bad guys. On everyone’s minds were topics like staying secure in the cloud, keeping mobile devices Read more…
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The past month has seen two interesting developments related to scare- and ransomware. The first was a judgment of $163 million, at the request of the FTC, on the final defendant perpetrator of a massive scareware scheme that used Web ads and phony virus scans to trick users into purchasing phony antivirus software. The second Read more…
Tags: McAfee Labs, Q2 Threats Report, Ransomware, scareware
In my line of work I get emails such as this one: “Hi Robert, I’m not sure if you saw what had happened on my Facebook page last night, but someone stole my cell phone while I was at a concert, and posted all of my naked pictures off of my phone and posted them Read more…
Tags: celebrity phone hack, hacked mobile phones, identity theft celebrities, keep mobile smartphone safe, managing personal affairs online, secure mobile devices, Sofia Vergara
In the October edition of our PartnerTalk newsletter, I discussed the McAfee Profitability Stack. Hopefully you have had chance to review this great resource in more detail – if not, now is your chance. In or out of recession, we’re all paying close attention to our revenues and the stack is a valuable resource that Read more…
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