One of my friends recently locked himself out of his apartment. I found this out when I called him, because while he didn’t have his keys he did have his smartphone. This was one of those times he wished he lived in one of those hotels with the Assa Abloy NFC enabled locks.
It turns out he doesn’t need to go to a hotel to open his door with a phone. Kwikset will soon be selling Kevo, a new deadbolt that can be unlocked with a bluetooth enabled phone. You can switch out your old door locks with one of these newer models
Tags: Bluetooth, iphone security, keyless, locks, mobile devices and security threats, mobile security
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This month, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday bundle includes two separate updates for Internet Explorer; the first (MS13-037) is a cumulative update for Internet Explorer. The second is a fix (MS13-038) specifically for a critical bug in IE 8 that hackers and malware have been using to break into Windows computers. This vulnerability first surfaced on May Read more…
Tags: endpoint, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday
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Cyber-attacks making headlines these days have resulted in embarrassing tweets, website defacement, and even theft of intellectual property. What’s the common thread in many of these events? Often, the inbox of an innocent employee. Whether it’s a low-tech phishing attack or embedded links leading to advanced malware, email still remains the most vulnerable and direct Read more…
Tags: Email & Web Security, Email Protection, hack, malware, phishing, security breach, Security-as-a-Service, social engineering
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This past April (4/19 to 4/21) I had the great pleasure and experience of joining the Red Team at 9th NCCDC competition. It was actually my 2nd year on the Red Team and 4th year to attend in total (I judged in 2010 and 2011). McAfee is actually a perpetual Read more…
Tags: anti-virus, critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, Data Protection, global threat intelligence, internet security, labs, malware, McAfee, McAfee Labs, NCCDC, Network Security, Red Team, Risk and Compliance, security
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You probably have more than one account protected using password security. According to Microsoft Research, you probably have at least 25. Those accounts probably include a mix of both personal and business accounts, spanning many services such as email, calendaring, collaboration, banking, instant messaging, and social networking. And the list goes on and grows daily. Read more…
Tags: Identity, Identity CoE, password security
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In recent months, the number of online sites hacked has raised concern to businesses of all sizes across all channels. Both the AP and Burger King’s Twitter handles were hacked, along with the U.S. Department of Labor website. The latest hacker victim is daily deal site LivingSocial, which put more than 50 million customers’ data Read more…
Tags: AP, Burger King, customer data, Living Social, security protocols, twitter
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Like any industry, healthcare continues to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Still, it’s an industry that must also take precautions in order to maintain the privacy and security of health information. Analytics is a growing trend to measure improvements in healthcare, and a recent survey reported that 56.4% are now considering analytics to comply with Read more…
Tags: cloud security, Cloud Single Sign-On, Healthcare, IaaS, Identity, Security Connected
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Intel and McAfee welcome European Union resolve to fight cyber threats By David Hoffman, Raj Samani and Christoph Luykx Today, the European Commission and the EU’s External Action Service (EEAS) presented its response to the growing threats presented in cyberspace by releasing a policy document (the “Communication”), outlining the longer term required actions together with Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, cybersecurity, EMEA, global threat intelligence, public policy, Public-Private partnerships
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The year: 2004 The problem: How to help our Security-as-a-Service (aka SaaS) partners generate recurring revenue. The solution… McAfee SaaS managed services…called Partner Security Services. Back in 2000, McAfee launched its “myCIO.com” business unit. myCIO.com was positioned to businesses to outsource their security needs to us as we served as their “Chief Internet Officer”. My… CIO, get it? Read more…
Tags: Managed Services, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee managed Service Provider Program
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