All too often, cyber attacks are crimes of opportunity. This was exactly the case when late last week, hackers created a fake website to fool users into downloading a virus instead of the latest version of Java. As many of you read here in the blog, Oracle recently released a patch for a critical Java Read more…
Tags: consumer threats, java, Java update, virus
November 5th – traditionally a day of gunpowder, treason and plot, is now a veritable holiday for hacktivists looking to shake up cyberspace. The hacker group Anonymous celebrated Guy Fawkes Day 2012 by taking credit for the alleged breach of nearly 28,000 PayPal passwords, among other exploits including the websites of NBC and the Australian Read more…
Tags: Consumer, consumer threats, password management, password security
Microsoft released the highly anticipated Windows 8 OS last week, and the media has been buzzing about its touch-based system and new features. Although Windows 8 is an improvement from its predecessor, the new OS still contains vulnerabilities. Some are well documented, while others have yet to be found. For complete security and consumer peace Read more…
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Security experts labelled 2011 “Year of the Hack,” with a string of high-profile attacks against corporations and consumers alike. There is no doubt cybercrime is increasing at an alarming rate. The question is: what can you do about it? McAfee set out to address this question by first understanding the overall level of consumer security Read more…
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Each year, McAfee Labs™ looks at the trends that they’ve seen over the past 12 months to make predictions about the types of security threats they expect to see in 2012. While looking into the future can be hit or miss, looking at trends and motives can give us a good idea of what to Read more…
Tags: 2012, 2012 Security Predictions, consumer threats, McAfee, Mobile, onlinethreats
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