There has been quite a bit of analysis and speculation about the Flamer/Skywiper threat. As we started to analyze this threat, we knew from the very beginning that this was going to be a giant undertaking and potentially very long term. Now we want to pause to help the people we protect visualize the kind Read more…
Tags: advanced persistent threats, antivirus, APT, critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, Data Protection, enterprise, Flamer, global threat intelligence, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, labs, malware, McAfee, McAfee Labs, Mobile, mobile security, Network Security, SkyWiper, social networking
McAfee Labs has just released the McAfee Threats Report, First Quarter 2012, and I’m proud of it. I am cribbing from the intro to this quarter’s report, but it kinda says it all: “The Greek philosopher Heraclitus, known for his doctrine of change as central to the universe, once wrote that ‘everything flows, nothing Read more…
Tags: Android, antivirus, Consumer, counter identity theft, critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, data breach, Data Protection, global threat intelligence, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, mobile security, phishing, social networking, spam
Pinterest is getting lots of media attention lately. Spammers are also starting to exploit the social-media “pinup” site to make quick money. We have found that there are already lots of ready-to-use tools that make it easy for anyone to start Pinterest scams without much difficulty or technical skill. These tools are so easy that Read more…
Tags: Android, Cybercrime, Data Protection, global threat intelligence, identity fraud scams, identity protection, identity theft, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, McAfee Labs, pinterest scam, social networking
Today we released our Fourth Quarter 2011 Threat Report, revealing that malware surpassed the our estimate of 75 million unique malware samples last year. Although the release of new malware slowed a bit in Q4, mobile malware continued to increase and recorded its busiest year to date. Malware The overall growth of PC-based malware actually Read more…
Tags: Android, Cybercrime, data breach, Data Protection, Endpoint Protection, enterprise, facebook, global threat intelligence, identity protection, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, malware, mobile security, Network Security, Risk and Compliance, security, social networking, spam
The website pleaserobme.com (http://pleaserobme.com) gained a ton of media attention simply because it scooped up all of the public tweets, check-ins and status updates of people mentioning that they were away from home and posted them online. When the website was showing actual real-time updates, it was staggering. It was a constant stream of people Read more…
Tags: Identity thieves and cybercriminals, Location services, social media threats
Yes, it’s a glorious day with the birth of my new book. I’ve spent 15 years in the trenches, reporting on all issues of personal security. Now I’ve taken what I know about protecting your identity and avoiding fraud and packed it all into 99 tips, a quick read of less than 35,000 words. Now Read more…
Tags: 99 things, Consumer, counter identity theft, credit card fraud and protection, credit monitoring and resolution, Cybercrime, data breach, identity fraud, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, personal information protection
Stuxnet was possibly the most complex attack of this decade, and we expected that similar attacks would appear in the near future. One thing for sure is that the Stuxnet team is still active–as recent evidence has revealed. McAfee Labs received a kit from an independent team of researchers that is closely related to the Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, data breach, global threat intelligence, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, malware
Big companies and big government get big press when their data is breached. And when a big company is hit, those whose accounts have been compromised are often notified. With smaller businesses, however, victims are often left in the dark, regardless of the various state laws requiring notification. One reason for this is that smaller Read more…
Tags: counter identity theft, credit card fraud and protection, credit monitoring and resolution, Data Protection, identity protection, identity protection surveillance, identity theft expert, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, lost wallet protection, McAfee Identity Protection, personal identity theft fraud
Without question, 2011 is the year for hackers of all kinds to get their 15 minutes of fame. But it feels like it’s lasting a lot longer than 15 minutes. With so many different breeds of hackers, each with their own agenda and an endless supply of potential targets, the media has certainly been more Read more…
Tags: counter identity theft, credit monitoring and resolution, identity fraud scams, identity protection, identity surveillance, identity theft, identity theft expert, Identity thieves and cybercriminals, McAfee Identity Protection, personal identity theft fraud, personal information protection, proactive identity protection, proactive identity surveillance
More than ten years ago, when I began speaking to organizations about personal security and identity theft, headlines often read “Utility Worker Steals Identities” or “Human Resource Officers Steal Identities” and even “Police Officer Steals Identities.” Back then the primary concern was insider identity theft, perpetrated by those who had direct access to victims’ data. Read more…
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