Posts Tagged ‘McAfee’
IN THE HEADLINES: Mobile Threats on the Rise
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 8, 2011
I used to have an iPhone. Then I switched to an Android-powered phone. While I’ve found the Android phone a much better option, it seems like my choice might have increased my security exposure. According to McAfee’s most recent threat report, the Android mobile platform experienced the vast majority of new mobile malware discovered over [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Cybercrime Costs Society over $1 Trillion
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 19, 2011
According to research firm Global Industry Analysts, Inc., this staggering number is the collected sum of all the losses incurred in attacks on individuals, small businesses, corporate giants, and government. It also covers the time and money wasted in responding to these crimes and cleaning up the mess, even then they may be underestimating the [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Amateur Hackers Succeed in Hacking Oil Companies
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 24, 2011
It’s bad enough that our computers and networks remain so vulnerable to professional hackers and sophisticated organized crime gangs. But it’s downright insulting that complete amateurs seem to have just as easy a path. Security firm McAfee just reported that a group of what appears to be amateur Chinese hackers managed to infiltrate the computer [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: McAfee Threat Report Paints Another Grim Picture
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 16, 2011
Security firm McAfee recently released its fourth quarter threat report, and it seems to confirm the same threats and trends most security observers are reporting. McAfee says it uncovered 20 million new pieces of malware in 2010, or an average of 55,000 new malware threats every day. That number seems to tally with a similar [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Fake Anti-Virus on the Rise Again
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 8, 2011
The only thing worse than having no virus protection on your computer, is having fake anti-virus software, or scareware instead. The problem is now so bad that Twitter announced this week it had to reset numerous user passwords after it was discovered that compromised accounts were being used by crooks to promote scareware through infected [...]
Protecting Your New Toys (and the Data They Store)
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● January 10, 2011
Welcome to the New Year! Around this time resolutions are made (and forgotten) and people are working on mastering their “big gift” from the holidays. If your Wish List included items from the Top Ten Most Wanted of 2010 Christmas Gifts, chances are you found an iPad under your tree, or an iPhone, Droid, or [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: 10 Million NEW Cyber Threats So Far This Year
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 18, 2010
I guess you could be forgiven for giving up the fight against cybercrime when the world seems to be overwhelmed with malware like Trojans and viruses that are able to anticipate our responses and always appear a few steps ahead of us. Security firm McAfee recently confirmed what many of us already knew. Things are [...]
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