Tag: McAfee
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Helping Mom & Dad: Online Banking
McAfee Blog – 3.7.22 Online banking is for everyone. Or at least it should be. The benefits of online banking are many for our moms, dads, and grandparents, just as they are for us. Elder adults can deposit checks, pay bills, transfer money to and from investments, and so on, all without needing to leave…
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Latest Crypto Vulnerability Leaks $320 Million: 3 Tips to Boost Your Crypto Confidence
McAfee Blog – 2.17.22 (2.16.22) Cryptocurrency has boomed in the last several years, with beginners and experts alike jumping into the industry. It’s proven now to be more than a passing hobby or trend. Cryptocurrency is a way of conducting business and making money for people around the world. Source: Latest Crypto Vulnerability Leaks $320…
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How to Secure Your Digital Wallet
McAfee Blog – 2.10.22 The convenience of tapping your phone at the cash register instead of fumbling for loose change in your physical wallet is undeniable. Nearly 40% of Canadians used their mobile wallets more often in 2020 because of the perceived safety of contactless payment, according to one report.1 While digital wallets and tap to pay is…
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How iOS Malware May Snoop on Our Devices
McAfee Blog – 2.7.22 (2.6.22) Smartphones have become such an integral part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t have them. We carry so much of our lives on our devices, from our social media accounts and photos of our pets to our banking information and home addresses. Whether…
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Emotet’s Uncommon Approach of Masking IP Addresses
McAfee Blog – 2.5.22 (2.4.22) In a recent campaign of Emotet, McAfee Researchers observed a change in techniques. The Emotet maldoc was using hexadecimal and octal formats to represent IP address which is usually represented by decimal formats. An example of this is shown below: Source: Emotet’s Uncommon Approach of Masking IP Addresses
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Welcome McAfee Forward—the Future of Online Protection Today
McAfee Blog – 1.5.22 With digital life-changing so rapidly, it’s time for a new way to protect it. Welcome to McAfee Forward—the future of online protection today. As all that change reshapes how we spend our time online, we believe that one thing remains constant: meaningful protection is a personal right. Your right. That’s how…
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10 Ways to Protect Your Identity
McAfee Blog – 12.21.21 We’re online more than ever, in large part because it allows us to take advantage of online conveniences like bill pay and booking appointments. But these many benefits might also leave us exposed to risks, like identity theft. Source: 10 Ways to Protect Your Identity
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What We’ve Learnt From Home Learning During Lockdown
McAfee Blog – 12.2.21 I think it’s fair to say that come to next Australia Day, there needs to be a special award category for parents of young children who survived home learning during the lockdowns. Let’s be honest – it’s been brutal! So many parents had to juggle their own full-time work, running a…
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Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World
McAfee Blog – 8.16.21 \ As the new school year gets underway, many students will be returning to the classroom in-person, while others will opt to continue hybrid or remote learning indefinitely. Unfortunately, for families choosing the latter, remote learning could come at the expense of their online privacy. Source: Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a…