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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Growing Together in 2012
On Jan. 26, I hosted my first Global Channel Partner Quarterly Town Hall Meeting. For those that joined thank you and please don’t hesitate to let me know how we could improve these sessions by providing a comment to this blog. If you didn’t have the opportunity to join the call, an on-demand recording can Read more…
Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, ACE, Channel Partner Town Hall, Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, Enhanced Deal Registration, McAfee Rewards, PARC, Partner Acceleration Resource Center, SMB Extravaganza, SMB Specialization, Virtual Sales Kickoff 2012
Android Malware Continues To Be On The Rise, But Take Caution Before Jumping To Conclusions
In light of recent reports of malware surfacing on the Android Market, McAfee has compiled tips and education on the reality of mobile malware threats. A third quarter 2011 security report revealed that malware targeted toward Android smartphones continues to be on the rise, with the Android OS solidifying its lead as the primary target Read more…
Tags: Android, mcafee threat report, mobile malware, mobile safety tips, mobile threats, online safety tips, smartphone safety
IT Security: The Final Frontier?
For anyone who has spent the past 10 years thinking IT security is all about operating systems, software, and the Internet, it’s a little shocking to read McAfee’s IT Security predictions for 2012. McAfee doesn’t spend a lot of text discussing new threats to the usual suspects. Instead, it zooms into the next frontier, where Read more…
Weekly Security Highlights: 2011 Security Connected Recap
The first month of 2012 has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean we get to forget all of the lessons we’ve learned over the past year. Here’s a recap of some of the most well received Security Connected posts of 2011, from best practices advice to security conference highlights: Building a Better Shady Read more…
Data Privacy Day 2012
Lately, it seems that barely a day goes by when we don’t learn about a major Internet presence taking steps to further erode users’ privacy. The companies with access to our data are tracking us in ways that make Big Brother look like a sweet little baby sister. Typically when we hear an outcry about Read more…
Tags: Consumer, counter identity theft, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Family Safety, malware, McAfee, Mobile, mobile security, personal information protection, scams, social networking, spam
6 Trends for 2012: @McAfeeBusiness January #SecChat Recap
With the McAfee Labs’ 2012 predictions report as a guide, we started off this month’s #SecChat by crowdsourcing the question to our participants: what did the security community believe would be the most influential threats of 2012? We received a wide variety of speculations and well thought-out arguments, and we’ve collected what we hope is Read more…
Smartphone and Tablet Users: You Need Security
Care about preserving privacy and protecting against financial fraud, identity theft and viruses? With vast amounts of personal and business data now found on Android, BlackBerry, Windows and Symbian smartphones and tablets, mobile security threats continue to increase and threaten this information. According to a recent Nielsen report, a majority of smartphone owners (62%) have Read more…
Tags: Android, android antivirus, Android security, android security app, anti-phishing, anti-theft, anti-virus, antivirus, app protection, BlackBerry, identity theft, internet security, malware, McAfee, McAfee SiteAdvisor, Mobile, mobile antivirus, mobile security, phishing, QR codes, safe searching, Symbian, tablet security, web protection, windows
McAfee Threat Prediction For 2012—Are You Prepared To Face The Online Dangers?
I am one of those who diligently makes plans every New Year to up the comfort and safety levels of the family. I spend many happy hours planning out changes in furniture; make a list of things that either need to be replaced or repaired or bought. It gives me a sense of achievement that Read more…
Tags: consumer threat alert, McAfee Threat Predictions, online danger
SchmooCon to Cover Hot Mobile Security Topics
The ShmooCon security conference takes place in Washington D.C. this weekend. There will be a good number of mobile and embedded talks, covering attacks on and defense of Bluetooth, Android, NFC, RFID, and more. Disposable computers A number of years ago at DefCon a team of penetration testers showed how to infiltrate a corporate network Read more…
Tags: Android, Bluetooth, iphone, mobile security, NFC, RFID, SchmooCon
Using DLP to Categorize Your Data and Reduce Risk
Data classification is an important – and very challenging – problem. It is all about tagging your data so that it can be found quickly and efficiently. It is part of the Information Lifecycle Management process and enables organizations answer the following questions. What data types are available? Where are certain data located? What access Read more…
Tags: Data Classification, Data Protection, DLP, McAfee Data Loss Prevention