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Teaching Kids: CTRL+F and to “Google”

My kids went back to school on August 17th. Gosh that is early, isn’t it? So this week, I have been thinking a lot about how to make this year less stressful than last year. You see, my younger son is the king of procrastination. Some past examples include waiting until the night before a Read more…

Tags: Cyber Security Mom, cybermom, google, kids, kids online behavior, kids online safety, kids safety

Google+ Privacy Settings Lead To An All Account Tweak

I was having a conversation the other day with a friend of mine about Google+. I have only been on Google+ a little over a week, but I definitely have formed some opinions about this fledgling social network. My friend suggested that Google may make it a bit easier to post to only friends as Read more…

Tags: email accounts, email security, google, privacy setting, social networking

Google Tool Cleans Up Mobile Malware ‘Dream’

Over the weekend Google released the Android Market Security Tool to help clean up  devices infected with the DroidDream malware. The Android/DrdDream family of malware used a pair of exploits (Expoit/LVedu and Exploit/DiutesEx) to gain root access on vulnerable Android devices.  More than 50 Android applications were reported to be infected; all were pulled from the Android Read more…

Tags: Android, Android Malware, google, Mobile

2011 Threats Predictions, Android Malware, and a Bit of Déjà Vu

McAfee Labs recently released our 2011 Threats Predictions. In this report we dust off the crystal ball, put on our battered Mr. Wizard hat, and speculate about potential threats for the coming year. The threats landscape changed considerably in 2010. We saw marked increases in malware sophistication and targeting as well as a continued increase Read more…

Tags: Android, application security, Cybercrime, Data Protection, facebook, google, malware, mobile security, social networking, spam, twitter

Ill take the Firesheep with a side order of ARP Poisoning please…

I read with great relish about the release of Firesheep over the weekend at ToorCon. Firesheep, written by Eric Butler, is a FireFox plugin that allows for the capturing of “insecure” login information. From the Firesheep website: “When logging into a website you usually start by submitting your username and password. The server then checks Read more…

Tags: Cybercrime, Data Protection, EFF, encryption, Endpoint Protection, facebook, google, identity protection, malware, phishing, privacy, social networking, social networks, twitter, Web 2.0

Social Media Identity Theft Ban Proposed

What exactly is social media identity theft? It’s a form of cybersquatting using social media sites. If you’ve ever attempted to join a social networking website or applied for an email account and found that your first and last name were already taken, that may or may not have been social media identity theft, or cybersquatting. In Read more…

Tags: cybersquatter, email accounts, google, impersonation, social media

Android Malware: Old Trick, New Platform

A new malicious Android application that performs mobile subscription toll fraud has been discovered. McAfee confirms the existence of this malware, but the sky isn’t falling. We categorize this as low risk for both consumer and corporate users because distribution is limited. The malicious application masquerades as a player for multimedia content. During installation the Read more…

Tags: Android, Cybercrime, google, Mobile, mobile security, smartphones

Prevent "accidental" wireless hacking

A recent story on Good Morning America caught ­­­my attention.  It was about how Google recently admitted to scooping up 600 gigabytes of peoples personal data while taking photos for their Google Maps application. It boggles my mind of how they “accidently” retrieved this data, but I am not surprised.  You see they have cars Read more…

Tags: google, personal information, unsecured wireless

Stay Tuned For Emergency IE Patch

There’s good news and bad news today about a fix for the serious Internet Explorer vulnerability that was exploited to attack Google and several other companies in what McAfee calls Operation Aurora.

Tags: Cybercrime, google, Microsoft, Operation Aurora, security

Dealing With “Operation Aurora” Related Attacks

McAfee published extensive information about Operation Aurora to answer questions related to protection and remediation. We are also looking out for new attacks using the IE 0-day related to the attack on Google and others.

Tags: Cybercrime, google, Operation Aurora