The anatomy of fake news: Rise of the bots
Spreading misinformation has become a mainstream topic to the extent that even the term ‘Twitter bot’ is a well-recognised term establishing itself into the modern lexicon. …
Raj Samani
Connecting the dots to North Korea as a threat adversary
Reports of malware campaigns invariably focus on two critical conclusions: attribution and who was the intended target of the attack. It is challenging to draw swift …
Cybercriminals will gravitate to criminal activity that maximizes their profit
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2018, examining the growth and trends of new malware, ransomware, and other threats in Q1 2018. McAfee Labs saw on average …
Don’t start the blockchain revolution without making security a top priority
McAfee released a report detailing the numerous cybersecurity risks associated with blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, and asserts the necessity of making cybersecurity a top …
Social media: The zero-trust game
Our value today is measured in numbers. Followers, connections, likes, tweets, and impressions now count toward not only the value of our opinions but also quantify our sphere …
Information security can enable business as soon as we change the conversation
Information security is an enabler for business. This has been a mantra for some time, and although it is repeated at major conferences, the reality is that the lack of good …
Record surges in healthcare attacks, fileless malware, cryptocurrency mining
During Q4 2017, McAfee Labs saw on average eight new threat samples per second, and the increasing use of fileless malware attacks leveraging Microsoft PowerShell. The Q4 …
Why ransomware? Let’s ask the bad guys
I am involved with ransomware because it is ‘fast, easy, and safe”. This was the feedback we got when we asked the bad guys about the motivations for being involved with this …
Exploits and fileless malware drive record new malware surge
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threat Report: December 2017, examining the growth and trends of new malware, ransomware, and other threats in Q3 2017. McAfee Labs saw malware …
Not everything is sophisticated, let’s keep it simple
I don’t have dandruff. But if I did, then I could use a new sophisticated formula to cure my condition. Whether the problem is dandruff or a malware-related threat, the term …
