Does Windows 10 or 11 Need Antivirus Software?
If your PC runs on Windows 10, you’re in very good company. The Microsoft operating system is the most widely used OS in the world. Many Windows 10 users have also been upgraded to Windows 11 through a rollout that began in 2021. Microsoft plans to complete the Windows update by mid-2022. Unfortunately, its success […] more…IT threat evolution Q1 2021. Mobile statistics
The statistics presented here draw on detection verdicts returned by Kaspersky products as provided by users who consented to share statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in the first quarter: we detected 1,451,660 mobile installation packages, of which: 25,314 packages were related to mobile banking Trojans, 3,596 packages were mobile ransomware Trojans. […] more…Mobile malware evolution 2020
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. The year in figures In 2020, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 5,683,694 malicious installation packages, 156,710 new mobile banking Trojans, 20,708 new mobile ransomware Trojans. Trends of the year In their campaigns to infect mobile […] more…Leveraging McAfee Endpoint Security to Protect Against Emotet and Other Malware
Customers often ask us how to implement the suggestions provided in our blogs and threat advisories to better protect their environments. The goal of this blog is to do just that. By showing you how to better use our products, you’ll be able to protect against Emotet and other malware. Emotet is a Trojan downloader […] more…IE Scripting Flaw Still a Threat to Unpatched Systems: Analyzing CVE-2018-8653
Microsoft recently patched a critical flaw in Internet Explorer’s scripting engine that could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild and was originally reported by a researcher from Google’s Threat Analysis Group. Microsoft released an out-of-band patch to fix the vulnerability before the normal patch cycle. McAfee products received […] more…Change is Good When It’s Free, Easy, and Has a Happy Endpoint
When a company announces a new version of something I rely upon in my personal life, like Apple announcing a new iPhone, I cringe. Of course, the thought of the latest and best is exciting, but the thought of upgrading – the cost, the hassle – usually makes me wait (longer than my teenage son would like). […] more…McAfee Endpoint Security – Why You Don’t Have to Take Our Word for It.
It’s an unfortunate fact that evaluating security vendors today can often mean sifting through a sea of marketing hype to understand which products should be added to your short-list. Exclusive claims about what makes one product different from another may be vague, hard to find or even harder to believe. That’s why when it comes […] more…McAfee Endpoint Security Earns Top Product Award
The AV-TEST Institute, a leading international and independent service provider in the fields of IT security and anti-virus research, has given McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) a Top Product Award in their latest corporate Windows7 test. AV-Test evaluated the most recent version 10.5.3 of McAfee Endpoint Security and gave it a score of 17.5 out of […] more…Securing Victoria Secret’s Secrets —Defending Data and Operations to Support Global Fashion Brands
You’ve probably heard of Victoria’s Secret. And Calvin Klein, Gap, Lands’ End, Marks & Spencer, and Tommy Hilfiger. But you may have never heard of Brandix, one of the largest apparel suppliers to these and other top retail fashion brands. Sri Lanka’s largest apparel exporter, the Brandix Group employs approximately 48,000 people across 42 sites […] more…Configuring McAfee ENS and VSE to Prevent Macroless Code Execution in Office Apps
Microsoft Office macros are a popular method of distributing malware. Users can defend themselves against macro attacks by disabling macros. McAfee Labs has now seen a new attack technique using a feature of Office applications that help create dynamic reports. In this post we will explain this technique and offer a method to prevent the […] more…How McAfee Products Can Protect Against BadRabbit Ransomware
McAfee is leading the way enterprises protect against emerging threats such as BadRabbit ransomware, remediate complex security issues, and combat attacks with an intelligent end-to-end security platform that provides adaptable and continuous protection as a part of the threat defense life cycle. McAfee had zero-day protection for components of the initial BadRabbit attack in the […] more…Interview with IS Director on Building a “Game Changing” Threat Defense Architecture
Director of Information Security Simon Brown oversees information security for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), one of the world’s largest retailers of beverage alcohol. LCBO operates 650 brick-and-mortar retail stores plus ecommerce and mobile storefronts across the Canadian province. The adaptable threat defense infrastructure that Brown and his very small IS team have […] more…City Proactively Blocks More Threats with Less Work, Saves 40 Hours Weekly with McAfee ENS
The information security team for the City of Gothenburg, in a Swedish metropolitan area of 1.1 million people, felt the impact of migrating to McAfee Endpoint Security almost immediately. First and foremost, the dramatic increase in the City’s ability to detect and protect against malware saved the team a lot of time. “We saw a […] more…Migrate to the New McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS)
The traditional IT model of waiting for early adopters to work through any bugs before you install new software makes sense in many cases. In cybersecurity, however, each day’s delay extends the window of opportunity for zero-day malware to wreak havoc on your endpoints. During the recent Wannacry ransomware attack, customers running the latest McAfee […] more…Migration to McAfee Endpoint Security “Like Moving from a VW Bug to an Aston Martin”
Norbert Marx, a senior security engineer at Accarda, a Swiss provider of customer loyalty cards and other payment-related services, has become an evangelist of sorts for McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) ever since his company migrated to it. “What are you waiting for?” says Marx. “McAfee ENS protects better, is easier to use, and saves time. […] more…More information
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