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Mobile Bankers Beware: A New Phishing Scam Wants Your Money

As a growing number of smartphone owners get increasingly comfortable using their mobile devices for everything from shopping online to depositing checks, cybercriminals are finding new ways to take advantage of our growing reliance on our smartphones and tablets. Savvy scammers equipped with Photoshop & some computer programming skills are looking to get your money Read more…

News of the Royal Birth is a Goldmine for Spammers

Breaking news, no matter how wonderful or horrible it may seem, can be a breeding ground for scams, especially on the Internet. Just as ticket scalpers look to make a profit off concerts and sporting events, scammers are looking to take advantage of people on the hunt for the exclusive scoop in big name news. Read more…

News of the Royal Birth is a Goldmine for Spammers

Breaking news, no matter how wonderful or horrible it may seem, can be a breeding ground for scams, especially on the Internet. Just as ticket scalpers look to make a profit off concerts and sporting events, scammers are looking to take advantage of people on the hunt for the exclusive scoop in big name news. Read more…

BYOD: Balancing Convenience and Security

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It lies next to you as you sleep, comes with you to work, rides home with you in your car and even travels with you on vacation. Your smartphone goes with you everywhere. Although convenient, the unprecedented connectivity we are experiencing culturally with mobile devices can create an equally daunting issue when it comes to Read more…

avast! Free Mobile Security collects another award from AV-TEST

There are lots of Android security apps to choose from, but avast! Free Mobile Security has got the goods compared to many paid-for solutions, and it’s FREE. Independent German testing lab AV-Test evaluated 30 mobile security products for Android and awarded AVAST with its coveted certification for the product’s excellent protection against malicious apps (99.8%) […]

What Are the Risks of Geo-Location?

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Using your mobile’s built-in global positioning system (GPS) functionality allows location-based services (or geo-location) to locate and publish information about your whereabouts. Applications like Foursquare, Facebook and Yelp allow you to “check in” at places using your mobile phone, and then share your location with friends or on social networks. The application knows where you Read more…

Join the avast! Mobile Security Beta test

Would you like a sneak-peek into avast! Mobile Security version 3, avast! Anti-Theft and the debut of a new product, avast! Backup? We are looking for advanced users to participate in the avast! Mobile Security Beta test starting today. This Beta test will run for a full week in which time you can give us valuable feedback that we can […]

Conversion Best Practices for Mobile and Tablet Shoppers

Smartphones and tablets are becoming ubiquitous, with consumers and organizations alike relying on them for everyday activities—including online shopping. With more and more mobile devices in use, the rise of mCommerce has been rapid and is expected to account for 25 percent of U.S. online retail transactions by 2017. At this point, it is almost a Read more…

McAfee Mobile Security: Protect Your Smartphone from Prying Eyes

Mobile devices nowadays are larger than life: We take them to work, the grocery store, the doctor’s office, and pretty much anywhere else we want to stay connected. We use them from the moment we wake up to the moment we go to bed. We browse the web, snap photos, check our email, even deposit Read more…

Introducing App Reputation For Android Apps

McAfee has always been in forefront of finding new ways for securing our customers against threats and risks posed with mobile device. As part of this quest, we have introduced the concept of app reputation as part of our latest release of McAfee Mobile Security (MMS)(Ver 3.1) released on 18th July 2013. From a consumer perspective, Read more…