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McAfee sells Enterprise Business to Symphony Technology for $4 Billion

By : Laxitha Mundhra

McAfee Corporation will dell its Enterprise business to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG). The all-cash transaction for $4 billion will close by the end of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. This comes in line

Striking The Right Balance Between Customer Experience And Cybersecurity

By : CIOL Bureau

Over the last few years, Customer Experience (CX) has gone from a ‘good to have’ to a ‘must-have’. Brands that successfully deliver a seamless experience will have an upper hand and be the natural choice for customers. Security and customer

McAfee report: Global Cybercrime Losses to Exceed $1 Trillion; 1% of global GDP

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee, today, released a new global report titled “The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime,” which focuses on the significant financial and unseen impacts that cybercrime has worldwide. The report, conducted in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),

Security And Cloud As Key Technologies For Digital Transformation Spends In India – McAfee

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee unveiled its APAC CYBER RESILIENCY AND RISK REPORT, revealing that organizations in India describe their culture of cybersecurity as either strategic (60%) or embedded (33%). The survey, covering 480 cybersecurity decision-makers across eight Asia-Pacific countries including Australia, Hong Kong,

McAfee ATR Analyzes Sodinokibi aka REvil Ransomware-as-a-Service

By : CIOL Bureau

Episode 3: Follow the Money This is the third installment of the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) analysis of Sodinokibi and its connections to GandCrab, the most prolific Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Campaign of 2018 and mid 2019. The Talking Heads once

Analyzing affiliate structures in Ransomware-as-a-Service campaigns

By : CIOL Bureau

Episode 2: The All-Stars This is the second installment of the McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) analysis of Sodinokibi and its connections to GandGrab, the most prolific Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Campaign of 2018 and mid 2019. GandCrab announced its retirement at

McAfee ATR Analyzes Sodinokibi aka REvil Ransomware-as-a-Service

By : CIOL Bureau

Episode 1: What the Code Tells Us McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team (ATR) observed a new ransomware family in the wild, dubbed Sodinokibi (or REvil), at the end of April 2019. Around this same time, the GandCrab ransomware crew announced

Canon announced partnership with McAfee to protect businesses from ever-evolving security threats

By : CIOL Bureau

Canon and McAfee announced a strategic partnership to provide businesses with embedded protection against malware execution and tampering of firmware and applications running on multi-function devices (MFDs). Through the partnership, McAfee Embedded Control now comes as an additional standard security

McAfee Report Demonstrates Cloud-Native Breaches Differ Greatly From Malware Attacks Of The Past

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee released Cloud-Native: The Infrastructure-as-a-Service Adoption and Risk Report, covering new research on Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) incidents in the cloud. According to industry analysts, IaaS is now the fastest growing area of the cloud due to the speed, cost and reliability

McAfee Study Reveals The Risk To Professional Reputation Due To Controversial Content On Social Media Profiles

By : CIOL Bureau

As working professionals and students look out for new career opportunities, McAfee is urging job seekers to act now to ensure that their social media footprint does not end up having serious professional repercussions. Researching the attitude of Indians towards

Apple iOS Attack Underscores Importance of Threat Research

By : CIOL Bureau

The recent discovery of exploit chains targeting Apple iOS is the latest example of how cybercriminals can successfully operate malicious campaigns, undetected, through the use of zero-day vulnerabilities. In this scenario, a threat actor or actors operated multiple compromised websites,

McAfee report uncovers ransomware resurgence

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: August 2019 examining cybercriminal activity and the evolution of cyber threats in Q1 2019. McAfee Labs saw an average of 504 new threats per minute in Q1 and a resurgence of ransomware along

McAfee Announced Appointment of Sanjay Manohar As Managing Director For India

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee announced the appointment of Sanjay Manohar as managing director, India. He will be responsible for building and leading teams to drive product revenues, increase adoption of cloud-based products, strengthen customer relationships and execute on McAfee’s mission to keep the

Online Shopping: What’s in the Box!

By : CIOL Bureau

By Researchers: Sam Quinn & Philippe Laulheret, McAfee Advanced Threat Research 2018 was another record-setting year in the continuing trend for consumer online shopping. With an increase in technology and efficiency, and a decrease in cost and shipping time, consumers

How to Secure Your Personal Data this Valentines Day

By : CIOL Bureau

A classic meet-cute – the moment where two people, destined to be together, meet for the first time. This rom-com cornerstone is turned on its head by Netflix’s latest bingeable series “You.” For those who have watched, we have learned

McAfee Labs sees 480 new threats per minute in Q3 2018

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2018, examining activity in the cybercriminal underground and the evolution of cyber threats in Q3 2018. McAfee Labs saw an average of 480 new threats per minute and a

McAfee Supports Amazon Web Services Security Hub at Launch

By : CIOL Bureau

McAfee announced at AWS re:Invent 2018 its support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Hub to help security professionals manage multiple dashboards and data points. AWS Security Hub integrates with McAfee MVISION Cloud to provide a “single pane of glass”

How To Stay Protected When Using Connected Devices

By : CIOL Bureau

By Venkat Krishnapur, Vice-President of Engineering and Managing Director, McAfee India With over 400 million internet users in India, more data is being shared online now than ever before. Consumers are increasingly leaving behind their digital footprints in the form

New McAfee Report Reveals Data In The Cloud More Exposed Than Organizations Think

By : CIOL Bureau

MPOWER 2018, Sydney, Australia, October 30, 2018 – McAfee, the device to cloud cybersecurity company, today released its Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, which analyzed billions of events in anonymized customers production cloud use to assess the current state of

New Cyber Espionage Campaign Using Source Code from Chinese Hacking Group

By : CIOL Bureau

MPOWER 2018, Las Vegas, NV, October 18, 2018 – McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today at MPOWER 2018 released a report announcing the discovery of a new cyber espionage campaign targeting South Korea, the United States and Canada. The new