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The Double Edged Sword That is The Casual User

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Apr

2014

Casual users are necessary breed of tech consumer. They are the dreamers of the end user crowd — the “what if” types who think about putting wings on a car or solar cells on their laptops. Their collective tech knowledge is usually based on what they’ve read on CNET. But they are a double edged […]

Category CA Technologies Tech Written by Huffington Post 0 Comments

Webmail Security and Associated Best Practices

13

Mar

2012

Webmail is popular for its many advantages over regular desktop email. One of its salient benefits is ubiquitous availability, which is a double-edged sword. The price paid for universal access is a greatly increased attack surface area. Below we will identify existing threats, the implications of being targeted, and best practices to effectively mitigate threats […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

Android Market Gets a Bouncer to Kick Out Malware

04

Feb

2012

Today Google announced its Bouncer security service for the Android Market. This is a good initial step in protecting Android users.Respect the BouncerTo keep out known troublesome apps, the service performs a malware and spyware scan on all submitted material. It also uses behavioral analysis to determine if a given app is trying to do […]

Category General Written by Blog Central > McAfee Labs 0 Comments

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