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Corporate worker inbox overwhelmed by similar suspicious emails

Dell email mixes payment-style header with promos

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Dell draws scrutiny after a promo email mimics a payment remittance notice, blurring lines between marketing, transactions and phishing risks.
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AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study

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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
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McAfee adds QR scans & smarter tools to fight scams

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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McAfee boosts its Scam Detector with instant QR checks and smarter message scanning to counter a surge in personal, AI-powered frauds.
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Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Cyderes appoints Lana Knop as Chief Product Officer to steer post‑Lucidum product strategy and drive a new wave of AI‑powered security services.
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Tanium names Tara Ryan as Chief Marketing Officer for growth

Wed, 25th Jun 2025
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Tanium appoints Tara Ryan as Chief Marketing Officer to drive global brand transformation and ambitious growth in autonomous endpoint management solutions.
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Delinea names Alex Thurber to lead global channel expansion

Wed, 14th May 2025
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Delinea has appointed Alex Thurber as SVP of Global Channels to enhance its partner ecosystem as AI reshapes identity security worldwide.
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Canon's advanced printing security in the digital age

Fri, 15th Dec 2023
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The consequences of a data breach are significant, long-lasting and costly - regardless of whether the breach was intentional or not.
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McAfee enhances its product lineup with advanced AI protection

Wed, 18th Oct 2023
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McAfee enhances product lineup with new AI protections and amplified identity and privacy features for consumers.
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REvil accounts for 73% of ransomware attacks - report

Wed, 6th Oct 2021
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McAfee Enterprise's latest report reveals the evolving tactics of cybercriminals, with ransomware dominating and cloud threats on the rise.
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Ransomware decreases as criminals customise attacks on larger, more lucrative targets - McAfee Report

Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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McAfee has released its latest cybersecurity report analysing cybercriminal activity related to malware and cyber threats in the first quarter of 2021.
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Global cybercrime losses rapidly approaching trillion-dollar mark - McAfee report

Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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Global losses from cybercrime are close to becoming a 'trillion-dollar' shackle that is weighing down the global economy.
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Cloud-native breaches vastly different from legacy malware attacks - McAfee

Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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The report uncovered that 99% of misconfiguration incidents in public cloud environments go undetected, exposing companies to data loss.
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Aussies too lax about IoT security - McAfee

Mon, 18th Mar 2019
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Nearly a third of Australians don't secure their IoT devices, even fearing they might be eavesdropping, says McAfee research, exposing homes to cyber risks.
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Experts comment on record 772mil-user data breach

Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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Largest ever database of breached login details leaked on dark web, containing over a billion unique combinations of email addresses and passwords.
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Deep dive: Research finds new links among North Korea's malware families

Fri, 10th Aug 2018
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North Korean cyber attacks have left behind clues that allow researchers to connect the dots between them, according to researchers from McAfee and Intezer.
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Could gamers be the best contenders for cybersecurity roles?

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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New research from McAfee reveals 78% of security pros see gamers as top candidates for cybersecurity roles, due to gaming's critical skills.
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98% of firms still not quite sure about GDPR specifics

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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70% of respondents across eight countries believe that GDPR will crown Europe a world leader in data protection, but there are lapses of understanding.
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Petya ransomworm's rapid spread: What the experts know right now

Wed, 28th Jun 2017
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The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.