Author: Asad Yaseen

British tech company TiG Data Intelligence has successfully completed the acquisition of identity and security company ThirdSpace.  ThirdSpace began life in 2002 as Oxford Computer Group UK. The company’s first ever client, University West of England, is still working with them today. Operating as a specialist arm of TiG, ThirdSpace will retain its independent capability and expertise and its current management structure.  “We are delighted to be realising one of ThirdSpace’s strategic goals in expanding our security capabilities…

The REvil ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim’s business partners to force victims to pay the ransom. The REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware operators announced that they are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to victim’s business partners and journalists to force the victims into pay the ransom. The announcement shows an improvement in the double-extortion tactic, which doesn’t limit to threatening the victims to leak the stolen files in case…

Jack Wallen explains what supercookies are and how to protect your web browsing against them with Firefox’s new privacy feature. Image: NiroDesign, Getty Images/iStockphoto Mozilla announced recently a new take on privacy for its open source web browser Firefox. This new approach is called Total Cookie Protection and makes a limited exception for cross-site cookies only when they are needed for non-tracking purposes, such as those used by third-party login providers. Outside of that, permissions…

The generosity and kindness displayed by team members across McAfee is one major factor that makes up the incredible culture of the company. At McAfee, we empower our team members to initiate meaningful ways to give back to the community. It came to no surprise when a large group of team members came together in order to run a donation drive to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that helps grant wishes to thousands of children fighting life-threatening medical…

Cybersecurity companies are being hired to help stop bots from getting in the way of real customers. Getty Images/iStockphoto Shopping bots are now the biggest, and for some, most enraging impediment to shoppers looking for the hottest items online, beating out everyday people thanks to powerful technology that has been democratized by sites like Cybersole, Kodai, GaneshBot and more. Those using bots then resell the goods for double, and sometimes triple, the price. Recently, the…

My McAfee Chronicles is a series featuring McAfee team members who have interesting and inspiring life stories to share. Meet Shiva, a Software Development Engineer in Bangalore, India.  When a traumatic road accident changed the course of Shiva’s life, he had two options – give up on life or give life his best shot. For Shiva, there was only one obvious choice. Through his unrelenting willpower and sheer determination, he was able to overcome all odds. Shiva shares his deeply…