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Welcome back to our executive blog series, where I chat with some of the pivotal players behind McAfee Enterprise to hear their takes on today’s security trends, challenges, and opportunities for enterprises across the globe. Dive into the conversation below with Vice President, Global Commercial, Britt Norwood. Q: What’s the first career you dreamed of having as a kid? My first career was as a paper boy from 5th through 8th grade, but I always wanted…

Jack Wallen dispenses his bi-annual advice to Android users on how to avoid falling prey to malicious apps and bad actors. Image: rafapress/Shutterstock That’s right, Android users, it’s that time again. It seems every six months or so I am driven to offer up some tough love for our favorite mobile platform. Why? Because bad actors are always out there, hoping to steal your data and wreck your lives. It happens … frequently. And no…

The nationally recognized Hispanic Heritage Month grew out of a desire to educate people all over the country about the many contributions the Hispanic community has made to U.S. culture. Here at McAfee Enterprise, we’re taking this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month to spotlight members of the LatinX community who are using their platforms to make their voices heard and contribute to the cybersecurity community. I spoke with Arnie Lopez, Vice President Worldwide Systems Engineering, about…

McAfee Enterprise is prepared to protect our customers from day 1 of their journey with the new Windows 11 release. This summer Microsoft announced planned changes to its Windows platform with the release of Windows 11. McAfee Enterprise is proud to announce that we have delivered day 1 support for the benefit of our current and future customers. We know that today’s hybrid workspaces call for flexibility and ease of use without compromising security, so…

Free for the first 60 days, the new service is designed to help you better understand your organization’s exposure to ransomware and automate the steps needed to reduce your risk. Image: Shutterstock/MicroOne Organizations grappling with the threat of ransomware can now turn to a new tool to better identity the ways in which they’re vulnerable to attack. Available starting Oct. 5, Qualys’ Ransomware Risk Assessment service is designed to help you identify and track the…

Throughout the summer of 2021, the number of phishing URLs designed to impersonate Chase jumped by 300%, says security firm Cyren. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Phishing attacks work by impersonating a known company, brand, product or service. The goal is to trick users or customers of the product to provide their account credentials and other sensitive information in response to the initial spoofed email or message. SEE: Social engineering: A cheat sheet for business professionals (free PDF) (TechRepublic)  …

At the opening day of VMworld 2021 today, CTO Kit Colbert shared what we’ve been working on to enable the agility and innovation of multi-cloud computing. From the virtualized data center to new cloud-native apps, every business will have to make the right choices to take advantage of cloud infrastructure, without getting caught in its complexity.    For many companies, multi-cloud has become the default, whether they planned it or not. Cloud services bring amazing benefits—but a lot of challenges too. The promise of…

By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, Salt Communications. Cyberattacks have been on the rise for years, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down. To add salt (no pun intended) to the wound, the COVID-19 pandemic has just made matters worse when it comes to cybersecurity. Those hoping for reprieve from the growing menace of cybercrime in 2021 will be disappointed, as the number of attacks continues to rise day by day. Having completed the…