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near real-time and real-time PBX hacking
protection. The new version will allow
telecommunications and managed
service providers to host the system and
provide their enterprise customers with
communication fraud protection services. announced at Mobile World Congress that
it is extending its long-standing partnership
with Samsung to safeguard consumers from
cybersecurity threats on the new Galaxy S9
smartphones, Galaxy Note8, Smart TVs, PCs
and notebooks.
Safeguarding from cybersecurity threats is
seemingly becoming more of a requirement
for security companies such as McAfee, who As the cyber threat landscape has evolved
and grown over the years, consumers have
taken notice of new risks. In a recent McAfee
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survey, 61% of respondents claimed they
are more worried about cybersecurity
today than they were five years ago and
73% either own or plan to purchase
antivirus software. Unfortunately, only
19% currently own a personal virtual
private network (VPN) solution to ensure
their data stays secure while using a public
or unsecured Wi-Fi connection, which
underscores the need for companies to
build security in from the start, to help
maintain consumer protection.
Smartphones
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy
Note8 will come pre-installed with anti-
malware protection powered by McAfee
VirusScan and Samsung Secure Wi-Fi
service, for which McAfee provides the
backend infrastructure. Samsung takes
consumer security seriously and among
multiple layers of security offered by
its defence-grade secured platform,
Samsung’s Secure Wi-Fi helps to ensure
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