McAfee announces the launch of AI-powered McAfee Scam Protection. The latest feature in McAfee’s product suite leverages patented artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which uses AI to accelerate fraud and fight against cybercriminals who defraud people of thousands of dollars. The company says it will reverse the
With the help of AI, cybercriminals are creating more convincing and personalized scams at scale. Phishing scams are the number one cybersecurity threat worldwide, with a new phishing site created every 11 seconds.
In Australia, text messages have emerged as the preferred tool for fraudsters, accounting for 33% of fraud reports and surpassing phone calls at 29% in 2022. Last year, Australians suffered significant financial losses due to text scams totaling more than $3.1 billion.
As AI has made online fraud more accurate and reliable, the flood of new and sophisticated AI-generated scams has made it more difficult than ever to distinguish between the real and the fake.
In response, McAfee Scam Protection is designed to proactively find and block scams. McAfee’s patented AI technology instantly detects malicious links and sends warning messages to prevent users from clicking them. Even if a user accidentally clicks on a malicious link, McAfee Scam Protection actively blocks the site from loading.
Greg Johnson, CEO of McAfee, said: “AI has changed the game for cybercriminals. Gone are the days when phishing emails and fraudulent texts had obvious typos, poor graphics, and other tell-tale signs. Today, cybercriminals They are using artificial intelligence to dramatically increase the accuracy, sophistication, and speed of their attacks, making it harder than ever to tell the real from the fake.”
“That’s why we all need cutting-edge, innovative AI that works in our favor to proactively protect us in real-time, before we even know we’re being targeted. Our new anti-fraud technology is innovative and helps keep consumers safe.” Digitalize Yourself. ”
“Cyber threats are changing significantly in Australia, reflecting global trends,” said Tyler McGee, APAC Sales Director at McAfee. They need cutting-edge AI solutions.”
“McAfee Scam Protection combines advanced AI and human expertise to stop fraudulent email, text, and social media threats. The biggest advantage of this breakthrough technology is its automated operation. The top AI tools for online safety can improve the lives of Australians and empower them in a connected world. I’m confident. ”
Important details about McAfee Scam Protection:
- Proactive and automatic protection: Get notified about fraudulent texts before you open a message. When you give us permission to scan URLs in text, McAfee Scam Protection begins the process and tells you which texts are unsafe and shouldn’t be opened.
- Powerful, patented AI: McAfee’s AI runs in real-time, constantly analyzing and processing millions of malicious links around the world to provide better detection. This means McAfee Scam Protection can protect you from advanced threats, including new, never-before-seen zero-day threats. McAfee’s AI continually gets smarter, staying ahead of cybercriminals and better protecting you.
- Simple and easy to use: Once set up, McAfee Scam Protection starts working right away. No more copy-pasting or checking to see if a text or email is a scam. McAfee does the work for you, warning you when it detects dangerous links and blocking dangerous sites in real-time if you accidentally click them.
- Free trial; free for existing customers: McAfee Scam Protection is available to new customers in Australia as part of a 7-day free trial of McAfee Mobile Security. After the trial period, McAfee Mobile Security costs $3.99 per month or $44.99 per year for a one-year subscription. Most McAfee customers now have McAfee Scam Protection available as part of their existing plan. Just update the McAfee Security app without having to purchase or download the app separately. Some exceptions apply.
McAfee Scam Protection’s AI technology detects and protects against dangerous links and works on Android, iOS, Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox. The text alert feature is currently only available to all Android users, but the feature will be coming to iOS in October.
Customers across all platforms can now benefit from McAfee’s dangerous link identification feature, which blocks dangerous links when they accidentally click on them, whether via text message, social media or in the browser.