Category Archives: Security Articles

Taking Your Teen’s Phone: Know the Pros and Cons

Many parents shudder at the thought. Some even experience a shortness or breath and heart palpitations when they imagine what might really happen if they took their teenager’s phone away as a consequence for poor choices. When you consider a teen’s sheer dependency on their phone for a social and emotional connection to their peers, Read more…

New Study: Teens Sharing More Online, Caring Less about Privacy

A new study from Pew Research Center shows that teens are sharing more and more personal information on social media sites than they have in the past. The study is a red flag when it comes to the issue of privacy and a nudge to parents to consistently guide their kids in this issue. For Read more…

Raising Cyber Savvy Kids Who Can Spot an Online Predator

It seems that every week a new online predator case hits the headlines and when interviewed the family of the victim often says, “I never in a million years thought this could happen in my home, to my child.” So how exactly does this happen? While it appears absurd to an onlooker, no one is exempt from Read more…

Texting and Driving: Are Parents Worse Than Teens?

Okay, teens, it may be time to take the wheel—away from your parents. That’s according to a recent survey by conducted by AT&T and published in USA Today. The survey found that 49% of adult drivers admit to texting behind the wheel compared to 43% of teens in the survey that admitted the same. Why are Read more…

Parents: Are You in Denial of These 3 Big Digital Realities?

1. Your kids need online social networks. You may be dreading the day your child turns 13 since all she wants for her birthday is her long-awaited Facebook account. And you may even decide to hold out a few more years before allowing her to open one. Your fear of the web, and people, gaining Read more…

Say It Isn’t So: Could Your Child Be a Cyberbully?

We talk a lot about cyber bullying on this blog—how to equip kids handle it and how we can work together to prevent it. But what if your child is the cyberbully? Common statistics claim that nearly 50 percent of kids polled admit they’ve been the targets of online bullies. On the flip side of Read more…

3 New Social Networks Gaining Ground

 Just when you thought you had Facebook, Twitter, and that Instagram-thingy down, several more social networks have emerged. While it’s unknown if any can stand up to the giants, it’s important to stay in the know as a parent and recognize these new online meeting places. With more and more teens making an exodus from Read more…

Is Snapchat Making Sexting Easier for Kids?

With more and more teens fleeing Facebook for more “parent free” social zones, alternatives such as Snapchat have become popular connection tools. Snapchat is a picture and video texting app that allows users to take photo snapshots (or “snaps”) and videos that the app will then make “vanish” after ten seconds. In essence, “snaps” replace Read more…

Are Your Kids Using Vault Apps to Hide Photos, Chats, or Videos?

A number of apps for both the Android and iPhone exist that are great for storing your personal “gems,” those pieces of digital data you want to keep under lock and key on your smart phone. The apps store data such as logins and passwords, private photos, and keep them safe from hands of hackers, Read more…

“Old” Malware Attacks Rising Significantly

Earlier this week McAfee Labs™ released the McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2013, which reported that malware shows no sign of changing its steady growth, which has risen steeply during the last two quarters. Many of the most significant growth trends from previous three quarters actually went into remission, while older types of attacks and Read more…