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How To Remain Friends with Your Teen on Facebook

So, you’ve finally convinced your teen to accept your friend request. What an exercise! So, what now? Do you immediately like their every post and start to scan and post all their old baby photos on their wall? NO, YOU DO NOT!! Here are my top tips for remaining friends with your teen on Facebook. Read more…

Superheroes (Could Get You Into Some Super Trouble!)

Loving a superhero is a rite of passage. Whether it is Batman, Invisible Woman or The Hulk, every child wants to feel like they can do some good and ‘flex’ a little muscle power. And with digitally connected devices available on tap and the recent rebirth of Superheroes thanks to movies such as X Men Read more…

Parents – A Child’s Best Role Model

Parents are without a doubt their children’s most important role models. The way we interact with our friends, the way we deal with problems and the language we use all become our children’s subconscious ‘how-to’ guide. Of course, none of us are perfect – although don’t tell the kids that! We all make mistakes and Read more…

The Digital Detox – Is It Time?

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With digital detoxes all the rage, a diet detox seems so last year. No longer are we talking about nasty shakes and supplements but instead how and when to turn off our devices. Randi Zuckerberg former Facebook Marketing Director (and sister to Facebook’s famous founder) has recently identified the ‘Digital Detox’ as one of the Read more…

Responsible Social Media Use: To Defame or Not Defame… What Shall It Be?

Last weekend I made the unfortunate decision to purchase a turkey sandwich from a well-known sandwich shop. Five hours later I wasn’t feeling so well. In fact, I was violently ill for the entire weekend. I missed one of my son’s football games, a family gathering and the house went to absolute rack and ruin! Read more…

Is Your Mobile Device Misbehaving? How to Catch Common Malware Misbehaviors

Nothing in life is free, and that’s especially true when it comes to mobile apps. Thousands of free apps are flooding the marketplace—most are legitimate and available at no initial cost. But they often come at the price of offering up data from your smartphone or tablet that you might not be aware of or Read more…

Aquaman, King of the Seven Seas May Also be King of Threats

Wonder Twin powers activate! Shape of a Pterodactyl! Form of an icicle! Watching the Super Friends on Saturday mornings in my pjs while eating sugared cereal for breakfast and reading comic books was the extent of my relationship with super heroes. Ahh… those were much simpler times. Today kids can find everything they need to Read more…

Teens: Hello Instagram!

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There are more sites growing in popularity in social network paradise and you may have even experienced first-hand. Our teens are giving Facebook a wide berth and investing their time in other ‘hip’ sites such as Instagram and Snapchat. Facebook even recently admitted that ’some of our users have reduced their engagement with Facebook in Read more…

No More Lost Data: Connect Your Mobile Device Offline

We’d all like to think that with the current offerings and enhancements in mobile services we have unfailing access to the information superhighway. High-bandwidth, mobile networks (4G LTE) promise the speediest connection for all of your data—email, photo posts, check-ins—anywhere, anytime. The truth is that although we feel completely connected through our mobile devices, this Read more…

Operation Troy: OpenIOC Release

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  In conjunction with our investigation into Operation Troy, we will be releasing IOC data in the open and highly flexible OpenIOC Framework format. The McAfee Operation Troy IOC can be downloaded here.       In addition to various open/free tools, OpenIOC data can be consumed by:             McAfee Read more…