If your computer or mobile was hacked or your passwords were cracked and your data was lost or if all the websites you have an account with were hacked and all that information was the hands of a criminal, how devastated will you be? In McAfee’s study on the value of digital assets, consumers estimated Read more…
If your computer or mobile was hacked or your passwords were cracked and your data was lost or if all the websites you have an account with were hacked and all that information was the hands of a criminal, how devastated will you be? In McAfee’s study on the value of digital assets, consumers estimated Read more…
A famous man in a spider suit once said, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” The power that lies within the hands of Generation Z, a generation born into technology that has never lived in a time where they couldn’t conquer the world from a tablet screen, undeniably comes with great responsibility. In honor of McAfee’s Read more…
My Dad is in his mid 60’s and retired. And the man knows how to live. A day doesn’t go by without him taking a class and learning something new. But one thing he’s always been behind on is technology. His generation missed it by about 20 years. So for the past 5 years I’ve Read more…
Yes, such a day exists and it’s today, May 7th 2013. Intel and McAfee are working to make sure consumers increase their security awareness and front line of digital protection by asking everyone to change their passwords today. Reuse of passwords across multiple sites is a big problem. In the digital world, many of us Read more…
Have you been bullied lately? Probably not, but to get you in the right mindset, think about your commute this morning, and that car that cut you off… Feel it now? That’s what it feels like for your kids when they get bullied, online, anonymously. Imagine that driver posts online about cutting you off, mocking Read more…
When Online Safety Expert Taylor Tompkins and I speak with parents about how to keep their kids safe online we encounter these four types of parents. Which one are you? Type 1: Hopeless hapless OMFG we are doomed!!!!! Defining traits: Overrun, intimidated “My kid has found out how to stream illegal movies from our home Read more…
It’s a familiar story. 7th grader has a birthday party, can only invite 5 friends, pictures of said birthday party are posted on Instagram, the next thing you know, anyone not invited to the party is upset, parents are calling, asking why their child wasn’t invited, groups are formed at school, each one taking a Read more…
We call it ‘The Wave of Regret’. This term, coined by my Online Safety for Kids partner, Peter Andrada, defines a movement we predict will happen in the near future where content shared by kids on social media applications will come to life and change their future permanently. We’ve all done things in our youth Read more…
The #1 question asked by parents when I present for McAfee’s Online Safety for Kids program, is “Where do I go to find out information about what my kids are doing online?” It’s no secret that kids (especially teenagers) can be less than forthcoming about their online behavior. That’s where I come in. I have Read more…