Alex Merton-McCann

Cyber Safety Ambassador

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McAfee’s Cyber Safety Ambassador for Australia and New Zealand, Alex, is a mother of four boys who juggles family, work, home life, hobbies and her children’s ever growing social lives (on and offline). Like many parents, Alex has concerns about the safety of her children, who are growing up online world. Alex’s blogs are about internet safety issues and sharing her own experiences, insights and lessons to help keep kids and families safe online. To learn more about Alex and McAfee’s Family Internet Safety Centre, go to www.mcafee.com/cybermum, follow Alex on Twitter @Cybermum_AU or on Facebook @CybermumAU.

Articles by Author

Family Safety
Why Sharing Your Kids’ Pics Online Is Not A Good Idea
Probably like you, I’ve always struggled to find enough time to stay up to date with all...
Family Safety
5 Minute Parent’s Guide to Social Media
The time has come. Your kids are chafing at the bit to get on social media and...
Family Safety
What Security Means to Families
Recently, we conducted a survey of 600 families and professionals in the U.S. to better understand what...
Family Safety
How Teens Date in the Digital Age
Falling in love in the internet age is a whole different ball game to the social-media-free ’70s,...
Family Safety
How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
I often joke about how I wish I could wrap up my kids in cotton wool to...
Family Safety
How To Prevent Your Emails From Being Hacked
My mother recently turned 80, so of course a large celebration was in order. With 100 plus...
Internet Security
What to Do If Your Email Is Hacked
Email hacking is more common than you think. If you find yourself a victim of email hacking here are a...
Family Safety
How To Spot A Fake Facebook Account
How do you manage your Facebook friends? Do you keep your list really tight and only include...
How To Guides and Tutorials
How To Teach Your Kids About Deepfakes
Is it real? Is it fake?  Deepfake technology has certainly made everything far more complicated online. How...
Internet Security
How Do You Manage Your Social Media Privacy?
‘Ensure your privacy settings are set to the highest level’ – if you’ve been reading my posts...
Family Safety
Teen Slang – What You Need To Know To Understand Your Teen
Got any ‘rizz’? Did you ‘slay’ that dinner? Is the ‘cozzie livs’ stressing you out?  If you...
Family Safety
A Parent’s Guide to ChatGPT
ChatGPT is, without doubt, the biggest tech story of the year. It’s created debate in schools and...
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