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Family Safety

Helping Kids Understand the Foolishness and Consequences of Sexting

Sexting and teens. Nearly every week, the headlines reflect the attempt of citizens, educators, and lawmakers to tackle the question: What...

Family Safety

Helping Kids Understand Their ‘Digital Footprint’

It’s easy to talk in general about an important topic and apply a catchy phrase to it without our kids...

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Helping Mom & Dad: Family Video Chats

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles about how we can help our elder parents get...

Family Safety

Helping Mom & Dad: Online Banking

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about how we can help our elder parents get...

Family Safety

Helping Mom & Dad: Online Doctor Visits and Telemedicine

Whether it’s for routine care, a prescription refill, or a simple follow-up, online doctor visits offer tremendous benefits in terms...

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Helping Older Adults Build Strong Digital Literacy Skills

Most of us take our skills for granted when it comes to technology. We move effortlessly between applications and multiple devices. We install new software, set up numerous accounts, and easily clear technical hurdles that come our...

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Helping Teens Cope with Three Bs: Bragging, Betrayal, Body Image

The three Bs — bragging, betrayal, and body Image — are a very big deal for both tweens and teens...

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Helping Teens Rethink the Sexy Selfie

You just can’t make this stuff up. Who would have thought we’d be spending a chunk of our parenting years...

Family Safety

Helping Your Daughter Handle Mean Girls Online

It was an ordinary Tuesday after school. Sixteen year-old Allison was texting back and forth with her best friend Katie; both were...

Family Safety

Helping Your Family Combat Digital Misinformation

Helping Your Family Combat Digital Misinformation If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that our ability to think critically about...

Internet Security Privacy & Identity Protection

Henry’s Scam Story: The Social Media Con

Henry A. had been trying for weeks to score a ticket to see Tyler, the Creator in Dallas. Even without...

Internet Security

Here’s a Codicil to Add to Your Will – Disposal of Your Digital Assets

Codicil to Add to your Will – Disposal of Your Digital Assets We were still in shock over the sudden...

Internet Security

Here’s How to Steer Clear of Bot Accounts on Social Media

“Congratulations, you’re a winner!” “Did you know this public figure is trying to make your life worse? Click here for...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Here’s How the California Consumer Privacy Act Will Affect You

On May 25, 2018, the European Union implemented a new privacy legislature called the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR....

Internet Security How To Guides and Tutorials

Here’s What I’m Doing to Avoid Being Caught Up in A Puppy Scam

In November last year, we lost our much-loved family dog. We were all so devasted. Harley was a very handsome...

Internet Security

Here’s What You Need To Know About Botnets

In the year of 2000, Professor Vijay Pande, a renowned Stanford University researcher, released a little program that, when downloaded...

Privacy & Identity Protection

Here’s What You Need to Know About Your Data Privacy in 2020

The end of 2019 is rapidly approaching, and with the coming of a new year comes the perfect opportunity to...

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Hidden & Fake Apps: How Hackers Could Be Targeting Your Connected Home

Like most parents, before you go to sleep each night, you take extra care to lock doors and windows to...

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Hidden Cobra Targets Turkish Financial Sector With New Bankshot Implant

This post was prepared with contributions from Asheer Malhotra, Charles Crawford, and Jessica Saavedra-Morales. On February 28, the McAfee Advanced...

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