The First Smartphone for Free-Ranging Kids
The First Smartphone for Free-Ranging Kids In an earlier article, we took a look at smartphone alternatives for free-ranging kids. Next up is the follow-on conversation … the time you give them their first, fully functional smartphone—and how to manage having it in your lives. For children, learning to use ...
Internet Safety Begins with All of Us
Internet Safety Begins with All of Us Now’s the time to pause for a moment and consider just how important the internet is to us. Not just any internet. A safer internet. June marks Internet Safety Month. Why June? The original thought was that the onset of summer sees more ...
#CyberAware: Will You Help Make the Internet a Safe Place for Families?
Don’t we all kinda secretly hope, even pretend, that our biggest fears are in the process of remedying themselves? Like believing that the police will know to stay close should we wander into a sketchy part of town. Or that our doors and windows will promptly self-lock should we forget ...
#CyberAware: 4 Actionable Steps to Boost Your Family’s Safety Online
Summer has officially rolled out its welcome mat. But as most parents might be thinking about slowing down, for most kids, summer is when digital device use goes into overdrive. That’s why June — which also happens to be Internet Safety Month — is a perfect time strengthen your family’s ...
5 Digital Family Values to Embrace to Make the Internet a Better Place
A better internet — one free of bullying, division, hate, and crime — isn’t just an aspiration, it’s truly possible. And, it starts with the individual digital user. It starts with you, with me, and the next generation of users we’re raising up. That’s the message of the annual worldwide ...
At MPOWER, New Tools Give Partners a Defensive Edge
October is always one of the busiest months of my year with the beginning of Q4 in full swing and the MPOWER Cybersecurity Summit & Americas Partner Summit events in Las Vegas. This is a prime opportunity to engage with the great partners that carry our brand and our products ...
View From the Summit: The Future Looks Bright for Partners
The months leading up to our MPOWER Cybersecurity Summit & Americas Partner Summit are the perfect time to roll up our sleeves and take a hard look at where we’ve been and, more important, where we’re headed. If my conversations with the McAfee partner community taught me one thing this ...
Trouble Enforcing Family Tech Rules? Stay on Track with the 4 Cs
Setting and enforcing rules — especially online safety ones — can feel close to impossible at times. But there are a few hacks that have helped me stay the course. Like the four Cs, for instance: Consistency, calm, courage, and confession. Consistency helps in setting and enforcing rules, being calm comes in ...
