Posted on October 21st, 2011 by Julia
October is National Cyber Security Month, designed to increase awareness of cybersafety, including cybercrime and cybersecurity. In the “Mcafee Cares” program, McAfee volunteers educate students of all ages on cybersecurity and online safety, through speaking and classroom teaching. Last year, the program reached 3,200 kids at more than 200 schools located near 6 major North [...]
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Posted on October 19th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
We are thrilled to have Safe Eyes Mobile included in a Parents.com article on apps that can help prevent cyberbullying. Now, what does a filtered browser for the iPad and iPhone have to do with cyberbullying? Good question. First of all, one must understand that web filters block much more than pornography. If your child [...]
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Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
Top-Ranked Consumer Emblem Marks Latest Recognition for Internet Family Manager McAfee announced today that McAfee® Safe Eyes® Family Internet Manager has earned the prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal. Receipt of the Seal marks the latest recognition for Safe Eyes software, which has received awards from The National Parenting Center, Parents’ Choice Foundation, European Commission, PC Magazine, [...]
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Posted on October 7th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
Anderson Cooper and CNN have been leading the anti-bullying charge in the mainstream press for some time now, and they renew their effort on the 1-year anniversary of Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Tyler Clementi, a student at Rutgers, took his own life after being publicly humiliated via the Internet by his roommate, who used a webcam [...]
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Posted on October 4th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
MTV and the AP released a follow-up to their 2009 survey on digital abuse, and it reveals that teens are outpacing adults when it comes to being safe and smart online. While headlines covering the study have been dire (Study: 30 Percent of Youths Report Sexting – CBS) there are plenty of bright spots, especially [...]
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Posted on September 29th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
Phishing scams can target young and inexperienced computer users and trick them into revealing sensitive information. Check out McAfee’s latest video on how Phishing scams work and what you can do to help your kids and you from becoming a victim. For more advice, visit McAfee’s Advice Center.
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Posted on September 21st, 2011 by Julia
To parents worried about the Internet: we’ve seen this before. When rock and roll began floating up through basement ceilings across the country, it scared parents because it was different, innovative, and fast. It also scared parents for good reason: it changed the way kids communicated, socialized, and thought about sexuality. The Internet is no [...]
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Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
In a recent radio interview the topic turned towards cyberbullying, and the thought was floated that if technology is causing kids so many problems, why not just take it away? It’s hard not to come to this suggestion when discussing online safety. The problems are so diverse, spread across so many devices, platforms, and online [...]
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Posted on August 29th, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
Transparency is a good thing, right? Customer comments and complaints have been one of the primary forces reshaping the way we shop and buy on the web. Amazon.com made the “user review” paramount to any purchasing decision on goods, and Angie’s List brought that paradigm to services as well. When remarks about poor performance shifted [...]
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Posted on August 3rd, 2011 by Stanley Holditch
To read part 1 of our interview with Tshaka Armstrong, please go here. I met Tshaka Armstrong at CES 2010 when we were launching Safe Eyes 6. Over the years I have seen Tshaka work tirelessly to educate parents and schools on how to guide children through today’s digital world. As part of our series [...]
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