Tag: McAfee
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A Parent’s Guide To The Metaverse – Part One
McAfee Blog – 8.17.22 We’ve all heard about the Metaverse. And there’s no doubt it has certainly captured the attention of the world’s biggest companies: Facebook has changed its name to Meta, Hyundai has partnered up with Roblox to offer virtual test drives, Nike has bought a virtual shoe company and Coca-Cola is selling NFT’s there too. (Non-Fungible Tokens – think digital…
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Back to School: Tech Savvy vs. Cyber Savvy
McAfee Blog – 8.13.22 (8.12.22) The first day of school is right around the corner. The whole family is gearing up for a return to the routine: waking up to alarm clocks at dawn, rushed mornings, learning all day, and after-school activities and homework all night. Source: Back to School: Tech Savvy vs. Cyber Savvy…
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Celebrate World Wide Web Day: The Evolution of Web Safety
McAfee Blog – 8.4.22 The World Wide Web, invented in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, has undoubtedly made our lives more convenient in so many ways. For example, family road trips looked a lot different than they do today. Preteens were designated backseat navigators, with huge atlases spread across their laps, yelling “Turn left here! No…
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Does an iPhone Need Antivirus Software?
McAfee Blog – 6.24.22 If you’re one of the countless Apple iPhone owners out there, there’s a good chance that one of the reasons you love your smartphone is because you’ve heard that Apple devices tend to have fewer vulnerabilities to viruses. Source: Does an iPhone Need Antivirus Software? | McAfee Blog
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Life Behind the Screens of Parents, Tweens, and Teens: McAfee’s Connected Family Study
McAfee Blog – 5.12.22 How do parents and children connect and protect themselves online? We spoke with thousands of them around the world to find out. In December 2021 we conducted a study about beliefs and behaviors about life online among members of connected families—as individuals and as a family unit. Parents and children were…
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How to Remove Personal Information From Data Broker Sites
McAfee Blog – 5.7.22 (5.6.22) Data brokers are companies that collect your information from a variety of sources to sell or license it out to other businesses. Before they can pass your data along, brokers analyze it to put you into specific consumer profiles. Consumer profiles help businesses suggest products you might like and create targeted…
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Are You Playing A Role In Protecting Your Online Privacy?
McAfee Blog – 5.7.22 (5.6.22) Like most things in life, online privacy is a 2-way street. As consumers, we expect the companies we deal with online to manage and safeguard our data to a super professional level however we also have a role to play here too. So, this Privacy Awareness Week (PAW), let’s focus on what…
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Introducing Personal Data Cleanup
McAfee Blog – 3.30.22 We’re excited to announce the release of McAfee’s Personal Data Cleanup, a new feature that finds and removes your personal info from data brokers and people search sites. Now, you can feel more confident by removing personal info from data broker sites and keeping it from being collected, sold, and used to: advertise…
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Smart Tips for Staying Safer Online
McAfee Blog – 3.24.22 The recent WannaCry ransomware attack that infected more than 250,000 computers worldwide was a good reminder to everyone about staying vigilant when it comes to internet safety. Source: Smart Tips for Staying Safer Online
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How To Secure Your Online Life? Find Your Protection Score!
McAfee Blog – 3.22.22 (3.17.22) I am renowned for getting myself into big messes – particularly in the kitchen when I’m cooking up a storm. And I’m totally fine being alone: chopping, stirring and baking until it’s time to clean up! And that’s when the overwhelm hits – I know I should clean as I…