We all know about Scams, right? According to Wikipedia, ‘Scam is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual through email’. So we are absolutely clear that these are unsolicited e-mails that are sent by cyber crooks to get our personal details like name, birthday, bank account number, passwords, credit card Read more…
Tags: email scams, McAfee Site advisor, online fraud, online safety
To everything there is a season & a time to every purpose under the heaven- A time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build Most of us have grown up listening to this very popular passage from Ecclesiastes, which wisely reminds us not to hurry through Read more…
Tags: kids on internet, McAfee Q2 Threat report, mcafee total protection, mobile security, online safety, smartphone security
The virtual world holds greater fascination for children than the real one. There are so many ways and means to connect these days that it doesn’t matter if they are able to meet their friends for some play time in the evenings. The smartphone and tablet PC like iPad and Galaxy Tab have brought the Read more…
Tags: addiction to Facebook, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, McAfee Family Protection, pre-teens on FB, Spellstar, Teens on social networking sites
OK, let’s face it- I like talking. Perhaps a little too much but never ‘garrulous’ (as some mean spirits would say!) But I also love listening to people talking about themselves, their experiences, their discoveries, and their realizations. But what I like most is a good debate/discussion on all topics under the sun. And where Read more…
Tags: kids on twitter, mcafee total protection, twitter, virtual arguments
I still remember that day vividly when my teenage daughter finished checking her Facebook account in an amazingly short time! I started to make a snide comment but the look on her face arrested my action. She looked so dejected, so woebegone! Whatever could have spoiled the day so for my little princess? “Nothing,” was Read more…
Tags: McAfee Family Protection, McAfee Social Protection, Photo sharing
A friend had recently been on a trip to Singapore and among the many purchases she made was her dream phone, the gleaming black temptress, the iPhone! From the time of their return, however, she hardly gets to use her iPhone or gloat over her new acquisition. The reason is her two middle-school going kids- Read more…
Sonny boy has turned 18! And he is now enrolled into a prestigious Engineering college! My heart is simply bursting with joy, pride and love. But there’s no time to sit back and enjoy the feeling for there’s a lot to be done! Not only do I have to buy clothes and books, I also Read more…
Tags: Checklist to keep teenagers safe online, McAfee Advice Center, mcafee all access, McAfee Mobile Security, mcafee total protection, Tech Savvy Teenagers
It happens, even to the most cautious of persons. Despite taking umpteen precautions, installing the best of security software and following all the rules, one’s account gets hacked. It may be either because someone got access to the password and started using the id to spread spam or because one had inadvertently clicked on an Read more…
Tags: Account hacked, data breach, mcafee total protection, Tips for a secured password, Yahoo password hacked
The Ramayana was one book that influenced me a lot in my childhood. I liked the lovely, winding storyline that conjured up thrilling images in my mind. Like the part about Lakshman drawing a rekha (line) which Sita was not to cross for her own safety. It sent delicious tingling sensation down my spine whenever Read more…
Tags: drawing cyber lines, McAfee Family Protection, rules/guidelines for kids' cyber safety
Yesterday I had a very interesting telephonic discussion with RJ Rahul of Radio Mirchi (98.3FM) Pune. The topic was on the recent blog that declared Amitabh Bachchan had died in a car accident! The writer not only killed him, he revealed cremation plans too! This is not the first instance of false news being posted Read more…
Tags: Amitabh Bachchan dies, false news, McAfee Family Protection, Responsible netizens
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