A number of factors are causing today’s security landscape to evolve. A global survey we conducted this month revealed that 60 per cent of consumers worldwide own three or more internet-enabled devices. The diversity of these tablets and smartphones, and the vast range of operating systems they run on, mean the opportunity for more sophisticated Read more…
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Last year McAfee undertook some quite revealing research into the online behaviour of Aussie teens. Entitled ‘The Secret Life of Teens ‘ this research report taught us that 95% of our teens are accessing Facebook daily, 31% have broken the law through piracy and a shocking 6% have met up with a stranger they met Read more…
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May has been another very busy month packed with events and plenty of travel! I spent a few days with some of our best sales people at the McAfee President’s Club in Venice and Croatia, followed by a short stop at the McAfee Executive Summit in Frankfurt where I had the pleasure of catching up Read more…
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Communicating with tweens and teens can be super challenging. Some prefer to simply grunt, others go with the monosyllabic strategy and the rest will only speak if it’s about food! I find that I really only have a few minutes a day to share ‘key agenda items’ with my teen boys and it is usually Read more…
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Like all doting daughters, I adore my mother. However, I have to confess – I haven’t yet purchased her well-deserved Mother’s Day gift. But I am not short of gift suggestions, no way. In fact, I have an inbox full of emails offering me fabulous gift options from knives to nighties. So all is well, Read more…
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If you missed my first blog on my new role here at McAfee, my job is to help partners sell more McAfee products. I spent the past two years on the sales team at McAfee and I am confident you’ll find my posts relevant to your selling efforts and profitability. Effective immediately, McAfee has the transitioned Read more…
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This past April (4/19 to 4/21) I had the great pleasure and experience of joining the Red Team at 9th NCCDC competition. It was actually my 2nd year on the Red Team and 4th year to attend in total (I judged in 2010 and 2011). McAfee is actually a perpetual Read more…
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Get out your diary, there is another day that you have to work into the schedule – Change Your Password Day! And no – there is no obligation to buy a flower, pin or a wristband – not that I ever have a problem with purchasing them! Tuesday 7 May 2013 is Change Your Password Read more…
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Security! What do you think of when you read it? My goal is for you to think “McAfee” and “Opportunity.” I spent the last two years as a sales rep at McAfee and last week I made the transition to the channel marketing team. You might assume that I left sales because it was tough Read more…
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Our crazy dog Harley is such an important part of our family. He holidays with us, eats with us and has even been sprung sleeping on the boys’ beds! Shocking, I know! Harley was a spontaneous purchase from a local pet shop about 5 years ago, however the ‘times they are a-changin’. Many families now Read more…
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