A famous man in a spider suit once said, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” The power that lies within the hands of Generation Z, a generation born into technology that has never lived in a time where they couldn’t conquer the world from a tablet screen, undeniably comes with great responsibility. In honor of McAfee’s Read more…
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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When Online Safety Expert Taylor Tompkins and I speak with parents about how to keep their kids safe online we encounter these four types of parents. Which one are you? Type 1: Hopeless hapless we are doomed!!!!! Defining traits: Overrun, intimidated “My kid has found out how to stream illegal movies from our home computer Read more…
It’s a familiar story. 7th grader has a birthday party, can only invite 5 friends, pictures of said birthday party are posted on Instagram, the next thing you know, anyone not invited to the party is upset, parents are calling, asking why their child wasn’t invited, groups are formed at school, each one taking a Read more…
I’m excited to say that May 16th will mark McAfee’s 2nd annual Global Community Service Day. This year, I plan to participate in a cause that I’ve been passionate about for years—teaching children about how to stay safe online. As a mother of two children, and McAfee’s Chief Privacy Officer, I understand the importance of Read more…
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The last month was jam-packed, with a number of exciting activities taking place. Beginning with great news, let me announce that McAfee won Best Business Security Provider in V3’s Technology Awards 2012, one of the UK’s leading technology publications. Great achievement! McAfee held two Security Summits in London and Paris attracting over 750 customers and Read more…
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Today, Millennium@EDU a very special multi-stakeholder initiative that will support education and help millions of students globally launched. McAfee, along with some of the world’s largest technology companies, will contribute technology for the comprehensive “Millennium@EDU Solution Pack” that is being created to give the 15 million students in the program access to information, communication and Read more…
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Mother’s Day is round the corner and already my kids are asking pertinent questions regarding my desires and dreams…as if I don’t know the reason behind all this fishing. I feel happy that my kids are growing up to be caring and responsible. Like all Mothers, I too have had my share of sacrifices and Read more…
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