Many major commercial banks are now offering consumers the choice to make deposits, send money, and perform other routine tasks using a mobile app. Bank customers can now use a smartphone or tablet for basic transactions like check deposits and bill payments, making it easier to keep an eye on finances without a trip to Read more…
Tags: McAfee Consumer Threat Alert, mobile security, mobile smartphone security, smartphones, Tips for Consumers, tips to mobile security
Teen love can be all consuming. And don’t say you don’t remember – we’ve all gone through it! The world stops. Nothing else matters (particularly not school work). Love takes over… You are Sitting On Top Of The World (to use Delta Goodrem’s expression!) When you are in love (and not particularly worldly) you may Read more…
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Now, I am not a risk taker, but I would challenge anyone to find an Aussie teen who hasn’t embraced social media. Whether it is Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, the digital world is the teens’ playground. Our teens are often described as digital natives – they’ve never known life without the online world. They seem Read more…
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Isn’t Christmas and the school holidays a whirlwind? Between holiday ‘catch-ups’, the very intense family schedule and New Year’s celebrations, it can be a wonderful yet often exhausting time. Sometime it is hard to find a moment to think! But now school has begun and the dust has settled. Phew! So, I have to ask Read more…
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The Lady has just turned 30. But she isn’t ready to leave the limelight yet, for she is still evolving, still acquiring large number of admirers daily. No wonder that over 2.4 billion people across the world are her diehard users today, according to Internet World statistics. Wondering who she is? She is the wonder Read more…
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I hope that you all enjoyed your time off during the summer season. I presume you are back to work fully energized. On my side, I had a fantastic break in Spain with friends and family. I had a flying start for my return; there hasn’t been a quiet minute, as there is so much Read more…
Tags: Big Data, botnets, Compliance, drive-by downloads, EMEA, information growth, IPS, McAfee, raonsomware, Russia, Security Connected, smartphones, tablets, threat report, twitter
About four weeks ago, I lost my much loved BlackBerry at Sydney airport. I felt like my life was over – and you know what, it was for a few days. I had lost years’ worth of contacts, apps and precious photos of my boys! I was shattered. Now just because I am Cybermum doesn’t Read more…
Tags: Alex Merton-McCann, apps, children online safety, cost of losing your smartphone, cyber security, cybermum, cybersafety, McAfee, McAfee Mobile Security, mobile security, Mummy blogger, replacing your smartphone, smartphones
Well, I don’t know about you, but the relaxing summer days now seem like a distant memory. The crazy combination of work, kids, school, sport and social activities has returned. Plus let’s not forget the kids’ social lives! Sometimes, when I am feeling completely strapped for time, I cut corners. I dry shirts in the Read more…
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As much as I love the Christmas school holidays, I am always so grateful for the peace and quiet February brings. After the craziness of Christmas, the annual January family holiday and the hectic ‘Back to School’ spending spree, I can finally take a breath. And then get psyched up to get organised for the Read more…
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The other day I was watching a rerun of “Up in the Air,” in which the character of George Clooney makes a presentation titled, “What’s in your Backpack?” This simple question set me thinking and I started wondering, what was there in MY backpack, which happens to be my life and soul, the computer. I Read more…
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