Take the McAfee/Comcast Cyber Summer Safety Challenge

As McAfee’s Cyber Security Mom, this has been an exciting month for me! I worked with McAfee to launch their McAfee Family Protection software and this week I got the chance to team up with Comcast to jump start conversations for the Cyber Summer Safety Challenge.
We’ve made it really easy for you and your kids to start learning about online safety today. Simply print off the pledge (click here to learn more), read it through with your son or daughter and let the conversations begin!
This summer, more kids than ever will be spending time online and most likely on social networking sites. With the economy being so tough, spending time online may be the only surfing they do. So before your kids get really bored and start surfing more than usual you may want to ask yourself the following questions:
• Do you know what social networking sites your kid, tween or teen are spending time on?
• Do you know who they interacting with online?
• Do you know what information they are posting on these sites?
According to a McAfee/Harris interactive poll, more than half of teens have talked to a stranger online. Some teens today understand that the strangers they meet online are not to be trusted, but many still do not have the skills or are mature enough to stay (continue reading...)