Impact of Healthcare Data Breaches Goes Beyond Financial
This past week, CareFirst, a U.S. based BlueCross and BlueShield insurer with coverage in Mid-Atlantic States, revealed that 1.1 million user accounts were compromised. CareFirst is the third U.S....
View ArticleWomen Gamers Celebrated and Encouraged
Games are playing an increasingly large role in the tech industry. An estimated 59% of Americans play computer games according to the Entertainment Software Association — and we’re talking about an...
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Tech Gifts for Dad 2015
Not surprisingly, nearly two in ten gift-givers this year have said they will be bestowing tech-related gifts on their Dads for the occasion, according to the National Retail Federation. So, what...
View ArticleTime to Hang Up? Parents Should Look into Latest Smartphone Studies
Our children are spending more and more time with smartphones, and with good reason. They give parents a line of contact, and give kids access to loads of great games and apps. But a recent study from...
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What the Fourth of July Means to Me
It involves commitment and understanding that one is part of something greater than oneself and recognition that when the uniform went on it was not just for show but also for defending a way of life....
View ArticleHow can we encourage girls to pursue a career in tech?
My career in the technology sector is a fortunate accident but it remains far too rare an outcome for women entering today’s workforce. This week I addressed an audience at the Child Internet Safety...
View ArticleFire Department drone warning: if you fly, we can’t.
In the United States, California as well as parts of the Midwest and Southwest are experiencing some of the worst drought conditions on record and facing severe wildfire risks. An as of early this...
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10 Tips to stay safe online this summer vacation
I recently got back from a family holiday in Yellowstone where there was no Internet connection at all. For me it was a blissful digital detox but my son didn’t take so kindly to it. He would jump onto...
View ArticleUndo Send: a Gift to Email and the Workplace
The Internet, email and mobile devices are the most essential connectors in today’s workplace. Between meeting alerts, necessary attachments, and up-to-date correspondence, most of us depend heavily...
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App developers still need to win the trust of older generations
It is, perhaps, natural to think about apps as a young person’s playground. Though much research shows that 50+ are one of the fastest growing markets for mobile devices, there is a dearth of mobile...
View ArticleDigital Diaries: Teens are Photoshopping their images before sharing
Our latest Digital Diaries research shows that more than two in ten children said they had edited photos of themselves before posting them online. Photoshopping at age 11 -13? Twenty-two percent of...
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Three reasons to be happy that Apple Pay has arrived in the UK
I’ve long been a fan of Apple Pay and the fact that it is finally available in my homeland, the UK, is a good thing. While most Americans are still using credit card magstripes to make payments, a few...
View ArticleWhy “Chip and PIN” is more secure than “Swipe and Sign”
This change to “chip and PIN” has already occurred in many other countries and has reduced credit card fraud – in particular “card skimming” and “cloning” whereby somebody can make a copy of your...
View ArticleThe Value of an Unplugged Vacation
In keeping with tradition, each year my husband Bob and I gather some of our 14 nieces and nephews and do an annual diving trip. Generally we provide diving lessons to each of the children as they come...
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Routers are set to become the digital battleground of the future
By now, most of us are familiar with the term the “Internet of Things”. It has come to describe the always on, always connected world where day to day objects are online. It ranges from smart-watches...
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Introducing the new Facebook Security Checkup
Earlier in August, the world’s largest social networking site, Facebook, unveiled their new Security Checkup feature. The aim is to create a series of simple tools that help users control which devices...
View ArticleCamp Google: Inspiring Kids to go Outside
Do you remember your mother or grandmother saying, “It’s a beautiful summer day…what are you doing inside?” Well, online giant Google has heard that message, and wants young children to get offline...
View ArticleUnicorns: Perhaps Not As Rare As We Thought
So what’s a Unicorn? Here’s the study’s definition: “Many entrepreneurs, and the venture investors who back them, seek to build big, impactful companies valued at a billion dollars or more. We called...
View ArticleParents, have you signed a school digital policy?
When your child starts school in the next few weeks, they may be taking a laptop, tablet or phone to school so that they can access work and content to assist with their education. As parents, we...
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Creating Smart Homes for Today – and Tomorrow
Need some help imagining what a smart connected home could look like? American retail giant Target recently installed and opened it’s own version in downtown San Francisco’s Metreon center. Its 3,500...
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