MOBILE PHONES, TABLETS, LAPTOPS, DESKTOP
COMPUTERS THEY'RE CRITICAL TO OUR LIVES.
ALONG WITH CONVENIENCE COMES CONCERN.
IDENTITY THEFT, ONLINE TRANSACTIONS.
OUR MOST PRIVATE AND PERSONAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL AND
OTHER, ALL TARGETS FOR THE TAKING.
AND AS OUR PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY OF EVOLVES SO DO OUR ONLINE
SECURITY NEEDS.
WELL FEAR NOT!
(LAUGHS) JOINING US TO SHARE THE LATEST IN ONLINE SECURITY
OPTIONS AVAILABLE IS DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE RETAIL MARKETING FOR
MCAFEE, STACEY CONNER.
WOW!
SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU!
THIS IS A BIG SUBJECT!
IT IS A BIG SUBJECT.
YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL WITH THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MOBILE
TECHNOLOGY AND EVERYTHING ELSE OUT THERE.
HOW RISKY ARE OUT DIGITAL LIVES?
YOU KNOW JULIE THAT DON'T HAVE TO BE RISKY.
YES, THERE'S THREATS COMING FROM BAD GUYS AND HACKERS BUT WHAT WE
FIND IS THAT SOMETIMES WE ARE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY WITH THE
THINGS THAT WE DO ONLINE AND THE INFORMATION WE PUT OUT ABOUT
OURSELVES.
AND THAT'S WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY
PACKAGE ON ALL OF YOUR DEVICES.
WOW.
AND ARE THE NUMBER OF DIGITAL DEVICES IN FAMILY HOUSEHOLD, ARE
THE INCREASING?
BOY, WE ARE SEEING A DRAMATIC EXPLOSION OF DEVICES THAT THE
FAMILIES HAVE.
I KNOW IN MY OWN PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD, YOU KNOW MY 9 YEAR
AND 5 YEAR OLD HAVE THEIR OWN TABLETS NOW AND I THINK THEY USE
THEM MORE THAN I DO.
SAME FOR ME.
YOU KNOW WE SENT OUR CAMERA'S OUT TO THE STREETS OF SOUTH
FLORIDA AND WE ASKED DIGITAL USERS ABOUT THEIR DEVICES AND
ABOUT THEIR OWN SECURITY.
AND HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.
TAKE A LOOK RIGHT THERE.
TO BE HONEST, I HAVE LIKE ONE USER NAME AND ONE PASSWORD.
I KIND OF USE THE SAME ONE FOR EVERY SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE I
HAVE.
I HAVE ROUGHLY ABOUT 10 USERNAMES THAT I USE DEPENDING
UPON THE WEBSITE AND PASSWORDS, I'VE GOT 50 PASSWORDS AT LEAST.
I HAVE ONE USERNAME BUT A COUPLE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS ON MY
PASSWORDS.
I HAVE ONE USERNAME OR
PASSWORD BUT IT CHANGES EVERY THREE MONTHS.
(LAUGHS) YEAH YEAH WELL WE JUST HEARD IT RIGHT?
PASSWORDS ARE SO HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF AND PEOPLE HAVE SO MANY
DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS ONLINE.
EVERYTHING FROM EMAIL TO BANKING TO SOCIAL NETWORKING.
SO WHAT WE FIND IS THAT PEOPLE DEFAULT TO REALLY BAD HABITS.
THINGS LIKE USING THE SAME USERNAME AND PASSWORD
EVERYWHERE.
OH (LAUGHS) OR WRITING DOWN THEIR PASSWORDS AND PUTTING THEM
SOME PLACE CONSPICUOUS.
YES, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PASSWORD
MANAGER FUNCTION IN ANY SECURITY SUITE THAT YOU MIGHT BE USING.
AND THAT'S WHAT OUR MCAFEE LIVESAFE PRODUCT HAS WITHIN IT.
IT'S A FEATURE CALLED SAFEKEY.
THAT'S GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THAT FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT HERE'S ONE QUESTION, WE CAN ALL RELATE TO.
DO YOU SHARE YOUR PASSWORDS WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER.
(LAUGHS) LET'S SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.
I DO NOT SHARE MY PASSWORDS WITH MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER (LAUGHS) I
DO NOT SHARE MY PASSWORDS WITH ANYBODY.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
UH YES I DO.
SHE HAS A COPY OF ALL MY PASSWORDS IN CASE I NEED HER TO
GET INTO SOMETHING AND LOOK SOMETHING UP FOR ME.
YEAH, WE HEAR THIS A LOT AND I WOULD SAY IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A
BEST PRACTICE TO SHARE YOUR PASSWORD WITH ANYBODY.
WE SEE A LOT OF SPOUSES DO IT SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS THINGS IN
AN EMERGENCY TYPE OF SITUATION BUT REALLY IF YOU'RE NOT IN A
SPOUSE TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP (LAUGHS) WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN
STORIES THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BEING VERY
VERY SORRY THAT THEY RELINQUISHED PASSWORD
INFORMATION TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
YEAH.
I BELIVE THAT.
NOW LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
HOW ARE THE MOST CRITICAL KINDS OF PROTECTION, OUR SECURITY
CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE?
WHAT ARE THEY?
WELL FIRST OF ALL I WOULD SAY HAVE SOME.
OH YEAH.
WE RUN INTO A LOT OF STORIES WHERE PEOPLE JUST THINK THEY
MIGHT HAVE SECURITY ON THERE SYSTEM BUT THEY DON'T.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME AND MAKE SURE IT'S UP TO DATE.
SO THEY GREAT THING ABOUT MCAFEE SOFTWARE IS IT AUTOMATICALLY
UPDATES FOR YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING PROACTIVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
THE LATEST SECURITY ON YOUR DEVICES.
THE OTHER THING IS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SECURITY ON ALL OF YOUR
DEVICES.
SO WHETHER YOU'RE ON YOUR COMPUTER, OR YOU'RE ON AN
AIRPLANE AND YOU'RE ON A TABLET OR YOUR PHONE.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL COVERED AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR
PRODUCT MCAFEE LIVESAFE IS MADE IT AS EASY TO INTERFACE WITH AS
POSSIBLE.
IT JUST TAKES A COUPLE OF CLICKS AND YOUR DEVICES ARE PROTECTED.
PHHWWW ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT.
REALLY SUMMARIZE FOR ME WHAT ARE THE KEY POINTS?
THE KEY POINTS ARE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SECURITY, MAKE SURE IT'S ON
ALL OF YOUR DEVICES OKAY MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ON ANY KIND OF
DEVICE THAT YOU HAVE WHETHER IT IS A PC OR A MAC OR ANY BRAND OF
A TABLET OR SMART PHONE.
AND THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR MCAFEE LIVESAFE PRODUCT COVERS
ALL OF IT.
LOVE THAT!
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
THIS WAS MEANT FOR ME TODAY, THIS SEGMENT.
(LAUGHS) AND SO MANY OF OUR VIEWERS OUT THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BY AND REALLY FOR BRINGING US UP TO
DATE.
THANK YOU.
IT WAS A PLEASURE.
THANK YOU.
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