Articles tagged: Kristin Judge

Column: What do you know about your kids' mobile apps? What do those apps know about your kids?

Posted: May 02, 2013

The main objective for writing this column is to share great resources that are buried throughout millions of online pages about Internet safety tips. When speaking to audiences of folks in charge of cyber security ... Read more »

Column: Tax time is open season for hackers

Posted: Apr 04, 2013

As a friend of mine prepared her taxes last year, she was encouraged to include her foster son on her taxes to receive the tax benefits. When she did, it was discovered that the 2-year-old ... Read more »

Column: Online cyber security video resources for all skill levels

Posted: Mar 07, 2013

As I speak to audiences across the country and even in my own social circle, it is clear that many people feel overwhelmed and under educated about online safety. The saddest comment I hear after ... Read more »

Column: Three suggested cyber resolutions for 2013

Posted: Feb 07, 2013

New Year's resolutions can be difficult to keep if they take a lot of time or require too much work. Knowing that, I am going to suggest a few simple things to think about. This ... Read more »

Column: Create your own smartphone security checklist

Posted: Jan 17, 2013

In the past week a friend showed me an FBI Impersonation email she received and asked how to report it. Another friend asked me if anti-virus software was standard on her laptop and how to ... Read more »

Column: Let's get our kids involved in the solutions for online safety

Posted: Jan 03, 2013

In 2011, our community hosted a program with 420 high school students in a banquet room for four hours of speakers discussing how to stay safe online. People thought I was crazy to think we ... Read more »

Column: Advances in technology mean families need to have conversations about cyberbullying

Posted: Dec 20, 2012

Bullying is not a new phenomenon. I remember sadly my middle school years and seeing two of my classmates continually harassed. When discussing this topic in public, the reaction from some has been, “Kids will ... Read more »

Column: Online safety takes a village

Posted: Dec 06, 2012

Keeping our kids, businesses and personal information safe online is like a part-time job for some. There is no shortage of topics for me to write about each month, because the Internet is so pervasive ... Read more »

Column: Do we really need an app for that? Let's talk about app safety

Posted: Nov 22, 2012

The newest iPhone now has an added line for apps per page. Thank goodness! Not sure how I would have been able to manage without it! It's hard to believe app management is now an ... Read more »

Column: Safe online shopping during the holidays…and the rest of the year

Posted: Oct 25, 2012

There was uproar recently after a national retailer aired a Christmas commercial before Halloween. As much as the average consumer complains, the holiday shopping media blitz starts earlier every year. As much as I don’t ... Read more »

Column: October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month - last two weeks focus on business and school security

Posted: Oct 11, 2012

Read part one of this two-part series on National Cyber Security Awareness Month here. This October is the ninth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) ... Read more »

Column: October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Posted: Sep 27, 2012

This October is the ninth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Alliance and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center work in partnership with public and private ... Read more »

Column: Mobile devices and the policy discussions surrounding them

Posted: Sep 13, 2012

Bring your own device (BYOD) is a hot topic. As I helped my son prepare for his first day of high school, I asked him if he needed to bring a calculator. His response was, ... Read more »

Column: Is your physical location being shared online?

Posted: Aug 30, 2012

According to a June, 2012 CNN Tech article, “Facebook pulls location-tracking feature,” the company had been testing a feature that would allow you to find out if your Facebook friends and other Facebook users were ... Read more »

Column: Create a cyber security plan for your business

Posted: Aug 16, 2012

Last time I wrote about creating a plan for online safety at home. Now we need to think about the workplace. Small businesses are at risk just as much as the large corporations we hear ... Read more »