Who remembers the Atari 2600? Yeah, I don’t either. Just kidding. Maybe. It’s hard to think about the words tech and toys together before the 1990s. However, they were a thing. Kids of the late 70s reveled in the Atari 2600. It became a staple of pop culture—defining a generation of gaming young enthusiasts. But tech toys didn’t stop there.
Later was the introduction of Game Boy in 1989. The ability to leave your bedroom and actually play video games on the go? That was life-altering for, I dare to say, every teenage boy and girl. Although, for many, the 2000s were the formative years of tech toys. They saw the 90s as a blip on the radar of tech toys’ rise to the domination of Toyland. This group had a front row seat to watch Xbox Live parade onto the scene in all of its glory. The first successful home online gaming console even left this writer a little jealous.
Where were you during my gaming days?
The proliferation of tech toys over the years has only been eclipsed by the dangers surfacing from the bowels of cartridge graveyards around the world. I’m talking cybercriminals. They see the one thing that brings joy to so many sugar plum-dreaming cherubs during the holidays – tech toys – as a means to wreak havoc.
I’m not talking script kiddies in their parents’ basements. These aren’t the kids we grew up with then nor the kids growing up now. Dismiss the prevailing idea of what a hacker is. Don’t be mistaken; these cyber thieves are real and dangerous. They pose a threat to your personal security and the sanctity of all that is Christmas morning.
About the Author
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LeVar Battle has produced content for healthcare and technology for more than 10 years. He is now a corporate communications and social media manager for Webroot leading the blog editorial and social media team.
I want to thank you Webroot for all your help in 2016 . For me the new year for me is not so good I am so poor I am eating Oatmeal for breakfast
and praying that what money I do have I have to try and make it last as long as I can. sometimes I eat it for dinner as well.. So if you are trying to sell me more stuff I may have to wait until there one month left on it before the time runs out any new Cybersecurity can be added to this laptop
computer. Bernard Beverley.
Hello Bernard,
I’ve sent you an email with a gift that I Hope will Surprise & Delight you.
Happy Holidays 🙂
Josh P.
Social Media Coordinator
Hi Bernard,
Please stay strong. Things will get better real soon.
I think others are using from my computer ? in my neighborhood but not sure? We are elderly and have to wait till our son visits us so he can check for us. We don’t understand all this technology. We are old school I’ve tried and really messed up home computer,our iPads & my smart phone,
Alice, that doesn’t sound very likely, but you should know that we have a Technical Support Team to help you out with technical concerns/issues like this.
Please feel free to reach out to them directly at your own convenience. Our Support is free-of-charge!
Support Number: 1-866-612-4227 M-F 7am−6pm MT
Send us a Support Ticket: https://detail.webrootanywhere.com/servicewelcome.asp
Warm Regards,
Josh P.
Social Media Coordinator