McGruff eyes new target.

The article reports on the U.S. National Crime Prevention Council campaign, which has used the McGruff the Crime Dog cartoon character in promoting its initiative to protect digital assets and real-world identities of cyber users. The McGruff character is also involved in the launching of a new educational web site called Take a Bite Out of Cyber Crime. The web site offers tip sheets and information for Junior CyberGuards to learn about online security from a young age. McGruff has also urged computer users to install such programs as antivirus and firewall software to protect their systems.