Would you let just anyone that showed up at your front door into your son’s room? Dangerous criminals? Prostitutes? This French Internet safety video shows that by allowing your children free access to the Internet, you are doing just this.
Imagine if a pedophile showed up at your front door and told your young daughter that [...]
The following commercial by the Ad Council shows how much cyberbullying can hurt.
It’s amazing what teenagers will type online that they would never say in person.
Read full post...President Obama’s announcement today of planning to appoint a new head of White House cyber security, should make us think about how secure the networks are in our homes. Obama said, “Cyberspace is real, and so is the risk that comes with it.”
Here are a few quick tips to protect your homes from cyber threats:
1- [...]
Giving a teenager a cell phone with Internet is very dangerous. It is like a loaded gun. They can access the Internet any time from any where without any supervision to view pornography, order drugs, order weapons, view scenes of explicit real-life violence and be targeted by predators. As a parent you will be out [...]
Read full post...What dangers are there in borrowing a wireless Internet connection?
Network cables are becoming a thing of the past. Nearly every laptop that is sold now has wi-fi capabilities built in. Almost everywhere you go, you can see wireless connections available from your laptop’s wireless utility. Maybe you even borrow your neighbor’s wi-fi signal. All this [...]
After moving from California to Utah a couple of years ago, I noticed two differences in how Utahans drive in general compared to Californians. First of all, more people in Utah wave with just one finger. I suppose Californians would do the same if they weren’t afraid of being shot.
Second, there is an unofficial (and [...]
The lawsuits are real enough. Just ask the Tenenbaums, a family in Rhode Island that have been fighting a million dollar lawsuit with Capitol Records for years. Six other companies have also sued them, all for seven songs that their teenage son allegedly downloaded. The Tenenbaums were recently interviewed in the Rhode Island News. According [...]
Read full post...Everyone seems concerned about the economy. The focus is on stock market losses, bailouts and housing slumps. It is easy during these financially stressful times to become distracted and let our guard down when it comes to protecting our children online.
When parents fight over money, struggle with unemployment and agonize over lost investments, children are [...]
The AutoComplete option in Windows Explorer can lead to automatic fraud. AutoComplete remembers login names, passwords and even credit card numbers. This leaves your computer vulnerable to a number of problems:
1- Other computer users besides you can access your bank accounts or email.
2- Other computer users besides you can use your credit card number, including [...]
Children, especially teenagers, are notorious at posting information online about their parents. They don’t mean any harm, but these young online journalists are like having your own personal paparazzi. If you vent about your boss, or talk about sensitive subjects from work, your children could overhear and post this information online.
They are also quite adept [...]