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Advice for parents from parents experienced with web security |
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Learn more about the services we offer, email us at service@keepkidscybersafe.com |
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Advice for parents from parents experienced with web security |
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IM Lingo/abbreviations:
TTYL: Talk To You Later LOL: Laugh Out Loud OMG: Oh my god CUL8R: See you Later A/S/L: Age/Sex/Location POS: Parent Over Shoulder P911: Parent Alert |
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Are your kids safe online? |
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parents that work in the computer network security industry. Parents are concerned with the overwhelming amount of unfiltered information available to children on the web, and the relatively low level of awareness or ability to combat it.
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Who: KeepKidsCyberSafe.com (founded 2006) was started by |
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What: Our mission is to work with parents, schools, PTA, |
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Administrators and others to educate them on the myriad of threats directed at corrupting our children and how to avoid these threats proactively. Using our knowledge and personal experience (yes, this happened to us) to help families and educators help themselves.
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Why: Shows like “How To Catch a Predator” and other |
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How: How do you stop these threats from undermining the |
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When: When should you take action? NOW!!! Even 1/2 hour |
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specials on the topic of chat rooms and children. Unfortunately, this is not the only way that people and corporations (that’s right, I said corporations, organized crime is emerging on the web) are attempting to steal the innocence of our youth. |
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values you try to instill in your children? How do you avoid the possibility of an unwelcomed visit from a predator or criminal to your home? 1. Understand that you have something that predators and organized criminals want, children 2. Come to terms with the fact that no matter how secure you think your computer is, unwanted visitors can get access to your children via the web. They can do this typically because children accept their invitation naively. 3. Threats aimed at your children come in many forms. Chat rooms, Instant messenger, websites, online communities, social networking sites like MySpace and even phone calls that come from phishing sites. |
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of interaction with the wrong person, website or automated chat-bot (did you know that these even exist?) can put them at risk. Most teen-age parents are busy, and predators trust that parents aren’t watching everything. You may have a false impression that because the computer they are using is inside your own house or school they are safe. In a matter of seconds enough information can be gathered about the child. If you want to know more about the specifics of what these threats are and how you can work with your children to avoid /prevent them, please read on. The content that follows will not only scare you, it will assist you in protecting your most vital asset—your child. |