Internet Safety Presentation

Cyber Awareness for Parents ONLY How to support your family in an always-connected world Your Presenters… Tim Rapoza • 20 years working in technology field; the last 12 years working in Educational Technology. • Dighton Middle School Council • Dighton-Rehoboth Technology Steering Committee • Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee Chris Andrade •20 years working in technology field. •Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee ONLINE SAFETY BASICS • Never share names, schools, ages, phone numbers, or addresses or any personal information. • Never open an email from a stranger – it may contain a virus that can harm a computer. • Children should never send pictures to strangers or view pictures that strangers send to them. • Never allow your children to meet with someone from an online session unless the parent approves. • Keep passwords private (except to parents). • Tell a trusted adult if something mean or creepy happens on the Internet. • Never respond to an unsubscribe on a pornographic email. • MOST IMPORTANT – Parents must take the time to discuss these guidelines with their children. COMPUTER PLACEMENT PAST PRACTICE • Place your computer in an open room with the monitor facing out. This allows you to see and control what is occurring on the Internet. NEW REALITY • Most children age 9 and above already have an iPod Touch or other “smart” handheld device / phone. This IS a computer and exposes your children to all the same online threats that an “old school” desktop computer can – and it fits in their pocket. CHAT ROOMS A few years ago “chat rooms” were a separate entity on the internet and were pretty easy to restrict. Today virtually every web-enabled application has a chat feature built into it. • Facebook •Oovoo • Instagram • Skype • Kik • Pinger • Twitter Some particularly dangerous websites like “chatroulette” promote anonymous chatting and are targeted specifically towards teens and readily incorporate webcams into the chat sessions. Pictures speak louder than words • Everybody has a camera/camcorder! • Inappropriate photos / sexting • Cyber-bullying via texting • Your child may not realize that recording a person’s voice without their knowledge is a felony. So, What can you do about it ? • Parental controls in routers –FREE • Norton Security –FREE! • Internet Filtering – FREE! • Admin Passwords on Computer • Children should not have devices locked with PINs • Content restrictions on devices (iPhone/iTouch) • Sharing/privacy settings on Facebook Parental Controls WHY USE PARENTAL CONTROLS • Block and eliminate computer viruses • Monitor and block inappropriate web sites • Protect personal information COMMON METHODS • Blacklist • Whitelist • Content Filtering & Monitoring EXAMPLES • PC based - Demonstration • Wi-Fi / Router based – Demonstration • Web based – Demonstration • Device based - Demonstration PC Based Security WHY USE SECURITY SOFTWARE • Pro – Easier to configure than Router or web filtering • Con – Can’t protect other devices (iPods, iPads etc ..) – Software must be installed on each computer FREE SECURITY SOFTWARE • Norton Security (free for Comcast subscribers) • Microsoft Security Essentials • AVG Antivirus PAID SECURITY SOFTWARE • Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 • McAfee Internet Security 2013 Wi-Fi / Router Based Security When to use • Use when you have multiple devices. • Pro’s – Free and usually has support from router mfg. – Customizable time schedules to permit/allow access – Nothing to install on individual computers • Con – Can be a bit challenging to configure – Blanket security – same for ALL devices Web Based Security When to use • Use when you have multiple devices. • When you need content filtering • Pro’s – Fairly easy to configure and free! – Nothing to install on individual computers – Content filtering • Con – Blanket security – same for ALL devices – Pretty easily bypassed if you know just a little bit about networking. Device Based Security When to use • Use in conjunction with PC based software to protect individual non-PC devices. • Pro’s – Easy to configure and free! – Customizable security to each users device • Con – has to be configured on each device separately What to watch out for • Bypassing of parental controls – Proxies, Static DNS and other mumbo-jumbo • Fake identities on Facebook and other social network sites. – One for Mom and one for ME and my friends • The danger of the stored credit card – iTunes – Kindles/Amazon – Use gift cards not credit cards • If your kid is a geek/nerd/techie …. – He/She will find ways to bypass any security you put in place. – In this case the best method is trust and frequent conversation even if you don’t understand what they are talking about. (geeks love to explain things) Security Links ROUTER BASED SECURITY TOOLS • Open DNS: http://www.opendns.com/ • Netgear Parental Controls (Open DNS): http://countries.netgear.com/lpc • D-link Parental Controls (Open DNS): http://www.dlink.cc/tag/parental-control • Linksys Parental Controls (Netopia): http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support/ccc/PARENTALCONTROLS • Linksys Parental Controls (Cisco Connect): http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?pid=80&vw=1&articleid=21458 PC SECURITY TOOLS • Norton Comcast Download: http://xfinity.comcast.net/constantguard/Products/CGPS/norton/ • Norton Family Safety Login: https://onlinefamily.norton.com/ • Microsoft Security Essentials: http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx • Microsoft Family Safety Tools: http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-safety/compare-tools.aspx • AVG AntiVirus FREE 2013: http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage MOBILE SECURITY TOOLS • Mobicip: http://www.mobicip.com/products/ • McGruff Crime Dog: http://www.gomcgruff.com/ • Android Parental Controls 101: http://digitalsecuritymom.com/archives/260 • Apple iOS Parental Controls: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4213 • Apple iTunes Parental Controls: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1904 Questions… .

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