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Top 10 Almost-Technical Things You Can Do To Protect Your Kids and Family From the Internet

Top 10 Non-Technical Things You Can Do To Protect Your Kids and Family From the Internet

1. 1.Understand the Risk: The Internet is a bad      neighborhood, filled with villains, thieves, scoundrels, organized crimes and terrorist support groups. Know what they are doing and why.
   

2. 2.Who, What and Where?: Know what your kids and students are doing on the Internet, where they are ‘hanging out’ and with whom.
   

3. 3.ID Theft: Learn when and when not to give away personal information. Monitor your credit reports. Google your name; see what private information other people can learn about you and your loved ones.
   

4. 4.Make Good Garbage: Use a shredder before throwing personal documents into the garbage. Destroy discs before discarding.

1. 1. Passwords: Pick and use strong passwords as well as secure screensavers. Do Not write Passwords   down: Try a Password Vault.
   

2. 2. Sharing: Set up your PC for several user accounts and only use the Administrator account when necessary. Set your Computer’s sharing rights to meet your family’s or school’s needs.
   

3. 3. Firewall: Use a personal firewall whenever connected to the Internet.
   

4. 4. Malware: Install anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-spyware software and update daily. Make sure all software is kept up to date, a/k/a ‘patched’.
   

5. 5. Cookies & Cream: Learn what Safe Surfing means. Choose and use your browser with security, safety and privacy in mind.
   

6. 6. Email:  Learn the good, the bad ad the ugly of your email and IM options - then practice Safe Computing.
   

7. 7. Kid Proof: Install child-monitoring or parental control software, especially to protect younger children.

5. 5.Trust But Verify: Learn to recognize and defend against all forms of social engineering and phishing attacks aimed at you and your family.
   

6. 6.Download This: Only use reliable sources to download files and programs that you really want or need.
   

7. 7.Get a Geek. Someone you know, or your kids know, who knows more about computers and the Internet and security than you do. Do not be afraid to ask, There is no such thing as a dumb question.
   

8. 8.Meet & Greet: Discuss Internet safety, security, privacy and ethics with your kids, family and students regularly.
   

9. 9.Ethics & Netiquette: Just because you can do something does not mean you should do it. Learn the difference and act accordingly. Understand the implications of your actions on your security, safety and privacy. Know why you are clicking: avoid ‘Quick-Clicks’.
   

10. 10.Who Ya Gonna Call? Know whom to promptly contact in school, family and law enforcement when you have to respond to a security, privacy or safety threat.

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