October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and Just Ask Gemalto is focusing on kids' online safety. Here are some common concerns by and solutions for parents:
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There are family-friendly social networking sites that offer several social media components including "Friend" connections for sharing content, comments and photos. Look for sites that are set-up for security so children are not able to share personal information. Typically, a software download and install is necessary to run the application and the sites require registration and in some cases, paid membership.
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: Children need to know the details of protecting themselves on social networking sites. A Harris/McAfee poll found that 87 percent of teens go online from a computer or mobile device outside of their home. And, they are not just accessing the sites from their Macs or PCs but also from smartphones and hand-held gaming devices. Here are some rules to follow:
- Never include physical location in status updates.
- Chat only with people you know in the real world.
- Check with you first before installing an application, which can accidentally allow a virus, spyware or other software to infect the computer.
- Avoid downloading free music or videos, which are highly likely to infect the family PC with worms, viruses, adware, spyware or backdoors that allow cyber criminals access to the computer.
- Ensure your children are using sites that meet age restrictions.
- Set profiles to "private" so that only their friends can contact them.
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