Internet Security

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Internet Security

• What you can do to protect your family

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Surfing the WEB

• What is surfing the WEB ?
• To move from place to place on the Internet
  searching for topics of interest.
• How is surfing dangerous ?
• The Internet is a dangerous place, full of
  profiteers who sell your personal data to
  information brokers and cunning criminals who
  have nothing better to do than steal your Social
  Security number, obtain credit cards in your
  name, go on spending sprees, and ruin your credit
  rating. So whether you're shopping at Macys.com
  or chatting with your buddies over blogs, you'll
  need to take certain precautions to keep your
  personal info from falling into the wrong hands.

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Information theft

• How is information stolen form my computer?
• Information about all the sites that you visit is
  stored on your computer. Every image that you
  have ever viewed, sent or received over the
  Internet is stored on your hard drive. Be it
  personal pictures or confidential business
  charts, these can be accessed by any snooper.

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Information theft

• There is a record of every program that you have
  ever downloaded or used on your hard drive. What
  you use on your computer should be your business
  and nobody else's.
• The windows "delete" button and the "empty
  recycle bin" option does NOT completely delete
  your files. With the right tools, anyone can
  recover removed files.
• If you share any files on your computer with no
  restrictions you are literally sharing it with
  the whole world.

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Protecting your Computer

• How do I protect my computer
• Make sure that you routinely delete Internet Temp
  Files, History or Cookies from your browser
  software.
• Make sure you have up to date firewall and
  antivirus software on every computer you work
  on.
• Turn off or limit any file sharing on your
  systems.
• Never work as an administrator (Windows) or root
  (Unix) user online.
• Make sure that your internet browser security is
  set at medium high or greater.
• Password protect all accounts on all systems.

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Protecting Children On the Internet

• How do I protect my child on the internet?
• The internet is not a play ground for children.
  Although your child may be sitting in the safety
  of your home he or she can be in great danger if
  left unsupervised online.
• Never discount the intelligence of online
  predators.

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Protecting Children On the Internet

• How do I protect my child online ?
• Make sure that you child has a limited user
  account on your computer
• Make sure that the computer your child is allowed
  to use is in a public location in your home like
  the kitchen or family room so you can easily
  monitor all web activity.
• Enable the internet rating within the internet
  options tab of your browser to eliminate certain
  web sites that have questionable key words or
  subject matters.

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Protecting Children On the Internet

• Is downloading music and .mov file dangerous for
  my child ?
• Anytime you download anything from the web you
  expose yourself.
• Sites like Utube that allow the public to upload
  information and music should be monitored
  closely. Anyone could plant a virus in a .mov of
  music file.

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The key to internet safety is education

• How do I educate myself about internet safety ?
• Below are some websites that will start you on
  your internet safety path.
• Cybercop Guide
• http//www.cybercopguide.com/
• Education World
• http//www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr073.sht
  ml
• Pinoy Tech Blog
• http//www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/are-we-doin
  g-enough-to-teach-our-children-on-internet-safety

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In Conclusion

• The internet can be a wonderful experience for
  you and your child. It is a well known fact that
  children with a computer in the home perform
  better in school. The world is computer driven
  and to not expose your child to computers and the
  internet is doing your child a disservice. With
  the proper supervision and education you and your
  child should have a wonderful time on the
  internet.