Internet Safety
Sam Farnsworth
Utah PTA Technology Specialist
sam@utahpta.org
What will be covered in this class?
1. Dangers of the Internet
2. Keeping Personal
Information Safe
3. Teaching Children to be
Safe on the Internet
4. Using Internet Filters
and Monitors
Section 1:
Dangers of the
Internet
Dangers of the Internet
 Social Networking
 Instant Messaging
and Chat Rooms
 Pornography
 Cyber-Bullying
 Sharing Personal
Information
Dangers of the Internet
Social Networking Sites
Examples of Social Networking:
FaceBook, Google+, Twitter, MySpace,
YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc.
Social networking sites are dangerous.
Internet predators LOVE social networking
sites, as they put children and teens in a
position to disclose personal information.
If your child has a social networking accounts, you should have access to and
monitor those accounts and understand how your child uses social networking.
No child under 13 should have any social networking accounts. It is illegal!
Avoid dangerous sites like MySpace.com. Understand security risks of your kids’
social networking sites. Example: Disable “Friends of Friends” on Facebook.
Dangers of the Internet
Instant Messaging / Chat Rooms
Examples of Instant Messengers:
Facebook Messenger, Skype,
Google+, Cell Phones, SnapChat
Instant Messaging is OK with someone
you know in “real life”. Children (and
parents) should never IM with strangers.
You should monitor who your child talks to. You don’t need to monitor
conversations, just who they IM with.
Internet predators use instant messaging and chat rooms for grooming
victims because they are able to be anonymous.
Research the apps your children use for instant messaging.
Google just like this  Is SnapChat bad?
Video:
Meeting a Teen Girl Online is Easy
Dangers of the Internet
Internet Pornography
Sources of Pornography
- Adult websites
- Lingerie websites
- YouTube.com
- Google Images
- Pictures sent via IM or cell phone
According to Family Safe Media:
- The largest group of viewers of Internet porn is
children between the ages of 12 and 17.
- Average age for a child’s first exposure to pornography is age 11.
- Pornography is seductive and addictive. As parents, we must
prevent accidental exposure to pornography at all costs.
Dangers of the Internet
Cyber-Bullying
Examples of Cyber-Bullying
- Spreading rumors or lies online (indirectly)
- Harassing or threatening (directly)
- Posting inappropriate pictures online
- Pretending to be someone else online
Over half of adolescents have been bullied online. Only 1 in 10 tell their parents.
15% of all absenteeism (160,000 kids daily) is directly related to fears of being bullied.
Cyber-bullying causes real mental distress and/or depression. Family life suffers.
School work suffers. Social life suffers. Cyber-bullying can and does lead to suicide.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention:
- Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth, resulting in over 4,600
deaths per year. For every suicide, there are at least 100 failed suicide attempts.
Dangers of the Internet
Sharing Personal Information
Information that should not be shared
- Names (first or last), age, or sex
- Address (not even city or state)
- Phone or cell numbers, e-mail address
- School name, location, or mascot
- Friends’ or family members’ names
- Pictures
Kids want to share this information because they want to be liked.
They want to find other kids like them on the internet.
Kids think blogs and social sites are safe and that only their friends
are looking at their profiles. Internet predators LOVE social sites!
If you want to post pictures or family updates on the web, use a
secure website, like myfamily.com, www.blogger.com, or Facebook.
Kids Online Survey
By the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
How bad are these problems really?
1 in 5 children received a sexual solicitation or
approach over the Internet in the last year.
1 in 4 had an unwanted exposure to pictures
of naked people in the last year.
Only 25% of the youth who encountered a sexual
solicitation or approach told a parent.
About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures.
Less than 3% of unwanted exposures are reported to law-enforcement,
ISPs, or hotlines, so most offenders are not being prosecuted.
89% of children have had some form of negative online experience.
Video:
Predator
Section 2:
Keeping Information Safe
Keeping Your Personal Information Safe
Tools for Keeping Information Safe:
 Use strong p@ssw0rds
 Use anti-virus software
 Recognize phishing
e-mails and websites
 Use online accounts safely
Keeping Information Safe
Use Strong P@ssw0rds
• Do NOT use any personal info in your password:
- your name, kid’s name
- birthday or anniversary
- phone number or address
• Use at least 3 different passwords:
- 1 for e-mail
- 1 for financial accounts (banks, PayPal, eBay)
- 1 for everything else (social accounts)
• Use uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols
• Make passwords at least 8 characters long
• Use a passphrase
Keeping Information Safe
Use Anti-virus Software
• Anti-virus software helps block mal-ware,
viruses, and trojans designed to
steel personal information
or distribute pornography
• I highly recommend this
FREE anti-virus programs:
- Bitdefender Free
• These are good, but not free:
- Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro,
Kaspersky, Panda
• I recommend you do NOT use:
- Microsoft Security Essentials
Keeping Information Safe
Recognize Phishing E-mails, Websites, and Phone calls
• Do NOT click any links in any e-mail
• Do NOT reply to any e-mail from your bank,
e-mail provider, or other online account
• Do NOT open attachments unless you
specifically asked for it (even from family)
• Do NOT login to any website unless
you typed in the address yourself
• Do NOT allow other programs to access
your Facebook account (like games)
• Do NOT accept help from customer
support that called you first
Keeping Information Safe
Use Online Accounts Safely
• Limit the number of sites
you use to reduce your
exposure to online risk.
• Login to each of your online
accounts regularly to check
for suspicious activity.
• Only use trusted sellers like
Amazon.com and PayPal.
• Watch for SSL notifications
(green) in the address bar.
• Do not trust the yellow lock.
Section 3:
Teaching Children to
Be Safe on the Internet
Teaching Children to be Safe on the Internet
Parents’ Responsibilities:
1.
Listen / talk to your kids about the Internet.
- What do they do on the computer? On their cell phones?
- Who do they talk to online?
- When are they getting online?
2.
Set Internet usage rules (with your kids).
- Who can they talk with?
- What sites or types of sites are off limits?
- When can they use the computer?
- Where can they use the computer?
- Why are these rules important?
(Yes, they will complain about the rules!)
3.
Listen / talk to your kids.
- When should they talk to you?
- What should they expect from you
when they come talk to you?
Teaching Children to be Safe on the Internet
Parents’ Responsibilities (Continued):
4.
Teach your kids safe Internet habits.
- What is pornography?
- What is cyberbullying?
- What sites or activities are dangerous?
- What is inappropriate on Facebook?
5.
Set specific consequences.
- What happens if they break a rule?
- Print the rules and have your
kids sign it like a contract.
6.
Listen / talk to your kids.
- Yes again. And again.
I can’t emphasize this enough.
7.
Install filters and/or monitoring
software on your computers.
Teaching Children to be Safe on the Internet
The internet, social media, cell phones and
internet capable devices are everywhere.
You cannot protect
children from the
internet!
You can only
teach children to
protect themselves!
Section 4:
Using Internet Filters
and Monitors
to Protect Children
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
What filters and monitors are available?
 Domain / URL Filtering
 Net Nanny
 NetMop
 Safe Eyes
 bSecure
 CyberSitter
 i Protect You
 WiseChoice
 PC Tattletale
 CyberPatrol
 McAfee Parental
Controls
 MaxProtect
 NetMop
 Trend Micro
Internet Security
How do you know which filters work and which don’t?
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
How do filters work?
Content filters keep lists of websites
and categorize them based on content.
Users can then filter (or block) websites
from certain categories.
How well a content filter “works” can
be measured by these two criteria:
- How “smart” is the indexing program? Does it over filter or under filter?
- How easily can the filter be bypassed or disabled?
A good content filter also monitors the following applications:
- Instant Messaging
- E-mail
- Social networking accounts
- Time on the computer and on the internet
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
So what is the best content filter?
As of today, there are three, each with its own advantages:
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
K9 Web Protection
by Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat Systems is the
largest producer of enterprise
level web filters. In an effort to give back to the community, Blue Coat has
made its industry leading filter available to families.
How much does K9 Web Protection cost?
- K9 Web Protection is FREE and will always be FREE
K9 is available for the following operating systems:
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 (32- and 64-bit)
- Mac OS X 10.4.7 and later versions
What features does K9 Web Protection have?
- The best way to show you what K9 Web Protection can do is with screenshots…
To get K9 Web
Protection go to:
http://www.getk9.com
Some of the resources
available on the K9 Web
Protection website include:
• Form to download the
software
• Detailed information on K9
Web Protection software
• Technical support for K9
• Tools for sharing K9 with
your family and friends
• Links to other websites on
internet safety for kids
K9 Web Protection
Administration
Web Categories to Block
• Select a level of
protection for your
computer to specify the
categories you want
blocked
• The default setting is
great for most families
• Choose “Custom” to
select specific categories
to block or allow
K9 Web Protection
Administration
Time Restrictions
• K9 can be used to
disable the internet
during certain parts of
the day (or night)
• Simply click on the
blocks of time to enable
or disable internet
activity during that time
• Use this feature to
disable to internet after
bedtime or while parents
are at work
K9 Web Protection
Alerts
Category Blocked
• If a user attempts to
access a restricted site,
the page at the right
appears
• If you want to access
the site, you can type in
the admin password
• You can allow access to
the specific site or to the
whole category
• You can allow access
for a specific amount of
time or permanently
K9 Web Protection
Administration
View Activity Summary
• Use the activity summary to
see all the websites that were
visited by your kids
• Click on a category name to
see all websites viewed in
that category
• Restricted categories are
highlighted in red
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
K9 Web Protection
by Blue Coat Systems
Pros:
- Nearly perfect on filtering. Does not over filter or under filter.
- Very easy to install and configure.
Cons:
- Does not have user specific filtering. All settings effect all users on a
computer, so you can’t block or allow certain websites for certain users.
- Does not monitor social networking, instant messaging, or e-mail.
- You cannot view web logs or change settings remotely.
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
Norton Online Family by Symantec
Symantec is one of the largest, most trusted
Internet security companies in the world.
Norton Online Family is an internet filter that
also monitors e-mail, instant messaging, social
networking, searching, and computer usage.
How much does Norton Online Family cost?
- Norton Online Family Basic is FREE / Norton Online Family Premier is $29.99 per year
Norton is available for the following operating systems:
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 (32 and 64-bit)
- Mac OS X 10.4.7 and later versions
What features does Norton Online Family have?
- The best way to show you what Norton Online Family can do is with screenshots…
Norton
Online Family
Create an account at:
http://onlinefamily
.norton.com
• Add a member profile
for each child in the
family
• Each user can have
his/her own unique rules
and restrictions
• Only create profiles for
family members with
their own computer
logins
Norton
Online Family
Web Site Settings
• Select which
categories should
be blocked for each
family member
• The default
categories are
adequate for most
users
• Select if blocked
categories should
be monitored only,
warned about, or
blocked completely
Norton
Online Family
Time Settings
• Select which
hours of the day
the computer will
be off limits (not
just the internet)
• Select how
many hours the
computer can be
used each day
Norton
Online Family
Website Blocked
Screen
• If your child
attempts to access a
restricted site or
perform a restricted
action, the page at
the right appears
• Your child can use
this page to explain
why they tried to
visit that site or
request access to
the restricted site
Norton
Online Family
Website Blocked
Screen
• If your child
attempts to access a
restricted site and is
set to warn only, the
page at the right
appears
• Your child will
have the option to
continue, but must
write a note why
they chose to
procede.
Norton
Online Family
Time Extensions
• If your child runs
out of computer
time, you can
easily add more
time by typing in
your username
and password and
selecting the
amount of time to
allow
Norton
Online Family
Web Activity Log
• This page is used
to view the
websites your
child has visited or
tried to visit
• Restricted
websites are listed
in red
• You can view a
website by clicking
on it’s name in the
list
Norton
Online Family
Search Activity
Log
• This page is used
to view all the
searches your
child has made
• The log also
shows which
search engine was
used to make the
search
Norton
Online Family
Social
Networking
Website Log
• This page is used
to view all the
social networking
websites your
child has visited
• Restricted
websites are listed
in red
• This log also
shows important
information that
was entered into
the website
Norton
Online Family
Smartphone App
• Install the Android or
iPhone/iPad App to
connect to your Norton
Online Family account
from anywhere, anytime.
• Monitor your children’s
activity from your phone.
• Make changes to your
children’s profiles, like
changing curfews or
security settings.
Norton
Online Family
Android Safety
Minder for Android
Phone
• Monitor your kids
online activity on
their smartphone
• The same settings
from the computer
automatically apply
on the phone
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
Norton Online Family
by Symantec
Pros:
- Settings can be unique for each user.
- You can view logs and update settings
from any computer in the world.
- Monitors e-mail, IM, social networking, searches, and usage time.
- Norton Safety Minder for Android
Cons:
- Setup takes longer and can be difficult for non-technical users.
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
Open DNS
- Open DNS is a cloud-based (online) internet
service that filters and monitors all traffic
through your internet connection (router)
- Open DNS is one of the largest DNS lookup services in the world, serving over
30 Million users, 40 thousand schools, and over 20 Billion DNS requests daily
- When a web page is requested, your router checks Open DNS to see if it is blocked
How much does Open DNS cost?
- “OpenDNS Home” version is FREE / “OpenDNS Home VIP” is $19.95 per year
Open DNS is filters the following devices:
- EVERYTHING, including computers, tablets, phones, game consoles, etc.
What features does Open DNS have?
- The best way to show you how Open DNS works is with screenshots…
Open DNS
Go to OpenDNS.com
• To get started, go to
www.opendns.com
• Open DNS offers many
levels of service.
• More advanced users
can select OpenDNS
Home.
• For most users, I
recommend OpenDNS
FamilyShield.
• Click Sign up now, and
register with your e-mail
address.
Open DNS
You can setup OpenDNS
on your router or on
your computer
• Select Computer to
protect just one
computer.
• For most users, I
recommend choosing
Router so you can
protect all devices in
your home.
Open DNS
Select the Make and
Model of your Router
• Select the brand of your
router from the list
provided.
• Then select the model
number of your router.
• The brand and model
number is usually listed
on the back or bottom of
your router.
Open DNS
Follow the instructions
to enter the Open DNS
IP Addresses into
your Router
• Follow the simple step
by step instructions to
access your router and
enter the IP addresses
for Open DNS.
• The instructions will be
specific to your router.
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
Open DNS
Pros:
- Very quick and easy setup.
- Filters all devices inside your network including computers, tablets,
phones, game consoles, etc.
- Easiest way to setup filtering and monitoring to protect numerous devices.
Cons:
- Does not protect portable devices when they leave your home.
- Does not logs. Does not monitor social networking, searches, or e-mail.
- Does not have user specific filtering. Filters same for all users and devices.
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
So which is the filter and/or monitor for you?
Best for a single user on a single
computer and for those who want
something simple.
Best for multiple users across
multiple computers and those who
want more controls and options.
Best for homes with a variety of
devices, like laptops, tablets,
phones, game consoles, etc.
And yes, you can have it all. You
can use all three filters together
(and use the best features of
each product). They will not
conflict with each other.
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
What about Filtering and Monitoring for iOS?
If you need filtering for any
of these iOS devices:
- iPad
- iPhone
- iPod Touch
…you are going to have to
pay for it. I recommend:
Qustodio
www.qustodio.com
$44.95 per year
Using Filters and Monitors to Protect Children
Filtering
– or –
Monitoring?
This is your homework assignment:
1. Talk with your kids about the Internet.
2. Set rules and consequences.
3. Talk with your kids
about the Internet.
4. Install filtering and/or
monitoring software
on your computers,
tablets, and phones.
5. Talk with your kids
about the Internet.
6. Talk to your neighbors
and family members.
Where are these resources available?
http://www.utahpta.org/netsafety
Write this link down and visit it when you get home!
The link above contains this presentation, the videos,
links to the filtering and monitoring tools,
links to anti-virus software, and more.
Sam Farnsworth
Utah PTA Technology Specialist
sam@utahpta.org