Your Presenters Tim Rapoza 20 years working in technology field; - - PowerPoint PPT 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.

• Place your computer in an open room with the monitor facing
• ut. This allows you to see and control what is occurring on the

Internet.

COMPUTER PLACEMENT

NEW REALITY PAST PRACTICE

• Most children age 9 and above already have an iPod Touch or
• ther “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

• n the internet and were pretty easy to restrict. Today

virtually every web-enabled application has a chat feature built into it.

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Kik
• Twitter
• Oovoo
• Skype
• Pinger

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

• Blacklist
• Whitelist
• Content Filtering & Monitoring

Parental Controls

EXAMPLES COMMON METHODS

• PC based - Demonstration
• Wi-Fi / Router based – Demonstration
• Web based – Demonstration
• Device based - Demonstration

WHY USE PARENTAL CONTROLS

• Block and eliminate computer viruses
• Monitor and block inappropriate web sites
• Protect personal information

• 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

PC Based Security

FREE SECURITY SOFTWARE

WHY USE SECURITY SOFTWARE

• Norton Security (free for Comcast subscribers)
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• AVG Antivirus

PAID SECURITY SOFTWARE

• Kaspersky Internet Security 2013
• McAfee Internet Security 2013

• 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

Wi-Fi / Router 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.

Web 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

Device Based Security

When to use

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)

• 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

Security Links

MOBILE SECURITY TOOLS ROUTER BASED 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
• 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

PC SECURITY TOOLS

Questions…