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Social Engineering
Are you Cyber Savvy?
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How do
we protect our children when they are on the Internet?
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Social Engineering is a strategy utilized by
predators when they prey upon the innocent and naive.
Predators are adept at conning [using Social Engineering
techniques] people into thinking they [the predator] are
a trustworthy being.
In today’s era of
Internet access and computers, it often feels like our
children are treading in unsafe waters without us. Even
if we were there, we would not know what to look for to
keep them safe.
If we know anything about computers, it is minimal
compared to what our children know. Our
knowledge is usually either non-existent or outdated.
Couple the above with a lack of knowledge about Internet
access and we feel lost or inept/incompetent during a
crucial period of our children’s development. A time
when they need us to be aware and one step ahead of
them.
We see in the headlines about children being abducted,
injured, killed by people they met on the internet.
Most schools require computer and internet access in
order for children to complete their homework
assignments. Our children need to be proficient in
current technology to be successful in their social,
academic and, eventually, career paths.
We observe our children's personality changing dramatically
and we are not sure if it is due to the teenage
maturation process or if it due to some other issue. Are they using the victim of
a cyber bully? Are they too involved in instant
messaging? Have they become addicted to Internet
activities at the expense of living life to the fullest?
We
also hear about children who get into
trouble on the internet for trespassing where they
should not and/or for harassing others.
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Of course,
our children would never do that. Or would they?
Do you KNOW who they are hanging out with on the
internet or what they are doing?
How can we protect our children in an area we are
ill-informed in? What do we do and how do we do
it?
Should we use programs that monitor our
children's activities and chats?
Should we go through our children’s private
chats?
Should we insist upon meeting the people our
children interact with?
When are we being a conscientious parent and when
are we invading our children’s privacy?
Checklist for parents
Guidelines for parents
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Highlights
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Creating a safe Computer and Internet access environment for the family
- Activity/chat monitoring programs
- The basics of safe surfing.
- Danger signals to look for.
- Sites with information on Child safe websites.
- Cyber Bullies
- Virtual reality is more important than
life activities
- Computers in open areas vs bedrooms
- Open communication
- Education and awareness
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