The rise of computer technology has created a completely new computer culture. This culture comes complete with its own language, rituals, and villains. Yep, the bad guys started using the computer for criminal activity just as soon as the computers …[Continue]
Keeping Your Computer Safe From Malware, Spyware and Adware
If you are reading this, you are almost certainly online. If you are online, you are almost certainly at risk for unwanted computer problems. The least of these problems set you up for annoying and unsolicited advertising. The worst of …[Continue]
Spyware Defined and What to Do About It
The word “spyware” just sounds scary. It sounds like some sort of software spy, and that is exactly what it is. Spyware is software that gets into your computer and collects your personal information. This personal information is then sent …[Continue]
Tips to Identify, Deal With and Prevent Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying is a serious problem for many young people these days. Bullying is not just limited to the playground any more. Now bullies have the ability to target your child on their cell phone, home and school computers and …[Continue]
Cyber Bullying Versus Traditional Bullying
You can probably remember a time when you were younger that another kid made fun of you. Whether it was an insult, spreading a rumor or some sort of physical confrontation, many of us now look back on the time …[Continue]
Where to Find Information About Internet Safety
In the last decade teachers have been presented with a unique challenge: protecting children from the dangers of the Internet. Many teachers struggle with this challenge because the Internet was not something that they grew up knowing about. Likewise parents …[Continue]
Need to Know: Internet Safety in the Classroom
Internet safety is a concern that many parents have. Children are becoming victims of exploitation, and deceptive predators are gaining their trust. Internet safety is difficult enough to manage at home. But tackling this issue in our schools may be …[Continue]
Safeguard Your Students’ Internet Usage
With all of the wonderful things that the Internet has to offer, there is an equal amount of the ugly. With the Internet we have opportunities never before imagined, but at the same time predators and thieves also have a …[Continue]
