The Internet is a wonderful source for all kinds of useful information. Many people have their businesses online, do online banking and purchase items online. Such things are very convenient, but they can also be dangerous. Did you know that …[Continue]
Why You Need To Know About Internet Firewalls
Have you ever sent a message to someone over the Internet that you would prefer no one but you and the person you sent it to, to see? Do you do your banking online or have you ever made a …[Continue]
Top Five Rules For Safe Online Chatting
Online chatting stops being fun when someone gets hurt. Online predators are becoming more skilled and learning new tricks that they are then using against people like you and I. Although it is not the majority of online chatters who …[Continue]
Good Sense, Caution and Guidelines For Online Chatting
The importance of keeping safety in mind while chatting is equally important for children and adults. As an adult, you cannot expect to be able to “be smarter” than a predator or have the perfect “intuition” to simply know when …[Continue]
E-Card Spam
In recent months, e-card spam infected with a virulent computer worm has increased. How do you tell the difference between a valid e-card and a virus? Never open a greeting card sent from an unnamed friend, neighbor, classmate, schoolmate, partner …[Continue]
Making Friends On MySpace Without Risk
MySpace is designed to be a forum for young people to exchange ideas, pictures, sounds and words. The idea is that you register your information, obtain your own MySpace page and customize it as you like. The problem is that …[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]
