HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET?

Do you have a teenage child hooked around the clock on the screen or a toddler who is exploring the online world? In this blog, we have prepared some tips that will ensure they have a safe environment for online activities.

Here Are Few Tips For Protecting Our Child:

Use parental controls: Having full control over what your child does online is impossible. How can the situation be resolved? One option is to use parental control also known as parental control. It is included in the Protegent Internet Security. It offers the possibility to choose predefined categories according to the age of the children, to set the password to avoid unwanted changes in the settings and unwanted uninstallation of the product. Through the application, your children can express their ideas and ask you at any time for permission to access previously blocked websites or ask for more time to play or surf the Internet. You manage everything. The product also has a function for locating your child's device. Since the mobile phone and the child are essentially inseparable, the child is also located by locating the device. Thanks to this application you will have an overview of the online world of your children. The reports available will tell you which games you play, which sites you visit and / or which social networks you use.

Important user settings: In addition to the parental control tools, you should not forget the user settings which can considerably reduce the risk of a potential threat. Create a computer account for your child. This way you can effectively monitor your online activities. An adult should always have a system administrator account.

Also change the settings of your router, creating an autonomous network for your children. This will only share the Internet connection and protect your children's devices from possible malware downloaded by other family members.

Update your operating system regularly and do the same for all other programs and applications as well. Attackers are constantly creating new threats. Ignoring updates creates vulnerabilities that can be used by hackers. Internet Security software and parental controls are automatically updated in online mode.

Check the webcam: If not used, turn it off and /or cover it (if incorporated). In the event of a threat, Protegent security solutions warn you of a possible risk.

Social network settings: Social networks "steal" from your children most of the time they spend on the Internet. Try to understand which social networks they use and make sure of their privacy. The minimum age to use Facebook is 13 years. Your child's account should have a secure password and two-factor authentication enabled. The privacy settings on social networks are varied. If the profile is public without restrictions, its security may be at risk. In your account settings, choose your children's posts and activities as visible only to friends. Also check who their friends are. Explain to your children that friends on Facebook should only include people they know. Similar settings are also available on other popular online platforms among young people.

Check the privacy settings for apps and games as well: Warn your children that sensitive information or their personal data should never be disclosed via email or chat. Check the activation of localization in the settings of each application. And, if it's activated, turn it off.

Monitor your children's browsing history: It is important to know what your children are doing on the Internet. In order not to make them feel spied on, it is good to establish the rules from the beginning, rules that must be clear to both sides, both you and your children. This also applies to activity tracking in the browser. If your child clears their browser history, that's a good reason to talk to them. Evaluating why he deleted the history can be very complicated, and resolving the situation is up to you as a parent.

Not everything on the Internet is true: Fake news and conspiracy theses spread faster than a virus. Some of us are more likely to believe information without verifying its source. Social networks help enormously to spread these messages and the conspirators take advantage of this a lot. The reason is mainly the lack of ability to assess whether it is an objective fact or a fake news. Think about it: some messages sometimes seem so real that even we adults have a hard time distinguishing whether they are true or not. So talk to your children about what they read and what they are looking for on the Internet, and possibly seek further information together.