Internet Safety
ChildNet International: Making A Difference
New here? You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Similar in thinking to Family WebWatch is ChildNet International — a site loaded with Web safety information. And I mean loaded!
An attractive and well-laid out site, ChildNet International provides useful information for kids and adults, and done so in a variety of […]
GreenBorder No Longer Offered - Temporarily
GreenBorder is an application used to protect computers when accessing the Internet. Picture your computer protected in a bubble as you surf the Web keeping you protected from downloading malicious code or viruses and such. That’s what GreenBorder does.
I recently found out that they’ve stopped selling their product, but it’s not because they’re going down […]
It’s Time For “Scam I Am!”
I just received a scam in my email, or to be more precise, a phishing attack. What’s phishing? It’s when someone attempts to convince you that they’re someone they’re not to get you to do something. Think wolf in sheep’s clothing.
This latest attempt came out of the blue. Clue one. It was from a company […]
Keep It To Yourself With Clipperz
You’re a busy person. Some or all of your busy-ness involves being online. And being online means that you more than likely have multiple places requiring you to login. You need Clipperz, an secure online method of storing your important information.
Where do you store all those logins? In your head, only to be forgotten over […]
Is Someone Watching While You Surf The Web?
It’s easy to get caught up in technology. Take wireless communications, for example. What a convenience it is to be able to go to a hotspot like Starbucks, and crank out a few emails while sipping your latte?
But did you know that there may be someone listening in on your conversations? It could be the […]
Using 1 Password Makes You an Easy Target
With all the online accounts that people use these days, it’s tempting to make up one password to enter them all. I mean, who wants to remember 10 different passwords for 10 different accounts? Well, the truth of the matter is that if you don’t make them unique, then a hacker just has to grab […]
Bad Web Parenting in 4 Easy Steps
For parents who are worried their hands-off approach to supervising their child’s online activities lacks the energy they once had, I thought offering this 4-step plan would be just the jumpstart they’d need. So let’s get right to it!
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Step 1 - Don’t set restrictions on what sites your child can and cannot visit.
Yep, the sky’s […]
