Safer Internet Day
The tenth annual Safer Internet Day takes place on 5th February, and is designed to help everyone use the
internet and other
new technologies safely and responsibly.
Passwords are the fi rst line of defence against cyber criminals. Long passwords that use numbers, symbols and mixed-case letters, are the most secure. Use diff erent passwords for each of your important accounts and change them regularly.
Malware is a type of computer programme that can be installed on your machine without your knowledge. It can be used to try to access your personal information, or to force your computer to visit websites, send spam email, or perform other actions without your knowledge. To protect against malware, install at least one good quality anti-virus product and scan regularly. You should also upgrade your operating system and software to the latest versions and, if possible, turn on automatic updates.
Be careful about what you it. click and
download. If you’re not sure about an unfamiliar site, leave it and research the software before installing
If malware
prevents you from leaving the page, for example by repeatedly opening a download prompt, use your computer’s task manager to close your browser – generally accessed by pressing ‘ctrl’, ‘alt’ and ‘delete’ at the same time . Do not trust anything within an email that looks suspicious – even if it’s from people you know – and visit websites by entering the address directly in your browser instead of using links in emails.
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Do not trust pop-up windows that ask you to download software to make your computer safe because it has been infected. Close the window and don’t click inside it.
There are tools and controls available to help you manage your online experience. Google SafeSearch excludes sites with sexually explicit content from search results, and Safety Mode on YouTube means that videos with mature or age-restricted content will not show up in searches.
Take an interest in your child’s internet activity and talk to them about their experience. Better still, spend time with them working online so that you know how they are using the internet.
Children need to know that the internet can be a dangerous place and that not everyone online can be trusted. They should not share personal information and should always use a nickname as their screen name. To register on social networking sites like Facebook, and Twitter, they should be at least 13.
If your child wants to meet someone they have met online, make them aware of the potential dangers, encourage them always to inform you of their plans and insist that you go along too, especially for the fi rst meeting. With these systems and procedures in place, using the internet should be a safer experience for us all!
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