Family Guide to Parental Controls

Family Guide to Parental Controls

Filters can usually prevent young children from accidentally stumbling on troubling or inappropriate material, but they are less effective at keeping older kids and teens from deliberately visiting blocked sites ...

Sony's hacked emails present a teachable moment

Sony's hacked emails present a teachable moment

by Larry Magid The Sony hack, which the FBI is now blaming on North Korea, wound up exposing emails between Sony executives and others in the entertainment industry, including some ...
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Why cybersecurity is patriotic and humanistic

Why cybersecurity is patriotic and humanistic

I'd like to add National Cyber Security Awareness Month to the 4th of July, Memorial Day and Veterans Day as yet another patriotic holiday. And while we're at it, let's ...
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Massive data breach shows skills of Russian hackers

I grew up during the Cold War and, like most people at the time, was conditioned to fear the Soviet Union, which many people simply referred to as "Russia," even ...
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Man Signing Contract

Family Contract for Smartphone Use

Pledge for kids and teens I will not touch or look at my phone when it's dangerous to do so such as driving, riding a bike or walking. I will ...
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ConnectSafely’s Security Center

ConnectSafely's Security Center features our Parents' Guide to Cybersecurity plus useful resources to help protect your family's devices and networks ...
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