The Internet offers many opportunities for exploration, creation and collaboration; to exploit the potential of the Web, it is important to protect and preserve their safety. Whether you’re a new user or a veteran of the Internet, the advice and suggestions given here can help you navigate the Web safely. Not all users are aware of the risks and dangers that lurk on the Net and this play net for cyber criminals. On the day when we celebrate the Safer Internet Day, security experts at F-Secure, G-DATA and even Google invite parents and children to follow a few helpful tips to navigate safely online and use the technological devices that connect to the Internet s .
Google and security Online
Protect your password. Passwords are the first line of defense against cyber criminals. It’s crucial to pick strong passwords that are different for each of your important accounts and it is good to update them regularly. Use a unique password for each of your important accounts like email accounts and the accounts of online banking services. Retains reminders for your passwords in a secret place and not in sight. Use a long password made up of numbers, letters and symbols (Try using a phrase that only you know). Configure the password recovery options and keep them up to date. The longer your password, the harder it is to guess. If you add numbers, symbols, and uppercase and lowercase letters will be harder for other people to guess. Do not use “123456″ or “password” and avoid using publicly available information for passwords such as your phone number.
Sign in and sign out. If you use public computer, such as an Internet café or library, keep in mind that even after you close the browser may still be connected to the services you have used. Therefore, when using a public computer you should make sure to sign out by clicking on the photo or email account in the upper right corner and selecting Exit. If you use public computers often, use the two-step verification to better protect your account.
Check your mail settings. If you use Gmail, open the “settings” tab, and check the appropriate forwarding and delegation settings that grant access to your account to other people to make sure that your emails are routed correctly. similar procedure applies to other email services. If you have to reset your password, the email service provider can send an email to a recovery email address, so be sure that the address is updated and related to an account which you can access. regularly monitor your account to check for any unusual or suspicious activity.
Use secure networks. view the browser address bar to see if the URL is real. You should also check if the web address begins with https: //, which makes you realize that your connection to the website is encrypted and more resistant to snooping or tampering. In some browsers, beside https: // displays an icon padlock icon to indicate more clearly that your connection is encrypted and more secure. When you connect through a public Wi-Fi network, anyone nearby will be able to monitor the information transmitted between your computer and the Wi-Fi hotspot if your connection is not encrypted. Avoid carrying out major operations such as banking or shopping over public networks. If you use a Wi-Fi network at home, you should use a password to secure your router (just the one provided by your Internet service provider or router manufacturer). If sites that do not require your information do not have https: // but only http: // okay.
Lock your screen or device. You should always lock your screen when you finish using your computer, laptop or phone. For added security, you should also set the automatic device lock when it enters standby mode.
Keep the safe device. If you’re redirected to Google or display pop-up ads, unwanted toolbars or strange Google search results, your computer may have malware. Malware is software designed to take control of the computer and damage it.
safe online shopping . More and more ‘people buy online. In most cases, online transactions are completed without problems, but sometimes involve risks. If it’s too good to be true compares the price found with that of similar products sold elsewhere. If you’ve never shopped from a merchant, you do before the necessary checks to ensure it is legitimate. Before you buy anything, read the rules of the seller’s shipping, warranty and return. Digital or paper copy of significant transactions can be useful if you need to return a purchase or to dispute unauthorized charges on your account. Evita compromised sites and keep an eye on your browser’s address bar.
For more information please visit the Google Online Security.
Internet between Parents and Children
Parents are often faced with the challenge of protecting their children when they are on the Internet. In addition to helping their children to use mobile devices in a responsible way, to make them feel safe when they are on social media, and manage the time spent in front of screens, the parents are also required to face the new challenge posed by the Internet of Things (IoT), smart toys, so-called ‘smart toys’. They are essentially toys that connect to the Internet, and are destined to become a broad category of products between the IoT devices. A 2015 study estimated that the total revenues from intelligent toys would reach USD 2.8 billion by the end of last year. However, the violation took place last year at VTech known that saw the theft of data from about 6.4 million children, has caused a lot of concern about the risks on the security and privacy that these toys pose to children.
If parents are concerned about the IoT devices and smartphones or other safety issues related to the Internet, the best approach by parents to protect children is to be involved in how their children learn to use these devices and online services. Data from a recent survey of F-Secure indicate that there is still much room for parents in this regard: 30% of survey respondents said they check what their children are doing online and use parental tools control more than once a week, while 38% said their children how to safely use the Internet more than once a week.
According to the researcher at F-secure Mikael Albrecht, this is a standing problem the speed with which the technology, and the way in which children use it, is evolving.
There are some practical ways in which parents can help their children use the Internet safely:
– Teach your children, and let them teach you – The world in which children are growing up is new, always changing, and hard to understand for parents, who must accept more than fight. Learning should work in both directions and be done together.
– Pay attention to what services they use – Parents should know the products and services enough that children use to decide if they are suitable or not for their children. Educational apps typically call for the birth year to calibrate the content appropriate for that age group, but do not ask for the exact date of birth, or the child’s full name. If you are asked to communicate their exact date of birth, full name, or other things about your child that you would rather keep private, choose another product.
– Be there but not intrusive – children need a certain degree of privacy, especially as they grow. “I think it is proper for parents to use technological solutions to control what children are doing online, but parents should be open and ready to drop this control as the children grow,” said Albrecht. “The alternative is that the children will find ways to circumvent this control anyway, so try to hide it can backfire.”
G DATA and online security
Not only Google, G DATA has also presented his suggestions for greater safety on the network, really easy to implement.
tIPS GENERAL NATURE
• protection with antivirus software : an adequate security solution should be part of the basic equipment of any PC with Internet access. And ‘it recommended to have: effective protection against virus, spam filter, firewall and real-time protection against online threats.• Close any application vulnerabilities : the operating system such as software and apps that are used should always be updated to the latest release to close any loopholes that can be exploited by cybercriminals to conduct attacks.
• spam straight into the digital trash : all unsolicited email (spam) should ideally be deleted immediately, without clicking on any link and absolutely without opening any attachment.
• secure passwords: for each online account is recommended to set up an ad hoc password, composed of a succession no logic of numbers and uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Put in safety data : users should make a backup of all important data in order to retrieve them in case of system crash or after an infection of the PC.
• Protect your kids go online: parents should educate their children to safe interaction with the Internet. A web filter for parental control over navigation is helpful and prevents children from accessing sites with content unsuitable to them.
TIPS ABOUT US SMARTPHONE AND TABLET
• Install a solution for safety and security apps to protect tablets and Android smartphones should offer complete protection against malicious code and app fraudulent.
• trusted App: applications should only be acquired by number of respected sources, such as the Google Play Store in the case of Android.
• Enable Bluetooth and GPS only when needed: would be advisable to enable the radio services including WLAN, GPS and Bluetooth only when needed.
• Check the security settings: users should activate password entry and replace with individual passwords standard password.
TIPS fOR SOCIAL NETWORK
• not all users are friends: friend requests should be accepted only if the user knows the applicant personally.
• Beware of abbreviated URL: short links can lead to pages that hide malicious code. Make sure you check URL sent by strangers, ideally these links should not be open.
• Do not share too much personal information: Never provide your mailing address or phone number on your profile .
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