The
Importance of Protecting Them Online
Have
you ever wondered how much time your children spend in front of a device
without your supervision? Yes, it is time to set limits and, above all, to
educate.
New
generations grow hand in hand with a device, as technology evolves, our
children are marking their steps. Inevitably, today's minors can stay away
from technology and, with it, from the threats posed by the digital
world. So here we explain the importance of setting limits, educating
them, and promoting the importance of online safety.
Understand the dangers online
It
is about educating our young people about risks they run in the digital world,
do not be alarmist with them, you can talk about this in their day-to-day
talks. Surfing the internet means a world of potential threats where your
children can be easy targets for cybercriminals. We explain the main vulnerabilities
that can be found:
1.
Phishing: Having an
email account or social networks brings them closer to falling into phishing scams ,
these messages try to manipulate users to obtain confidential information and
download malware . Young people should be on the lookout for
emails with messages too good to be true or asking to enter their login details
in an alarmist manner. Phishing emails can appear to be real, criminals
use trustworthy company names to attack, but with email addresses that raise
doubts. When faced with a suspicious email, it is important not to click
on any links, provide information or respond to the email.
2.
Passwords: Tell your
children the importance of having a reliable password that they do not share
with anyone, except their parents, as well as the importance of having a
password for each account. If criminals manage to obtain your children's
password, and use it for all their accounts, they will lose all their sessions
in one act. We recommend using a password manager such as Avast
Passwords to have an easy follow-up of all your children's accounts.
3.
Public Wi-Fi: No
matter what your children's activities are during the day, at some point they
will have access to a public Wi-Fi network, which represents a danger. The
attackers take advantage of the existence of these public networks to create a
fake Wi-Fi and thus be able to attack the devices. That is the importance
of using a virtual private network (VPN) , you can learn more
about what a VPN is and how it works.
Let's talk about Parental
Control
Parental
control provides parents with monitoring and limitation tools for minors
when using various platforms and applications. Parents can restrict
searches, the type of content displayed as well as downloads and purchases for
minors.
Most
of the devices that our minors access have parental controls, for example, if
your child is in contact with an Android device, the official Google Play Store
has the option to limit the content to download or buy. In the case of
applications, each one must be configured with the platform's own parental
controls.
Netlfix,
for example, allows account holders to create different profiles where the
content will be classified according to the previously selected age, it even
allows PIN blocking for accounts with access to any content, in this way
parents can make sure that their children will always use the account created
specifically for them, without access to the others.
The
limits established by parents through parental
control settings go beyond blocking certain content to minors. Microsoft
has just announced (English site) the launch of a new feature that allows
minors to limit the use of applications and platforms such as Windows 10 and
Xbox One. Parents will have control over the time their children spend in
applications and games specifically, rather than setting a time limit for
device use. You can set a specific time and schedule per day for your
children to have access to Netflix or other entertainment applications, in this
way you can limit the time they use on these platforms, without restricting the
use of their device.
Protection for all
In
addition to the restrictions and limits established through the parental
controls offered by the different platforms, as well as educating and
promoting online safety, we recommend using complete protection against malware,
webcam hacking, ransomware, password theft and
more. . Avast Premium Security offers total online protection for all
your devices and platforms in one place, covering up to 10 devices, so you can
protect your family's desktops, laptops, phones and tablets with an
easy-to-manage Avast account.
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