Child Safety Online November 2011 Ann Hines, CISSP, GLEG

Internet Landscape Norton Online Family Report (June 2010) –7000 adults & 2800 children, aged 8-17 in 14 countries –Children spending increasing amounts of time online –Parents concerned about: indecent material, giving out personal info, and online predators, but… –Parents underestimate the risks in downloading games, music and video. And Cyber-bullying. Continued and Increasing need for parents to –Understand the Internet, –the role the Internet plays in our children’s life, and –the experiences our children are having online

Internet Landscape Norton Family Online Safety Guide (2011) –Ages 5-7 introduced to Internet –35 million US children K-12 have Internet access –80% online at least 1 hour a week –Many sites market directly to young children (Nick Jr, Webkinz) –Parents underestimate the risks in downloading games, music and video. And Cyber-bullying. Parents need to –Be actively involved in their child’s online time, –Consider filtering technologies (Google SafeSearch, Norton Online Family) –Discuss safe behaviors…more than once!

Where are they & how much time are children spending online? 10% increase in the amount of time children are spending online (avg. ~ 50 hrs a month) 5% of parents admit they have no idea what their child does online but…20% of children say their parents have no idea Adults tend to visit a few trusted sites, children surf more freely which means more exposure to risk Nearly half (48%) of kids say they spend too much time online

Parental Guidance 71% have spoken to their kids about safe online habits 54% have rules about how much time kids spend online 47% check Internet usage 45% have rules about safe websites 34% check Social Networking sites

Knowledge Gaps Some good news – Parents are wising up…last year parents underestimated the amount of time children spent online by 50%, this year they are more aware How does your child access the Internet? –Mobile Phone 17%, but only 10% of parents whose children do so know this –Outside the Home 23%, but only 16% of parents know this What can you do? –talk to your kids about the rules and behaviors you want (9 of 10 kids say they do follow their families rules) –monitor what your child sees online (Browser History or monitoring software) –Monitor your child’s Social Networking sites –Be involved Almost half (48%) of kids think they are more careful online than their parents!

Some Risks to consider –Cyber bullying & Harassment Megan Meier case Megan Meier case Wakey –Inappropriate content Sexting –Social Media Forums & Blogs Persistence of data (video1, video2) video1video2video1video2 –Sharing too much info –Gaming & Downloads –Chatting, IM (video1) video1

Cyber bullying

Harassing

Sexting

Persistence of Data

Persistance of Data

Sharing too much

Some other risks to consider

Monitoring or Spying?! –Should we? Shouldn’t we? Checking Browser History “Net Nanny” type tools Where is the computer in your home? Reading the diary? (a.k.a Text Messages, Facebook)

Bottom line Technology can be great! Let your kids know they can come to you with negative online experiences Talk to your kids. Develop a Home Security Plan that includes the “rules”, tips for safe surfing, and monitoring Stress the permanance of posts…especially for older kids (tweens and up). Think college & job applications, future relationships, etc. Okay parents…try to keep up! You probably will not be able to out-tech your kids but you need to remain aware of the how's and what's

Questions? Resources –Norton Online Family Report 2010 –Norton Family Online Safety Guide 2011