Net Safety S.G.IsaveLecturer Tilak College of Education Pune

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 2 Refresher course in Education  This is the presentation for seminar.  Topic – Net safety

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 4 Background  Since there is no one single controller of this huge huge network it becomes vulnerable.  Adults can take appropriate net safety precautions, but children are easy target for cyber criminals.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 5 Meaning  ‘Net-Safety’ contains two terms- net means mainly internet. It is safety of user who takes the advantage of internet.  “An application of knowledge of internet threats, it’s prevention, treatment and all kinds of management is called Net-safety.”

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 6 Need  Data and user, no one is safe on the internet. If we lost data we may retrieve/regenerate it ; but if we lost our small user very difficult to recover him/her.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 7 Threats  There are economical, psychological, physical, technological and legal threats ruled on the net.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 8 1.Economical Threat E-shopping, e-governance, e- payment, etc. Each of these facility needs username, password, e-cards. E-shopping, e-governance, e- payment, etc. Each of these facility needs username, password, e-cards.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 9  If children know about passwords, they may disclose in knowingly / unknowingly…

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE Psychological Threat  Sex, drugs, crimes, violence, terrorism.  Criminal minds are finding soft targets for their use via , chatting, advertise, gifts, cartoons, clip arts etc.

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 14  Children can involve in these kind of criminal activity for the sake of money, thrill, fun, gift, prestige, self recognition.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 15  Teenagers wants to grow faster. They want to live like the young one. Dating is very easy online. So many sites are there providing such ‘facility’.

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 17  When the excitement is over then child comes to know what mistake he/she has done; then the psychological crises arises. He/she feel guilty, isolated, helpless; it changes innocence of their life.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 18  Children involves in virtual world, than the real world. They feel impatience, unsecured and unmatched in the real people. Because real people do not work on his/her ‘mouse-click’, not respond 100% according to the command given, as his/her computer does.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 19 3.Physical Threat  Overuse of computer,less exercise, seating in problematic posture, proportion of chair-table, screen brightness, contrast, resolution, size of screen etc.

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 21 4.Technological Threat  Due to lack of proper knowledge children open your computer for Virus, Trojan horse, Worm.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 22 5.Legal Threat  The information may be disclosed by user child. Cyber criminal may use this information for terrorist activities and the illegal uses.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 23  Sometime your child may place e- purchasing order or download some software that is restricted under copyright act.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 24 Safety Solutions

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 25 Economical  Give and change the password frequently. Password - to start computer, to start computer account, to connect the internet, to login all types of accounts.  Do not on save user name and password.  Keep records of offline transaction and check it.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 26 Do not show credit cards like important documents information to children. Do not show credit cards like important documents information to children.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 27 Psychological  Keep computer from where you can observe child using internet..  Check history of computer regularly.  Check safety settings in search engine

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 30  Discuss with your child friendly about his/her e-friends.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 31 Psychological  Have ‘child lock’ software  Observe the use of pen drive, CD/DVD.  Don’t have the web camera always on. Don’t allow children to use it in privacy.

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28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 33 Psychological  Continuously observe children behavior.  Enjoy free time with family.  Social development, Art and Craft work.  Be in touch with teachers.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 34 Physical  Give time bound access on internet.  Insist on play, exercises by setting example.  Show them webs related to health and hygiene.  Have the proper posture of seating in front of computer.  Surfing/gaming and eating should not go simultaneously.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 35 Technological Have computer antivirus suit and update it. Have computer antivirus suit and update it. Prevention, detection and eradication of Mal-wares. Prevention, detection and eradication of Mal-wares.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 36 Legal  Give guidelines for downloading and making on line friends.

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 37 Conclusion  It doesn’t mean that we should not use the internet or we should discourage our children to use internet.  They should become, wise net-savy. 

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 38 “We should train them to drive safely on information highway…. !”

28-Aug-15 S.G.ISAVE 39 References   m m m  mshs.pdf mshs.pdf mshs.pdf        

“I am safe in my parent’s hand !” Thank you very much !