Internet Safety Infographic

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Safety Net Safety Net A PARENT’S GUIDE TO INTERNET AND MOBILE SAFETY FOR KIDS FROM THE INDUSTRY’S LEADERS AND EXPERTS Parents need to participate in their children's digital world. Rules are not enough. Parental control software is not enough. We need to teach our kids how to use and enjoy technology responsibly and that is best achieved by engaging early and often. Tim Woda, Internet and mobile safety expert, co-founder of uKnow.com Parents need to participate in their children's digital world. Rules are not enough. Parental control software is not enough. We need to teach our kids how to use and enjoy technology responsibly and that is best achieved by engaging early and often. Tim Woda, Internet and mobile safety expert, co-founder of uKnow.com We live in an age where messages can live forever. Never send anything you'd be embarrassed for the world to learn about you. Stefano Sassu, General Manager, Mobile Product Development at Mindspark We live in an age where messages can live forever. Never send anything you'd be embarrassed for the world to learn about you. Stefano Sassu, General Manager, Mobile Product Development at Mindspark Help make the Internet a family activity and ask your child to help plan family events using the Internet. Jayne A. Hitchcock, President, Working to Halt Online Abuse Help make the Internet a family activity and ask your child to help plan family events using the Internet. Jayne A. Hitchcock, President, Working to Halt Online Abuse Just because you have internet safety software, it doesn't mean that your job is done. Parents need to talk to their children about the potential pitfalls of the internet. Russ Warner, CEO ContentWatch Just because you have internet safety software, it doesn't mean that your job is done. Parents need to talk to their children about the potential pitfalls of the internet. Russ Warner, CEO ContentWatch Even if you have your kids internet locked down, please be aware that many of their friends have open access to the internet. Keep in mind, that If they go over to a friends house you have no control on what they view. Patrick Coombe, CEO Elite Strategies Even if you have your kids internet locked down, please be aware that many of their friends have open access to the internet. Keep in mind, that If they go over to a friends house you have no control on what they view. Patrick Coombe, CEO Elite Strategies One simple and low-tech step parents can follow to help ensure their children stay safe online is to keep the family computer in a shared room and not in the child's bedroom. This can work wonders for preventing inappropriate content from being viewed. Ann Biddlecom, Senior Product Manager, Kaspersky Lab One simple and low-tech step parents can follow to help ensure their children stay safe online is to keep the family computer in a shared room and not in the child's bedroom. This can work wonders for preventing inappropriate content from being viewed. Ann Biddlecom, Senior Product Manager, Kaspersky Lab Parents should set up "house rules" for their kids, which should include proper guidelines for using smartphones - items like when they're allowed to use the phones, if they need permission to download apps or purchase items, and how you plan to monitor their activity. Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate for Norton by Symantec Parents should set up "house rules" for their kids, which should include proper guidelines for using smartphones - items like when they're allowed to use the phones, if they need permission to download apps or purchase items, and how you plan to monitor their activity. Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocate for Norton by Symantec Parents can change security setting on the phones of their children and use apps that allow parental control on content access on mobile devices. To foster a keen interest in technology, parents can consider enrolling their kids to tech camps to learn about programming on these devices. Dr. Ziqian Dong, assistant professor in NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences Parents can change security setting on the phones of their children and use apps that allow parental control on content access on mobile devices. To foster a keen interest in technology, parents can consider enrolling their kids to tech camps to learn about programming on these devices. Dr. Ziqian Dong, assistant professor in NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences Parents or guardians should be monitoring and have access to the online accounts their children have. Amanda Brace, counselor for children and adolescents Parents or guardians should be monitoring and have access to the online accounts their children have. Amanda Brace, counselor for children and adolescents References: Pew Internet & American Life Project – www.pewinternet.org iSAFE – www.isafe.org Graphic Designer Brigit Gilbert FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS, VISIT: HTTP://WWW.UKNOWKIDS.COM/ FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS, VISIT: HTTP://WWW.UKNOWKIDS.COM/ ? 72% 72% OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR CHILD INTERACTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE THEY DO NOT KNOW 69% 69% OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR CHILD MANAGES HIS OR HER REPUTATION ONLINE OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR CHILD’S ONLINE ACTIVITY MIGHT AFFECT THEIR FUTURE ACADEMIC OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 68% 68% TEENS AGES 12-17 SAY THEY ACCESS THE INTERNET ON CELL PHONES, TABLETS, & MOBILE DEVICES AT LEAST OCCASIONALLY 3IN4 3IN4 87% 87% OF PARENTS SAY THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED RULES FOR THEIR KIDS’ USE OF THE INTERNET 69% 69% SAY THEY FEEL THEY KNOW ABOUT WHAT THEIR KIDS DO ONLINE YET 41% YET 41% OF KIDS SAY THEY DON’T SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR INTERNET ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR PARENTS 29% SAY THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN WOULD DISAPPROVE IF THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE UP TO ON THE WEB! TEENS HAVE A COMPUTER OR HAVE ACCESS AT HOME. 9IN 10 9IN 10 TEENS WITH HOME COMPUTER ACCESS SAY THE COMPUTER THEY USE MOST IS SHARED WITH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. 7IN 10 7IN 10

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This June for National Internet Safety Month, uKnowKids (www.uKnowKids.com) interviewed some of the leaders and experts in the Internet safety and security industry and asked them what was one important tip that they could share with parent's to help keep their children safe online. Find out what they have to say; it might be the best thing you do all day!

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SafetyNetSafetyNetA PARENT’S GUIDE TO INTERNETAND MOBILE SAFETY FORKIDS FROM THE INDUSTRY’SLEADERS AND EXPERTS

Parents need to participate in theirchildren's digital world. Rules are notenough. Parental control software is notenough. We need to teach our kids howto use and enjoy technology responsiblyand that is best achieved by engagingearly and often.

Tim Woda, Internet and mobilesafety expert, co-founder of uKnow.com

Parents need to participate in theirchildren's digital world. Rules are notenough. Parental control software is notenough. We need to teach our kids howto use and enjoy technology responsiblyand that is best achieved by engagingearly and often.

Tim Woda, Internet and mobilesafety expert, co-founder of uKnow.com

We live in an age where messagescan live forever. Never send anythingyou'd be embarrassed for the worldto learn about you.

Stefano Sassu, General Manager,Mobile Product Development at Mindspark

We live in an age where messagescan live forever. Never send anythingyou'd be embarrassed for the worldto learn about you.

Stefano Sassu, General Manager,Mobile Product Development at Mindspark

Help make the Internet a familyactivity and ask your child to helpplan family events using the Internet.

Jayne A. Hitchcock, President,Working to Halt Online Abuse

Help make the Internet a familyactivity and ask your child to helpplan family events using the Internet.

Jayne A. Hitchcock, President,Working to Halt Online Abuse

Just because you have internet safetysoftware, it doesn't mean that your job isdone. Parents need to talk to their childrenabout the potential pitfalls of the internet.

Russ Warner, CEO ContentWatch

Just because you have internet safetysoftware, it doesn't mean that your job isdone. Parents need to talk to their childrenabout the potential pitfalls of the internet.

Russ Warner, CEO ContentWatch

Even if you have your kids internetlocked down, please be aware thatmany of their friends have open access tothe internet. Keep in mind, that If they goover to a friends house you have nocontrol on what they view.

Patrick Coombe, CEO Elite Strategies

Even if you have your kids internetlocked down, please be aware thatmany of their friends have open access tothe internet. Keep in mind, that If they goover to a friends house you have nocontrol on what they view.

Patrick Coombe, CEO Elite Strategies

One simple and low-tech step parents canfollow to help ensure their children stay safeonline is to keep the family computer in ashared room and not in the child's bedroom.This can work wonders for preventinginappropriate content from being viewed.

Ann Biddlecom, Senior Product Manager,Kaspersky Lab

One simple and low-tech step parents canfollow to help ensure their children stay safeonline is to keep the family computer in ashared room and not in the child's bedroom.This can work wonders for preventinginappropriate content from being viewed.

Ann Biddlecom, Senior Product Manager,Kaspersky Lab

Parents should set up "house rules" fortheir kids, which should include properguidelines for using smartphones - itemslike when they're allowed to use thephones, if they need permission todownload apps or purchase items, andhow you plan to monitor their activity.

Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocatefor Norton by Symantec

Parents should set up "house rules" fortheir kids, which should include properguidelines for using smartphones - itemslike when they're allowed to use thephones, if they need permission todownload apps or purchase items, andhow you plan to monitor their activity.

Marian Merritt, Internet Safety Advocatefor Norton by Symantec

Parents can change security setting onthe phones of their children and useapps that allow parental control oncontent access on mobile devices. Tofoster a keen interest in technology,parents can consider enrolling their kidsto tech camps to learn aboutprogramming on these devices.

Dr. Ziqian Dong, assistant professorin NYIT's School of Engineering andComputing Sciences

Parents can change security setting onthe phones of their children and useapps that allow parental control oncontent access on mobile devices. Tofoster a keen interest in technology,parents can consider enrolling their kidsto tech camps to learn aboutprogramming on these devices.

Dr. Ziqian Dong, assistant professorin NYIT's School of Engineering andComputing Sciences

Parents or guardians should bemonitoring and have access to theonline accounts their children have.

Amanda Brace, counselor forchildren and adolescents

Parents or guardians should bemonitoring and have access to theonline accounts their children have.

Amanda Brace, counselor forchildren and adolescents

References:

Pew Internet & American Life Project– www.pewinternet.org

iSAFE – www.isafe.orgGraphic Designer

Brigit Gilbert

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS, VISIT:HTTP://WWW.UKNOWKIDS.COM/

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOUR KIDS, VISIT:HTTP://WWW.UKNOWKIDS.COM/

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72%72%OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENSARE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW

THEIR CHILD INTERACTSONLINE WITH PEOPLE THEY

DO NOT KNOW

69%69%OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARECONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR

CHILD MANAGES HIS OR HERREPUTATION ONLINE

OF PARENTS OF ONLINE TEENS ARECONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR CHILD’S

ONLINE ACTIVITY MIGHT AFFECT THEIRFUTURE ACADEMIC OR

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

68%68%

TEENS AGES 12-17 SAY THEY ACCESS THEINTERNET ON CELL PHONES, TABLETS, &

MOBILE DEVICES AT LEAST OCCASIONALLY

3IN43IN4

87%87% OF PARENTS SAY THEY HAVEESTABLISHED RULES FOR THEIRKIDS’ USE OF THE INTERNET

69%69% SAY THEY FEEL THEYKNOW ABOUT WHATTHEIR KIDS DO ONLINE

YET41%YET41%

OF KIDS SAY THEYDON’T SHAREKNOWLEDGE OFTHEIR INTERNETACTIVITIES WITHTHEIR PARENTS

29% SAY THEIR PARENTOR GUARDIAN WOULDDISAPPROVE IF THEYKNEW WHAT THEY WEREUP TO ON THE WEB!

TEENS HAVE A COMPUTEROR HAVE ACCESS AT HOME.

9IN109IN10

TEENS WITH HOME COMPUTERACCESS SAY THE COMPUTER THEYUSE MOST IS SHARED WITH OTHER

FAMILY MEMBERS.

7IN107IN10