Business technology provides companies with Mobile Device Management tools that they use to protect their corporate devices from all kinds of threats. Those tools include content filtering to prevent inappropriate content from being accessed on business devices. The continued problem for parents trying to control the network settings of their child’s iOS device is that it is easy for the child to disable them. With Mobile Device Management that businesses use, those kind of changes are not possible. Fortunately, if …
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As I have said countless times, a layered approach is the best way to protect children from harmful internet content. The base layer should be controlling DNS, something that is fairly simple to do for the …
I know that I’m not, but sometimes I feel like I am the lone voice out there trying to bring attention to the issue of protecting children online. In this episode of Speakeasy Security from ESET, …
What about the kids who use their products? A report last year from Research Methodology highlights a plethora of programs that Apple has implemented for Social Responsibility. The list adds up to multiple billions of dollars …
Sensible Cyber Parenting always recommends starting home online protection with the router as the best practice, first-line defense. (see Router-based parental controls post and our Getting Started page) Sadly, however it is impossible to use OpenDNS (or other …
Netgear was one of the first router manufacturers to incorporate parental controls into their routers. Some of these attempts have been more successful than others, but I applaud their efforts and commitment to keep families safe. …
In the Mac versus PC world, many companies develop products for both systems. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t. Intego is a Mac-based company, so if your family has all Mac computers then it might be the …
YouTube has been one of the most challenging areas for parents who are concerned with the content their kids see online. On one hand, there are thousands of worthwhile, funny and educational videos on YouTube. On …
The amount of products that connect families to the internet continues to increase. Luckily for families, the parental control options that come with those products are increasing and improving. Demand drives the manufacturers and developers to …
OpenDNS should be the first-line of defense for a protected home network. There are many posts already on the SCP website about the benefits and use of OpenDNS. I generally recommend using OpenDNS Home, which gives …
I read an article yesterday that gave the opinions of several mom bloggers on parental controls. It was obvious that many of them didn’t really think they were necessary or considered parental controls to be more …