CSE Monthly Educational Series-Tools You Can Use: Myron Grover, SurfWisley

(Audio available on lmcse.org)

• Digital footprint - things we post online, search online, etc is permanently out there 
• Need to teach our children what they should or shouldn’t post/search online, in addition to having the proper privacy settings
• Consider writing a do not share list and post on their computer (visual reminders) - real names, phone numbers, home address, school name, photos

Signs of cyber bullying 

• Using device significantly more
• Overly emotional after using device
• Deleting social media
• Not wanting to attend social events
• Drastic changes in their mood
• No longer wanting to partake in activities they previously enjoyed 

How to protect yourself online

• Multi factor authentication - additional layer of security if someone steals your password 
• Unique passwords for different logins
• Don’t click on anything from account you don’t recognize 

How to protect self on Apple devices

• Parental control settings built into Settings feature can be used to
  • Add screen time limitations
  • Prevent unnecessary App Store/iTunes purchases 
  • Adjust privacy settings/location sharing 
  • Block inappropriate content
  • Adjust gaming settings (who they can play with)
  • Limit specific content/adult sites
  • Disable certain apps
  • Restrict Siri 

How to protect self on Androids

• Similar concept as Apple settings but done via Family Link app

How to protect self when gaming

• esrb.org has specific tools/guidance per platform for parental controls (entertainment software rating board)

Internet Service Provider tools

• Most ISPs have free parental controls to customize internet at the source which allow you to
  • Block sites
  • Block chat rooms
  • Block messaging

Paid monitoring tools

• Many offer free trials 
• Control is more granular, one step further, can create alerts for certain keywords 

 

• Educating our children on cybersecurity/cyber bullying and that if they see something they should say something, that is most of the battle 
• 95% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by human error