Security tips to protect Kids & Teens from Cyber Crimes

It’s a world of social networking currently. Right from small kids to age-old people, everyone is on a social networking platform, chatting apps, dating apps. Our teens are the most vulnerable to these apps, as they have easy access to smartphones, laptops and computers at their hands. If not taken precautions, they can lead to cybercrime, unknowingly.

As a cautious parent, you can do this little:

1. Have a healthy communication with them, so that they can share their details with you
2. Keep a track of which social networking sites they are using and their passwords, also their social posts, who likes it, who are their friends
3. Occasionally checking their mobiles, with their permission obviously
4. Check their browser history, what they are accessing apart from social networking
5. Suggest them for strong passwords, which are difficult to hack, but keep you noted for the same
6. Make them aware of different cybercrimes, like cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sexting etc, so that they will communicate with you freely if they are facing it
7. Keep track of what videos or content they are downloading
8. Guide them for privacy and minimizing digital footprint and online stalking, especially your daughters should be guided for the same
9. Keep anti-virus installed and updated on your family computer
10. Keep webcams covered when not in use

Have a happy parenting !!!