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Many companies have been using Internet loggers for many years. The main purpose is to keep track of all various kinds of Internet exploration. The reason behind companies opting for this is to monitor their employee?s usage of the Internet.

Internet loggers are a valuable tool used to ensure overall company productivity doesn?t suffer as a result of employees using work time to surf the internet for purposes other than relating to business. Usually the systems administrator will be in charge of monitoring internet loggers and will report suspicious internet activity to upper management. A lot of people in the workforce have complained that the use of internet loggers is an invasion of privacy and feel that companies shouldn?t have the right to spy on their employees in such a way. On the other side of the argument, companies say that they are just trying to protect themselves from employee that abuse their internet privileges and can cause the company to lose money as a result of employees not using their time productively.

Email recorders can be a great tool to keep your children safe and away from the dangerous people that like to prey on young children. Different email recorders have different levels of detection, but they all will record emails and store them for you review. This can be a great way to keep track of what your kids are doing. Email recorders will let you know if your children are engaging in conversations with people that they shouldn?t be or are involved in activities that you wouldn?t approve of such as gang affiliation or drug use. Not all email recorders work as well as others. Some do not have the capability to monitor emails from certain programs, so when you decide to purchase one make sure that it can record from all the popular email clients and services that you and your children use.

Many schools, organizations and houses have been using chat loggers for sometime. These loggers monitor all the chatting activities that are carried out through many online chatting options available. Chat loggers can monitor and store every typed letter in order to allow concerned persons any future review if needed. Many new chat loggers have the ability to monitor and store all the email data to make it available for further review.

Chat loggers have become essential nowadays in homes with young children. On the negative side of the Internet, it has brought in potential threat from many online predators. In these conditions, chat loggers give parents a security regarding their children?s chatting activity b enabling them monitor those activities time to time. Parents can have a chance to find out potential threats to their children?s safety using these loggers. If they detect something suspicious and harmful, they can stop children from proceeding further in that way. These loggers can even help police sections working on cyber crimes to detect potential criminals from performing dangerous and harmful activities. It has gained overwhelming response these days as there are lot of offenses conducted through chat and due to this many of the younger generation are lead to the wrong way. A close watch is always necessary to ensure better safety!

Internet Dating can be very exciting, especially if you’re new to it. It can lead to some incredible off-line relationships, from lasting friendship to long-term love to sizzling sex encounters.

However, communicating with people over the Internet can also expose you to real danger if you’re not careful. Below are some tips to keep in mind when you start talking to people online.

In the talking phase:

Be Anonymous – When you’re first talking to somone you’ve met online, never give them your real name, phone number, home address, or real email address. It’s also a good idea to check with your Internet Service Provider to make sure your personal information isn’t listed in your online profile with them.

Use an alternate email service – Set up a second (or third, fourth, etc.) email address through one of the many free email services online. Below are the most popular ones. This adds another level of security to email communications between the two of you.

Hotmail

Yahoo! Mail

Google

Use common sense when creating your nickname – A nickname (nic) such as “hotmama1″ may get you more attention (of the kind you may not want) than you bargained for. Use a nickname that is not gender specific when joining discussion groups, chat rooms, and message forums.

Common Sense – Basically, use common sense when talking to people online. You wouldn’t give a stranger on the street, or even someone you met at a bar all your personal information, would you? Well, the same rules apply when talking to someone online.

After you’ve established the appropriate measure of trust, and you decide to meet someone you’ve met online, check out Internet Dating Safety Tips Part 2 – The Meeting Phase for additional tips to consider.

First and foremost, realize that there are opportunities to make money from home on the internet. Some pay poorly and some pay quite nicely. According to recent research from Forbes Magazine, 90% of all new millionaires in 2008 accredited the networking capabilities of the internet to their success. Two questions are always on everyone’s mind when they begin looking for money making avenues on the internet. They are: How can I tell the scams from the real deals? and How can I skip over the ones that pay poorly and jump right to the ones that pay nicely? After reading this article, your journey of acquiring a fortune online will be half over.

1. Do Your Homework-So you’ve just received an email from an anonymous “friend” wanting to check out this website. You go to it and right away you are promised the world- “…up to $10,000/month.” To good to be true? Maybe, but maybe not. Do a thorough search of any business venture you want to undertake. Simple things like searching in Yahoo! or Google for the name of the program or idea with “scam” or “review” attached to the end can allow you to learn from other peoples’ mistakes.

2. Use Common Sense-Is the seller trying to tell you that you can make a five digit salary each month by doing nothing at all? Does this seem realistic? No! With the exception of the lottery “get rich quick ideas” do not exist. Deep down we all know this because none of us have found one yet. However, many people are able to build up small fortunes over a matter of months or a couple years if they put a little effort in and use internet marketing/networking. You will know you’re not being scammed when your seller wants to teach you a process that you can put into action rather. Bottom line: It’s quite possible to get a lot from a little work, but don’t expect a lot from nothing.

3. Look For a Safety Net-What if I sign up but then find out it’s not for me? What if there’s more work required than what I want to put in? What if I just can’t get the results? That’s where the safety net comes in. Your money-back guarantee is your safety net. Never buy any program, subscription, or education on the internet without a money-back guarantee. When you see that a program uses a transaction intermediate like ClickBank for example, you know you’re safe and can get out at any time. This is a time when impulsive buying is perfectly okay!

4. Practice What They’re Preaching-As said in #2, nobody is going to give you financial freedom or a handsome, passive monthly income. However, if you’ve followed Rules 1-3 then chances are the only thing between you and your dreams are following a few directions. Start slow…one hour per day as to not get burnt out and watch your life change before your eyes!

Following these simple, common sense rules can keep you from being scammed AND put you on the direct path to having financial freedom!

Today anyone with some computer experience and Internet connection can built a good business Internet Marketing. In fact one of the fastest growing segment of home business, is part time Internet Marketing.

Once you dig your way through all the hype, scams and frauds, you find that there is a future in marketing on the Internet.

If your just starting Internet Marketing don’t get sucked in as a MLM affiliate. This is the reason why over 94% fail in Internet Marketing. Just a few that have their own products and their friends ever make anything.

Even if you find a MLM that is not a ponzie in disguise, there still is a big drawback. The URL you are given to promote with is long and ugly. Very few persons will click on them.

EBAY is one of the top-shopping destinations on the Internet. To register on eBay is free. You will need to provide some basic information, a Password and user name. Once you get your confirmation e-mail you will be able to login.

Next check out the guidelines before trying to sell on eBay. In fact research all information you can get from eBay. I would also suggest to go to my website, click on the archives of my Activity Internet Marketing Newsletters, and you will find many free URL listings for different information on eBay in past issues. Check it out. You will also find all kinds of free information about marketing on the Internet.

Ebay.com, ebay.ca, ebay.co.uk are very popular and busy sites. Your changes of selling are better on www.ebay.com.au. They have a population of over 22, 000, 000 and my research show sellers

are getting higher prices than in the US and Canada. There seems to be a great demand for computer devices, and electronics.

Check the weight of the products you offer for sale for shipping costs. Try products that can be downloaded for best results.

LIGHTSIDE

Herman James, A.W.O.L.

Herman James, a farmer from Moose Jaw Sask. was drafted by the Army.

On his first day in basic training, the army issued him a comb. That afternoon the army barber sheared off his hair.

On his second day, the army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the army dentist yanked out seven of his teeth.

On the third day, the army issued him a jock strap. The army has been looking for him since.

Wife: I dreamed you gave me one thousand dollars for summer clothes last night. You would not spoil that dream, would you, Dear?

Husband: Of course not Honey, You may keep the thousand dollars.

Registering

Before you can buy or sell anything on eBay, you need to register. To do this, go to www.ebay.com and click the register link at the very top of the page.

Step One: Enter Your Personal Information

Fill in your details. You will be required to enter your address, phone number and a credit card number. The credit card number used by eBay only to check that you are who you say you are.

You will be asked to choose a User ID and password. ID should be 5 to 8 characters long and have a combination of letters, numbers. Your ID cannot be an e-mail address, must not contain profanity, spaces, tab characters.

Once you have your User ID, you will be required to fill out a password for your protection. Once you have filled in the information you will get confirmation e-mail at the e-mail address you signed under. Click on the link from e Bay. You will now be able to buy on eBay.

Once again, you will be asked to provide credit card details and your bank account number as authentication. EBay won’t charge these accounts unless you authorize the transactions. Make sure that there is no discrepancy between your credit card information and your billing address. This could result in hold-ups down the line.

Now specify how to pay seller fees. Fees are charged for listing and selling items and you need to specify how you plan to pay. If you change your mind later, you can use My eBay to change your payment method. And now you are ready to sell.

Before you begin to worry too much about what to sell on a large scale, I suggest that you start by selling an item or two that you already own to get a feel for the process.

Look around your house and find an article or two that you have no use for anymore. Something small, priced under $10.00 to get the feel of the process.

Take a good picture of it and write a good description of the article. Don’t worry if it will not sell. You will now know what not to sell on eBay. Keep a record of what sells or not for future postings.

General Rules for Sellers

As a seller, you have some very important responsibilities that should not be taken lightly. You sign an agreement with eBay when you joined; they are one set of rules you should read. Here are just a few main rules to get you started.

No Shill Bidding: Shill bidding is when you get friends or family (or you just do it yourself) to bid on your item to drive the price higher. This is cheating. It’s also illegal.

Buyer solicitation offsite: You cannot contact buyers and offer to sell to them outside eBay. Nor can buyers contact you and ask you to circumvent eBay and sell directly to them.

Seller non-performance: Once you have listed an item on eBay and people start bidding, you are contractually obligated to follow through. You cannot refuse a payment from a buyer at the end of a successful sale, nor can you fail to deliver an item for which you’ve received payment.

Rather then use my credit card online, I pay with PayPal. Paypal is owned by eBay and a safe Internet “bank”. If you don’t have a account at PayPal, check out their information at;

https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=EMXEHEG6CP2TY

What you CAN’T sell

Prohibited Items: You are unable to sell the following items on eBay because of legal and safety reasons.

Alcohol, Animals and Wildlife Products, Firearms, Plants and Seeds, Tobacco, Human remains, Current Catalogs Credit Cards, Pharmaceuticals, Perishable Items, Used cosmetics.

Dubious Items:

The following items can be sold in some circumstances, check first;

Autographed Items, Event Tickets, Police Items, Used Clothing.

This isn’t a complete list, so I recommend you check it out for yourself at: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/items-ov.html

You’re well aware that eBay earns a commission on everything you sell through eBay. Because of this, eBay is highly motivated to help you sell more stuff. One way eBay helps sellers is through eBay Seller Central’s What’s Hot area.

This eBay feature serves up a host of juicy details on fads; trends, seasonal merchandise, popular search phrases, and a whole lot more. To pull up the What’s Hot page, go to eBay’s Seller Central and click the “What’s Hot” link.

DROP SHIPPING

Drop shipping is a very good option. You don’t have to make any financial investments until you sell the product. You don’t need a warehouse to store your products. You don’t have the financial costs of buying the products, nor the packing and shipping of your products.

Pick the products you want to market, list them on your web-site or on eBay at a retail price, once a customer buys, you pay the drop-shipper the wholesale, he packs and ships the product to your customer under your shipping label.

They will not include any of their material in the package. The customer feels you shipped it out. There is no middleman, assuring you a good profit, and still sell below the normal retail price. There is no minimum purchase when you order from a drop-shipper.

You do have to do a bit of research to make sure you are dealing with an honest, reliable drop-shipper. You shouldn’t have to pay a membership fee to join.

Internet Marketing is not a quick overnight get rich program. Like any business you have to work hard, learn before you can earn.

Below is a list of a few Wholesale, Drop ship firms you can check out. They supply to persons who sell on eBay, web sites, or for your direct selling.

http://www.bnfusa.com/

As one of the premier Importers of Mobile Phones in the United States and offices in Burbank, California and Hong Kong, they offer the largest selection and the lowest prices on Mobile Phones.

With recent online demand for Mobile Phones they have launched WholesaleTrio.com to offer our Customers 3 very unique online services: Drop shipping, Bulk Wholesale, or Bulk Wholesale. www.wholesaletrio.com

Hot-selling wholesale clothing at the absolute lowest prices anywhere.

lowestpricedclothing.com

Safety Lights, flash lights, fire safety, automotive, Plus too much to list

www.cuttingedgeproducts.net

www.safetytechnology.com

China Importing

There is a new player in the field you should consider. Low prices, fast delivery, you need to consider the advantages of the opportunities this presents.

The power of the Internet is breaking down barriers to communication. International phone calls are cheap or free, email is fast and efficient, and websites provide an unparalleled marketing platform.

Small businesses or even individuals are empowered to compete in an international market, and the possibilities for business connections are seemingly endless. Thanks to the www., China has never been more accessible.

China itself is full of business opportunities for foreign firms and investors, but entering the Chinese market can be a thorny business. Chinese businesses and individuals are less and less restricted by national regulations, meaning more travel, more trade, and more expansion into foreign markets.

You don’t have to travel to China; you can start at home on your computer. I found a firm that will give you a well researched mini-course in importing from china wholesale, drop shipper URL with sources listed, including sources which allow wholesale prices on smaller orders.

Some firms will drop ship direct from China. I will send this information in the middle of this month, free, to my subscribers. A few of the importers have warehouses on the West Coast, USA, which they can ship from.

One of your main assets when marketing on the Internet Is TRUST.

Start part time, earn it, and use it. Learn to earn.

People are often afraid of new things. It’s human nature to be wary – but we adapt. Once upon a time, chiefly during its start, people were fuelled with panic about the Internet, seeing it as a dodgy and out of control place. And while there will constantly be certain areas of cyberspace that are best steered clear of, this applies also to the real world, there’s nothing unusual about wanting to ensure our safety after all. The Internet, really, is a very safe environment to do business in and to buy and sell from. Think of the success of businesses like Ebay and Amazon  – they would never have reached the heady heights they have if their enterprises were built on unsafe ground.

            It’s a sad fact, but street crime seems to be on the rise in some towns and cities. As a result of this the World Wide Web environment is now viewed by some to be a safe alternative place to the high street or shopping centre. It’s very often safer for old people or the infirm to conduct business online. Similarly children can chat with their friends online in the evenings without being out at night. So they can socialise from the safety of their homes. The internet serves as a secure environment for billions of people daily to spend leisure time in, to buy and sell in, and operate their businesses from with absolute surety.

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There is always going to be the need to protect ourselves by making sure that shopping online is transacted via secure server routes, and by being careful that the companies we use to purchase goods and products are dependable. But this is hardly unusual and there’s nothing frightening about the need to do this. We exercise this sort of caution in our daily lives anyway – we don’t give our bank pin codes to strangers or give out our passwords or the keys to our homes or vehicles. It’s just common sense.

World Wide Web, business-wise, is appealing to more people every day and many companies are opting to convert their existing concerns to online business. Also new Internet businesses are being set up constantly. So the Internet is safe, popular and inexpensive. The latter is an important element in today’s fluctuating financial times.

Let’s take it as a fact that people are at ease with buying and selling on the internet what of setting up a business online? How can you best ensure that your products or services attract a healthy amount of customers?

            A good professionally designed website makes all the difference to a businesses success. Think of it this way -  the home page of your website is your shop front, rather like your shop window. Your website’s pages are like the inside of the store. This is where you have your goods and services on display for sale. Your store image needs to be strong and to appeal to your prospective clients. So how do you attract them? The answer is to enrol the help of professionals. Many fairly adept people with a modicum of sense can put together a decent web page, but a fully operational professional-looking site, tailor-made for your business, is another matter all together. It’s absolutely crucial that good numbers of visitors are encouraged to come and visit you. Unfortunately, even the most stunning of Internet sites won’t engender such activity if the site isn’t well-promoted.

The answer is close at hand. WSI specialises in helping small and medium sized businesses achieve success on the Internet. This company has been doing so for over a decade and, as their methods are proven time and again to deliver superb results for clients, they’ve been named the No. 1 Internet and Technology Solutions Company in the world. There are actually two levels on which WSI represents how successful internet commerce is: By helping their business clients achieve success and also, their franchises holders (consultants) benefit from lucrative careers. WSI really exemplifies the full potential of net marketing and the benefits are evenly shared with companies flourishing and consultants with the company enjoying highly profitable careers.

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As for safety financially, the total investment required for a WSI is very modest, especially when compared with the rather high costs of other types of franchise and job satisfaction is high too. The company also fights against Internet scams and has launched a scam coalition to which anyone who has had a bad experience with an internet company or bogus business opportunity can give information. By helping others steer clear of the dangers of unethical operators, WSI really is at the helm of the collective efforts to maintain the Internet as a safe have for all who wish to shop work, or play there.

           

           

You are likely already aware that Internet filters, also known as parental controls or parental control software, are used to help protect children from the dangers they can be exposed to online. You also can no longer avoid hearing in the news about tragedies resulting from online encounters or illegal content being made available to anyone with an Internet connection. This is not because of a lack of awareness or because parents do not think it is important. So what is the reason that most parents have not yet installed what is a low cost, easy way to help protect their families?

 So what if they see a Playboy bunny!

Don’t be naïve. This is not about accidentally seeing a topless woman in a mainstream, legal pornography magazine. While only a few years ago, Parental Control software may have been used only by the most conservative of parents who were concerned about their children being exposed to any nudity and other inappropriate content, today, there is much more than that to be concerned about online. Anyone with an Internet connection and a digital camera can upload text, images and video to the Internet today and unlike television, there is no official body that can control what gets online. There is complete chaos and an increasing amount of offensive, potentially harmful content available. “I walked in on my 10 year and caught him watching porn on YouTube,” commented one father. “I did not even know that it’s legal or possible to show x-rated videos on YouTube!”

Porn is only one of the problems

For some people, the Internet almost became synonymous with pornography. And many are not aware of the multitude of dangers that exist online. Your kids are Internet savvy, probably much more so than you. They don’t just browse through websites. They play, download, meet new people, etc. Each interaction online can be problematic. Most teens think that if they can download the latest movies and music, it must be ok. As a parent, you need to realize that you could end up with a lawsuit on your hands from a major movie studio or recording studio! Parental controls allow you to control what can be downloaded onto your computer. Furthermore, you need to be concerned about files with viruses and Trojan horses. Kids don’t things about the ramifications of a computer virus, they want free music now.

Another helpful feature of good parental controls is a time control mechanism. This is a feature that allows you to preset an exact schedule of time allowed online. The Internet will automatically disconnect according to the schedule you set, giving you better management over the amount of time your kids are online and when your kids are online.  

But my children are responsible

Even responsible kids need your guidance on the Internet. The most important thing you can do when it comes to online safety is to teach your kids to be responsible for the way they behave online. But unfortunately, there are some things they can not be responsible or prepared for. In chat, instant messaging and social networking, there are no rules. As responsible as any child or teen may be, anyone can be manipulated into releasing personal details or trusting a stranger who should not be trusted. Parental Controls can help mitigate those risks. You can block the use of problematic programs, limit time on programs or even block certain types of details from being released (address, telephone, etc.).  There are always more sophisticated ways being though of to trick us – stealing online identities, creating fake web sites that look like sites we use and trust, emails that trick us into revealing information without thinking . . .

The best protection is to take precautions. For a minimal investment, you can get a good Internet filter and help keep your family safe. It’s an effort worth making.

Online communication is an important aspect of the Internet. Online communication can be established on the web by various tools, all falling under the generic name – social software.

Social software covers a range of software and technologies used by Internet users to interact with each other. It covers different means of online communication techniques such as text messaging, voice communication and video in diverse Internet environments.

Social software includes: email, IM (=Instant Message), P2P (=Peer-to-Peer networks), newsgroups, chatrooms, forums, blogs, social network services, virtual worlds etc. When you use online communication you have the ability to choose how you want to present yourself in a specific situation.

Online communication allows you to be open about who you are, be anonymous or make up a new persona. This aspect has a major affect on the authenticity of online relationships. Anonymous online communication holds serious risk factors for children. They can easily become victims of abuse by individuals communicating with them due to lack of mature judgment skills. Sometimes they are not able to interpret the nature of the relationship correctly and can be misled, bullied, abused or fall victim to scams and ploys.

Child predators take advantage of the anonymity in online communication and target unsuspecting children usually for sexual or other abusive purposes.

In order for parents to protect their children from such predators, they should become involved in their children’s web activities and learn how to recognize a problematic online relationship.

How Do Child Predators Work?

Child predators use the anonymous nature of online communication in order to contact children and gradually seduce them into an online relationship. This relationship might end in sexual abuse.

They use various forms of online communication, such as, IM, chatrooms, forums, newsgroups, and virtual worlds to target potential victims.

Child predators invest a lot of effort in targeting and seducing children into a relationship. They often pose as children.

They are knowledgeable in children’s popular hobbies and interests. They seduce children by giving them attention, affection, understanding, kindness and sometimes gifts. They try to target vulnerable kids who crave for attention and affection.

Who Is Vulnerable?

All children that use the Internet are at risk. It is more likely that children will be exposed to unsuitable material than encounter an online predator, but the outcome of such encounters is so severe that parents can not be indifferent to this issue.

Although all children are at risk, young adolescents are the most vulnerable age group due to the specific characteristics of this age group.

Children in this age group usually have good technological and language abilities that allow them to surf freely without adult help. They are frequent users of social software such as, IM (=Instant Message) , P2P (=Peer-to-Peer networks), social network services and newsgroups.

On the other hand, they lack the maturity and experience to help them understand the content that they encounter when surfing. They can easily misinterpret an online relationship, especially one which engages an adult with ulterior motives.

They want to be free of their parents’ control and to gain respect as grown-ups.

They explore their sexuality and have the desire to socialize.

They are in the rebellious phase of their lives and try to establish relationships outside the family.

Child predators are well aware of these facts and exploit them.

Victims of child predators might be:

Seeking attention and affection. New on the Internet scene and unaware of web ethics. Lacking in social skills in the real world. Unpopular in their social circle. Rebellious. Confused regarding their sexual identity. Naïve and unsophisticated in comparison to their age group. What Can Parents Do to Protect Their Children? Show an interest in your children’s Internet activities. Nothing can be as effective as good communication when discussing means to protect them in the cyber world. Don’t be judgmental. Try to understand their experiences and understand their frustration expressed against your efforts to manage their Internet use. Be a role model. Direct your children to appropriate websites that could be of interest to them. Teach your children web ethics and explain to them about the threats exist on the Internet. Become Internet savvy. If you have knowledge about services and applications that are available on the Internet, you will be more effective when guiding your children. Supervise your children when they use the Internet. If you have young children, make sure that the PC they are using is in a family space. Define clear guidelines for your children for Internet use. You can define an Internet use policy. Place the use policy near the PC that they use to keep the rules visible at all times. Much in the same way you educate your children not to talk to strangers in the real world, educate them not to communicate with strangers online. Instruct your children not to answer IM or emails from people they don’t know. Young children should not use social software such as: chatrooms, IM, newsgroups, forums and so on. The risks far outweigh the benefits. As for young adolescents and adolescents, make sure that they only use monitored children’s chatrooms, newsgroups or forums. Instruct your children never to leave the public chatroom area. (Chatrooms usually offer the option of a private chat were the conversation is not monitored and can not be seen by others). Don’t allow your children to meet with Internet friends in person without your approval and supervision. Don’t allow your children to use a private email account. Let them use the family account or an alias you have created for them in order for you to monitor the incoming and outgoing emails. Help your children to create a safe username or nickname in the social software tools that they use. A safe username/nickname should not reveal personal information, gender or age. If your children use the Internet in unsupervised places such as, libraries, school or friends’ houses, check the security measures that are enforced at these places. Instruct your children never to give away personal information online without your approval. Instruct your children not to upload personal photos to the web without your approval. Instruct your children not to accept photos or files from strangers without your approval. Encourage your children to let you know if they encounter any strange behavior or behavior that caused them an uncomfortable feeling. Instruct them on what to do if they encounter such behavior. For example, turning off the PC and notifying a parent. How Can You Recognize If Your Child Was Targeted By an Online Predator? Your child may: Withdraw from family and friends. Seem depressed and moody. Be aggressive towards members of the family. Child predators try to emphasize problems that the child has at home which can cause an aggressive behavior. Spend a lot of time online, especially in chatrooms. Have pornography on the computer. Child predators often send pornography to children. Try to hide his/her Internet activities from you. For example, Opens a private email account, hides the computer screen or shuts down the PC when adult approaches. Spend a lot of time on the Internet at friends’ houses in order to avoid your supervision. Receive presents from people you don’t know. Receive emails from people you don’t know. Receive phone calls from people you don’t know. Child predators sometimes try to seduce children to engage in phone sex.

If you have suspicions, don’t hesitate to confront your child about it. Emphasize again the guidelines for safe web surfing to your child. You can also monitor your child Internet activities by using Internet Parental Control software. If you choose to do so without the child’s knowledge, be aware that it can result in a loss of trust between you and your child.

If all the safety measures you have tried don’t work and you find out that your child is a victim of a child predator or in initial contact with one, the most important thing is not to blame the child. Always remember that the blame is on the offender.

Immediately contact – Your local law-enforcement agency. CyberTipline 1-800-843-5678 – This tipline is managed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which has representatives from the FBI, the U.S. Customs Service (USCS), and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at its headquarters. You can report incidents of child sexual exploitation, including child pornography, online enticement of children for sexual acts, child prostitution, child-sex tourism, and child sexual molestation.

If you’re planning on joining an Internet dating service, it is very important that you learn some basic online dating safety precautions.

Although there are a lot of good and honest people online, unfortunately, just like in the real brick and mortar dating world, there are also predators. For this reason, you must take the necessary steps to protect yourself and ensure your safety.

Generally speaking, online dating safety is simply a matter of good old common sense. For example, you wouldn’t hand out your personal information to a stranger that you meet on a street, and the same should be true of people you meet while dating on the internet.

Here are some basic guidelines to protect you while dating online:

* NEVER provide your real name in the beginning. Take your time to really get to know the person you’re talking with before revealing this information. This should take months and not weeks or days. If the person you’re talking with is for real, they will also want to take things slow and not exchange personal information too quickly.

* NEVER provide the city in which you live or were born, as this will also enable them to track you down.

* NEVER use your ISP email address or use chat programs, such as ICQ or AIM, as this will reveal your true identity. This information can be used to find the exact location in which you reside.

Instead, always use the email and chat system that your online dating service provides or use a free email account, such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo.

* NEVER reveal your place of employment. This includes both the name and location. If you tell the person you are dating online exactly what company you work for, you have provided information that makes it possible for them to get your home address as well as your telephone number. They can simply call the personnel office at your place of employment and get that information by pretending to be a police officer or they can send written communication that looks official enough and get the information in writing. They could also be waiting for you when you get off work.

Instead, you can tell them that you are a ‘Legal Secretary’ a ‘General Contractor’ or whatever – just not the name of your company or employer.

* If you have children, NEVER reveal the school your children attend, as this information can also be used to track you and your children down.

* Avoid giving out specific information about you and your life. Simply do not name specific places or events that will make it possible for a determined online dating partner to locate you or your family. For example, if you mention that you’re going to the balloon festival, they may automatically know that you’re referring to the Albuquerque, New Mexico balloon festival.

After you take the time to get to know someone, which should take a period of months, not weeks or days, and you decide that you’re ready to meet in person, do so with caution. Always make sure that your first face to face meeting is in a public place during daylight hours. It is also a good idea to keep the first meeting very short. For example, instead of going out for dinner, meet for a cup of coffee.

By taking a few simple precautions, you can have a safe online dating experience and even meet the person of your dreams. Remember, if the person you’re interested in is sincere, they will have no problem with you taking these precautions. It’s the predators that will have the problem and they will move on to an easier target.

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Another security hole found as Netscape distributes fix amid doubts of Internet safety. : An article from: Software Industry Report

Today, the Internet is fully engaged with the talk of viruses, worms, spyware, cyber crime, malware, spam etc. This is because, as much as the physical world in which we live, the types of people who exist on the internet are also diverse, from scientists to business professionals to children to criminals. Similarly, as with the physical world, the places we visit on the web can vary from wild and wacky to academic to detestable. Therefore, caution has to be taken while we deal with people and visit places on the internet. It is essential that we do not trust people whom we don’t know on the internet. Similarly, we should exercise caution when visiting unfamiliar websites or sites with which we have no prior relationship. The threat landscape has become more dynamic with thousands of malware being created everyday. You can forget all these fears by installing a licensed internet security suite.

 A computer system without an internet security is like a house without a house guard, where anyone can walk in and walk out anytime with all your valuables. An Internet security suite works as a filter and does not allow any of the data whether confidential or not to be stolen from your system.

Today, most of the systems have ordinary antivirus software installed in it but the users are not aware that these softwares cannot provide the adequate protection and they happily go on the internet. The kind of complete protection that networks require today, can only be provided by an internet security suite.

An Internet security suite ensures that the PC is not mistaken for a playground for viruses and worms. It is a combined suite of antivirus software and a firewall system that can handle spam, filer Ads and other suspicious contents and sometimes there are even other additional features which make it easy to differentiate between the suites. A typical suite should have features such as antivirus, anti-spam, anti phishing, anti-spyware, a personal firewall, parental control, privacy control or protection, identity theft protection, anti-rootkits, e-mail safety, data theft prevention, data backup and transfer, pop up filters and automatic updates.

Importance of antivirus suite protection

Almost all companies depend on computers and internet for business transactions. But all this requires security, as hackers have innovative techniques to break into the company’s computer network. Another issue is while sending emails, i.e., all information send over the internet passes through intermediary computers before reaching the destination. This is out of our control as any malicious computer savvy individual operating an intermediary computer has the ability to tamper with the information and there are many ways to deceive the sender. For example, an intermediary computer could exchange information with the intended destination and thus inducing to reveal private data such as passwords, contact details of partners, credit card details etc. Even a firm using intranet is under the threat if one system in it is connected to the internet. All these issues can be handled using an internet security suite. And, therefore the need for an antivirus suite protection is endless and the following are some of the reasons to have an internet security suite:-

Protects confidential information Prevents hacker access Reinforced protection against theft of important data Virus and spyware free Blocks spam Protects children on internet Prevents the loss of important files Keeps the computer running at maximum efficiency Allows periodic exhaustive scanning

Internet security suite providers

Today, there are more than 15 internet security suite providers with different packages and software to suit the specific needs of a company. All suites have antivirus and firewall components, and there are other additional features which builds the difference between the suites. Some of the famous internet security suites are Kaspersky, GDATA, Norton 360, McAfee, AVG, eScan, FSecure, Panda, ESET etc. It is important to know the major features other than antivirus and firewall provided by these suites.

Norton 360

It provides a free downloadable parental control addon that gives control to every user account and over the kind of content allowed. It delays the startup of suspicious applications during bootup. Data backup features which lets users move data to a different drive, network share and even to an online service so that it ensures no data is lost if the PC gets infected or even during a system crash

It recommends the installation to be downloaded from internet. The suite scans the system before the installation to make sure that the system is not already infected. It has the ability to delete files to prevent recovery. This feature is similar to the file shredder of GDATA. Also supports data backup feature as in Norton 360.

GDATA

It has a free downloadable parental control addon that gives control to every user account and over the kind of content allowed. Also includes a file shredder to delete files and make them unrecoverable.

McAfee’s internet security’s installer

It recommends the installation to be downloaded from internet. The suite scans the system before the installation to make sure that the system is not already infected. It has the ability to delete files to prevent recovery. This feature is similar to the file shredder of GDATA. Also supports data backup feature as in Norton 360.

FSecure Internet Security 2009

Focuses on parental control and the access to the main control panel is denied unless authorized.

AVG

Ability to allow access of games to the internet through the firewall without any hassels. It also allows updating of downloaded virus definition by importing them from a folder.

eScan internet security

This is one of the best antivirus suites. The major implementation of Kaspersky is an onscreen keyboard which allows users to type in passwords on online banking and shopping sites without having the password logged.

It scans the system regularly for vulnerabilities asking to patch bugs.

Here the alerts are also displayed in a single window.

Kaspersky

 

This is one of the best antivirus suites. The major implementation of Kaspersky is an onscreen keyboard which allows users to type in passwords on online banking and shopping sites without having the password logged.It also scans the system regularly for vulnerabilities asking to patch bugs. The alerts are also displayed in a single window.

 

ESET Smart security

It supports all the basic features but detailed customizations and controls are available.

Panda Internet security 2009

Major advantage is that it monitors wireless networks. When a new PC appears on the network, it gives an alert asking whether it has to be granted access. This is the only internet security which supports the feature truprevent completely. It allows the creation of rescue disks and uploads suspicious files to their database for inspection.

From all the above to summarize, the best Internet Security suites should have the following features:

Anti-virus Detects and removes viruses and threats from emails, instant messaging, downloads etc. Anti-spam Prevents spam emails from reaching the inbox. Anti-phishing Filters phishing emails and protects from accessing websites run by phishers. Gives warning on suspicious emails and unsafe sites Anti-spyware Blocks and removes spyware, adware Protects against keyloggers, browser hijackers and other threats Anti-rootkits Searches underneath the operating system for a program that takes control of the computer without authorization. Firewall Blocks unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. Provides protection from intrusions and data leaks Parental control Provides real time content filtering from inappropriate websites and emails. Identity theft protection Secures personal data while buying, banking and browsing online Alerts when details are about to move out of your PC and helps to stop it if desired Data theft protection Protects personal and private information from being captured Pop-up filter Blocks pop-up ads Truprevent Rapidly blocks attack caused by unknown viruses and intruders, even before the antivirus has been updated to combat them. Additional protection against network viruses Total Scan Permits periodic in-depth scanning to detect and eliminate threats missed by antivirus programs installed on systems. Data back-up and transfer Allows to run scheduled or on-demand backups of the PC to protect it from unforeseen incidents Auto updates Ensures that the system is protected against latest threats.

The antivirus suites Kaspersky and McAfee are known to be the best antivirus suites and below are their feature summarization:

Feature                                    Kaspersky                                 McAfee

Anti-virus                                Exists                                         Exists

Anti-spam                               Exists                                         Exists

Anti-phishing                          Exists                                         Exists

Anti-spyware                         Exists                                         Exists

Anti-rootkits                          Exists                                          Exists

Firewall                                 Exists                                          Exists

Parental control                    Exists                                          Exists

Identify threft protection     Exists                                          Exists

Data threft protection          Exists                                          Exists

Pop-up filter                         Exists                        Exists but poor performance

Truprevent                      Does not exist                Exists but poor performance

Total scan                            Exists                                          Exists

Data back-up and transfer  Exists                                         Exists

Auto updates                        Exists                                         Exists

The latest version of McAfee also supports additional features such as remote monitoring, printer sharing tasks, configuration of other personal computers and gives frequent alerts for intruders on the system.

The last version of Kaspersky includes features like isolation of infected workstations, avoids the unwanted rescanning of files in the system and launches multiple copies of the antivirus engine.

Therefore, through an efficient internet security suite one can ensure that business continues without any disruption and need not fear of any cyber miscreants. But, just buying and installing it is not sufficient, it has to be regularly updated and the system must be scanned regularly. 

 

 

 

References:

Network security by James Joshi

ISP survival guide by Geoff Huston

Internet-The Complete reference by Margaret Levine Young

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