This term is used quite a bit in cybersecurity, it is the use of multiple security principles and countermeasures to protect information and assets within an organization. I think this same thinking can be used for parents, we can use multi-layered countermeasures to help ensure the safety of our children online. Let’s start at the edge of our home Internet connection, the router provided to us by your Internet provider. One way to keep all devices safe is to use a child-friendly DNS service, such as Open DNS’s parental control offering, basically we configure the OpenDNS servers on our router, and the settings will be effective for each device on our network, such as computers. , tablets, Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, etc.
This service will also block adult websites without any complicated configuration changes. Let’s go further down the chain. For our computers, we definitely want to use a “smarter browser” like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox and add a key free plugins that will block any inappropriate sites for our children. If your home computer is a Mac or Windows, create a separate account for your children and enable parental controls on that account, so you can limit their time online, filter a list of words you don’t want them to use . view, filter the sites your children can visit, and much more. For personal devices like iPads and Android tablets, turn on device restrictions so you can disable Safari and YouTube, turn off app downloads, and turn off in-app purchases.
And in case you need to install a particular app for your kids, install it through iTunes instead of on the device. On an Android tablet or phone, I usually use a restricted profile (kitkat 4.4) or “Kid’s Shell – secure launcher” and create a separate account for my kid, this way I can add specific apps I want him to have access to and remove any that is not suitable, such as settings, notifications or any social media application. Another really solid app that I trust is called Mobcip. It is known as a parenting software for all mobile devices as well as our computers. We create user profiles for our children using their online interface and an administration login that we use. We can monitor which apps are used the most, view browsing history, set time limits and custom filters, it’s a really robust piece of software.
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