Secure Online Families | Part 1: Introduction

This is the 1st article in a 9-part series | Keeping our children safe is a high priority for most parents and guardians, and this increasingly includes online security.

Today’s children and teenagers are growing up in a world saturated with technology. These technologies bring about great opportunities for our children as well as some great dangers.

In this weekly series, I’ll be discussing six major risks today’s children & teenagers face as well as solutions to those risks. The articles/topics I’ll be writing about are:

1. Introduction
2. Cyber Bullying
3. Social Media
4. Anonymity
5. False Information
6. Sex/Pornography
7. Violent Media
8. Comprehensive Solutions
9. Conclusion & Additional Resources

The first article (Cyber Bullying) comes out today, and the other articles will be posted each week.

The Series:

• Part 1: Introduction (Dec 18th)
• Part 2: Cyber Bullying (Dec 18th)
• Part 3: Social Media (Dec 26th)
• Part 4: Anonymity (Jan 2nd)
• Part 5: False Information (Jan 8th)
• Part 6: Violent Media (Jan 15th)
• Part 7: Sex/Pornography (Jan 22nd)
• Part 8: Comprehensive Solutions (Jan 29th)
• Part 9: Conclusion & Additional Resources (Feb 5th)

My Credentials

I work in InfoSec and have published a couple of academic articles while finishing my masters degree.

You can view all of my credentials here and here.

[This story has been adapted to article format from my site securefamilies.org]