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Online Child Safety. Cyril Voisin Chief Cloud and Security Advisor Microsoft Gulf. Initiatives. Awareness campaigns (content from Microsoft can be licensed for free) parents children (age-appropriate advice) teachers (ready to deliver courses) Technologies / solutions Parental controls
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Online Child Safety Cyril VoisinChief Cloud and Security AdvisorMicrosoft Gulf
Initiatives • Awareness campaigns (content from Microsoft can be licensed for free) • parents • children (age-appropriate advice) • teachers (ready to deliver courses) • Technologies / solutions • Parental controls • PhotoDNA • CETS • Partnering with governments, NGOs and private companies • ThinkUKnow • UAE Higher Child Protection Committee • Facebook
Parents (awareness) • top 3 online risks for children • Exposure to inappropriate content • Cyberbullies • Invasion of privacy and online fraud • talk to your children about cyber risks • think awareness and behavior (be skeptical) before technologies • many devices • many locations • … • teach them to recognize and report problems
Behavior (children) • Your behavior can increase or lessen these risks • Trust your instinct! And tell your parents/teacher immediately if they you feel threatened or scared • Never go alone to meet an Internet friend in person and ask permission before going • Think before you post, the Internet never forgets… • Be protective of your personal information
Technologies (for the PC) • Keep your system and applications updated on a regular basis • More recent software is more secure than older software (Windows 7 vs Windows XP, IE9 with Smartscreenvs IE8) • Use an up-to-date antimalware (free Microsoft Security Essentials) • Let your firewall on • Don’t use illegal software • (Leverage parental controls)
Thank you! http://microsoft.com/security