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One Third of Children Now Surf the Internet in their Bedrooms
A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation has discovered that an alarming 33% of children now access the Internet from their bedrooms. SpectorSoft and other child Internet safety experts such as the FBI warn against this practice. According the FBI, “Keep the computer in a common room in the house,...
P2P File Sharing – The Perfect Storm that Businesses Should Avoid
P2P file-sharing programs let people freely trade files, applications, movies and music. Unfortunately, shared files can contain malware and viruses designed to steal files and information, and cause harm whenever they are opened. Like the “monster wave” that capsizes a boat, once data has been publicly shared, you're sunk. Unless...
Twitter: A Teen’s Tweet can Provide a Predator with their Location
Twitter has now added the option to Tweet with your location. In addition to parents having to worry about their kids giving out their address or personal information to a predator that has tricked them, now all they have to do is opt-in for the location sharing and ANY one...
Is Too Much Time in Front of a Computer Screen Making Your Child Anti-Social?
New study suggests limiting screen time may result in stronger relationships between young people, their friends, and their parents.Teenagers who have televisions or PCs in their bedrooms may be spending less time with their families and...
Sunshine Week: Why All Government Agencies Should Use Spector 360
In addition to the start of Daylight Savings, this week is also “Sunshine Week” – emphasizing transparency in government. But what happens when an elected official uses a "personal" Gmail account to conduct "official" government business? Just ask County Commissioner Trudie Infantini who recently came under fire for failure to...