by AskSonnie | Feb 14, 2011 | Beware, Cyber Risks, Kid Friendly Sites, Online Games, Parenting, Safety Tips
With our too hectic lifestyle, our children get to see more than just Barney and Friends. Television shows as well as the internet slowly give our kids and teens more media exposure behind our backs -and think this is normal since they watched it all the time. How can we help children (and teens) interpret what they see so as to criticize what is “good to follow” or “bad for you”?
by AskSonnie | Feb 11, 2011 | Beware, Cyber Risks, Facebook
In underground forums, blackhat hackers are exchanging notes on how to best scam Facebook users. The one selling like hotcake, because of usability is NeoApp, a malicious application intended to remotely send spammy messages . Symantec warned, that malicious...
by AskSonnie | Feb 10, 2011 | Government, Reviews
Alaminos City mayor Hernani Braganza initiated school-based internet hub to interconnect with baranggays -making Alaminos the first WI-FI city in the country. The Education without Borders thru Wireless Internet-based Governance System (ED-WINGS) is just a start of...
by AskSonnie | Feb 10, 2011 | Cyber Risks, Reviews
Since 60 countries just observed “safer internet day” yesterday, I was browsing and looking for good campaigns that we can replicate here in the Philippines. Then I found this interesting post from Linda of I Look Both Ways Inc. She asked this...
by AskSonnie | Feb 9, 2011 | Facebook, Safety Tips
I just discovered this about 2 weeks ago [delayed blogging reaction] but this feature was added sometime last month. I’m glad it’s available. To enhance security, you can set secure browsing whenever possible. To enable this, just go to Account >...