3 Things About Cyberspace You Should CONSTANTLY Remind Your Kids About

All parents need to closely monitor their kids’ social media profiles as well as their use of tablets, phones and devices. It’s no secret that sexual predators lurk online, looking for their next victim. While what you tell your kids should be age-appropriate, here’s a list of things you ought to KEEP reminding them.

  1. Everything you do online is public. If you wouldn’t do or say it standing in the middle of your classroom with everyone present, don’t do it online.
  2. There is NO delete button. Removing comments and photos is like trying to take pee out of a pool.
  3. Trust NO ONE online. Really bad, ugly, nasty people are online looking to fool you.

As for your older kids, you might remind them that schools and employers use social media to review you, so make sure what you post is what you’d want them to see.

The One Thing You Should Do Every Day To Be More Productive

At the start of your day, compose and send yourself an e-mail. This e-mail includes a list of tasks or goals you want to accomplish by the end of the day. As you get to work, review this e-mail then set the message to “snooze” until later in the day. In Gmail, snooze is the clock symbol on the right-hand side that appears when you hover over an e-mail.

Sending yourself a message is a great way to keep daily goals top of mind. Plus, writing down your daily tasks and goals helps you prioritize what needs to be done. When you tackle prioritized tasks, you work more efficiently. Then, when you have the e-mail in front of you at the end of the day, you can review what you’ve accomplished (or what still needs work), and you can celebrate the growth you made that day.

Top Tips To Protect Your Remote Employees From Cyberthreats

Don’t Use Unsecured Public WiFi

Unsecured public WiFi is everywhere: at cafés, airports, hotels and more. But these networks lack security, and it’s easy for a hacker to snoop on your data. Hackers can even spoof unsecured WiFi networks and walk away with all the data they want with no one the wiser. Avoid them. Stick to secure networks you can verify as trustworthy.

Don’t Keep Your Cyber Security “Best Practices” To Yourself

You may have your best practices, but do your remote employees know? Keep EVERYONE on your team educated and on the same page. When you have training, bring in your remote employees, or conference them in, so they get the same training. Send out regular updates about the latest cyber security threats and scams.

Don’t Forget About Endpoint Security

Make sure your remote employees are utilizing IT security solutions on their ends, such as antivirus software, malware scanners, network firewalls and even a VPN for when they need to access unfamiliar networks. They should also be keeping their software updated with the latest available patches.