Computer Security For You and Your Family

Computer security for you and your family Hi, I've been compiling a compilation pack of security tools for my friend and family. We all know how much negative materials are out on the web. What most don't realize is that they are targeting you and your family.

With the simply things like spam, trap sites, and hostel programs in sheep's clothing. These are the things that we as adult must deal with on a regular basis. But I have recently learned some interesting thing from family and friend close to me. The thing that shocked me was that their family did not know even these basics. I an attempt to protect their kids from these things, they had in fact left them wide open to attack.

To illustrate this I will tell you the two problems that brought me into this topic. First, was a problem with my sister and here teenage son. Now any one who has ever been,met,or even seen a teen before can tell you they can be a giant pain for parents and pretty much every one else. My fifteen year old nephew is no different. He was actually worst than most. This is because he new the game better than his parents.

And as usual in my family, when it hit the fan they called me. I am I guess you could say a reformed problem child. So in matters of how to deal with problem teens, I always get called for advice. Well my nephew has A.D.D. or as I call it - advanced dork disease. Just kidding. Well his grades took a dramatic fall and he stopped all sports. This was assume to his A.D.D. by the school and my sister. What they didn't think of was that you don't get lazy from being hyper active. My first thought was like most teens, he was into drugs. Well long story short.

My sister found out the truth to late. He had failed all his classes and was on the verge of expulsion before she had realized he had not only been trying drug but selling it to his friends at school. Imagine that. Finding out that your sweet little boy is the school pot connection. She first found out when they took his phone. He had all sorts of text between friends asking for drugs. Shocked, my sister lost it. He was locked in the house and cut off from his friends until she could figure out what to do.

Well that lasted about a day before he had gone out his window and on the run from his own family. Now if this wasn't bad enough, he did this on mothers day weekend. Well he bounce from so called friend to friend trying to find a place to sit on his but and smoke pot full time. When this wasn't working, he and some other geniuses decided to steal a bunch of thing from their own families and build some kind of camp in the woods. Well they were caught by police after the second robbery witch was my sisters house.

Arrested on 5 felony counts and one being theft of a hand gun and rifle. Well like most kids, he got real sorry ounce he was caught. But know he is waiting for his third hearing to see how many years he will have to do in jail. Now you might be thinking that this was a bad seed and it couldn't happen to your family. Well he did his chores and watched his younger sisters each day. Was in football and other activities like most kids.

But it all changed in what seemed like over night. He new he was wrong so instead of stopping, he lied and hid it from those who cared enough to say something. Basically living two lives. One at home and one with his punk friends. At least until they collided. Then like most teens, his wants out ranked his family and of course those little things called laws.

People say that teens have the right to privacy. True to a point. But if you are paying for their phones,cars,computers and so on. You have the right to check how they are being used.

Whats better, being the nice guy who visits them in jail or the one who kept them out. Now the next one is not so extreme. A friend of mine has a preteen girl. Sweet kid and not a bad bone in her body. At least not yet. She is only a preteen remember. Well she had decided that it was time to learn about the birds and the bees. Now she didn't know were or who to ask but her mother did not seem to be on her list of possibles.

It's amazing how far kids will go to avoid that moment with their parents but be willing to ask a complete stranger. Well she opted for the internet. She did a Google search for sex. Not realizing how twisted it is out there on the net let alone the porn industry. The poor girl was traumatized for weeks. Here mother found her freaked out and had no idea what she was talking about.

At least till she found her computer stuck on a porn site. Imagine trying to explain bondage and the other fetishes to your preteen little girl. If this wasn't bad enough, it was a viral site. It locked her computer to the site and would not let go. She ended up not only with a traumatized girl, but she lost her computer as well.

It took her about a week before finding out that her computer was trashed and that the site had hacked her personnel info. I found out through a nice add that was sent from her computer to all her email contacts for pills to enlarge a certain part of the mail body. When I called her to ask why she thought I needed these pills, she filled me in on what happened.

What I thought was a weird joke was just one of the many side affects of a curious little girl on an unsecured computer. Now she must keep a constant eye on her credit and such for ID theft and other acts of fraud carried out in her name. And as big as the world is, that not easy. So for my sister and friend and all the other parents and loved ones out there, I started to look into a few products that would possible stop these things before they happen. Cause remember, as good and smart as we adults are with tech.

The next generation is smarter. I found a few items that has helped my friends and family so I wanted to put it out there for others. It kills me to know that if I had done something sooner, my nephew might not be waiting for his next court date. Probably just grounded and maybe some counseling.

So if you think you might be or know some one that needs to read this or find a product to help them with their hand full. Please pass this onto them. Below is the link to a hub page I made up for the products I suggested to my family and friends. Please check it out or find something that works for you. I have two to five year of regret coming. I really don't want that for any one else.

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Jake B.
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