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| unattended time on your home computer you have | | | | exceptional protection while your family browse the |
| already installed or have thought about installing some | | | | internet. Many parents are drawn to the new free |
| form of Internet parental control protection software. | | | | service for this component alone. Its ability to |
| The two leading parental control software companies | | | | automatically block phishing and malware sites has |
| are Net Nanny and CyberPatrol. These internet | | | | also pique some interest. |
| protection software products have to run on your | | | | Google and other online search services provide |
| computer. Any average computer literate user could | | | | various in house filtering systems to sanitize Web |
| easily override the software protection command and | | | | surfers search results of potentially dangerous pages. |
| disable it. | | | | That is the limit of the safe internet surfing protection |
| The widespread daily usage of computers for | | | | they provide. They do not block users from accessing |
| business and commercial matters has create a new | | | | those pages. FamilyShield does. And it keeps its list of |
| trend of everything-as-a-service. Mobile usage and the | | | | blocked sites updated in real-time, 24 hours a day. |
| introduction of low memory net books makes it less | | | | Parents should be advised that FamilyShield is a |
| convenient to carry a computer laden with application | | | | malware and phishing blocking alternative to their |
| around with you. As this trend expands, running | | | | current anti-malware protection. It should only be used |
| software on your computer will soon become | | | | as an additional layer of defense. It shines as a simply |
| obsolete and passe. | | | | Internet filter program that works and that you do not |
| To help you protect your children from inappropriate | | | | have to pay for. |
| content, OpenDNS an Internet navigation and security | | | | OpenDNS is offering an exceptional service to parents |
| firm has just launched FamilyShield, a free parental | | | | who do not have the time, money or inclination to |
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| easy...and its Free. After completing two simple steps, | | | | with advanced filtering and protection. |
| parents can protect their kids not only from | | | | Our advice? Parents looking to use parental control |
| inappropriate content, but also from malware, phishing | | | | software should consider FamilyShield. Try setting it up |
| sites and other known fraudulent entities on the Web, | | | | on your home wireless router, making sure the router |
| claims OpenDNS. It also does not requires any | | | | has a complex password that the kids could never |
| software download or CD to purchase. | | | | guess and give it a try. It is free so if you do not like it |
| According to OpenDNS website, FamilyShield's set-up | | | | all you have to do is stop using it. |
| process is simple and straight forward involving only | | | | Despite what security professionals have been saying |
| signing up and enabling the service. There are no | | | | for years - it is OK to write a password down on a |
| complex settings which have to be tweaked and | | | | piece of paper. Just secure that paper! A complex |
| configured. It is as close as you can get to push-button | | | | password scratched on the back of a business card |
| configuration to provide a safe sanitized Internet surfing | | | | stored in your wallet or purse is far more secure than |
| experience for your children. Such complex settings | | | | you think. |
| often plague most parental control software owners | | | | We have to agree with the experts on these things, |
| setup, resulting in an install which is not providing the | | | | parental involvement and presence is the best parental |
| level of protection they desire. | | | | control protection and nothing will really prevent a |
| With FamilyShield parental control software you can | | | | tech-savvy kid from getting to the content you are |
| protect your entire home network of computers. This | | | | attempting to filter them from if they are truly |
| includes Wi-Fi devices like Xbox 360s and Wiis. It will | | | | motivated. No software program, parental control |
| also blocks proxies and anonymizers, too. These are | | | | software service or hard-to-guess password can |
| the tools often used by, the tech savvy kids I | | | | ever take the place of the best system: good |
| mentioned earlier, to get around other parental control | | | | parenting. But FamilyShield offers their assistance. It is |
| software Web filters. | | | | designed to be the easiest-to-use parents controls |
| FamilyShield Internet filtering component is compiled | | | | service out there, with the absolute simplest set-up. |