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Internet increasingly familiar with the world of children. But beware, a lot of content is not worth circulating. Starting from pornography, gambling, violence, drugs, and others.

Here are 9 tips that can be used as a shield to safeguard children from negative content on the internet, according to security company Eset, Thursday (08/25/2011).

1. Create a separate account and username for children: Children should have their own account on the PC, and has its own username. This is the only efficient way to monitor what activities are done on the internet and parents had been the system administrator.

2. Update: Software antivirus and parental control must remain updated.

3. Keep an eye on the sites visited by children through browsing the record: If the deleted record is found, it could be early signs if there is a secret. Discuss with your child about it.

4. Watch your webcam on the computer: Make sure the camera is a webcam is not connected to the Internet if the camera is not being used.

5. Check the configuration of the child's social networking accounts: Facebook Wall is the place to share in the public domain, there is absolutely no limit, so that raises potential safety risk to children.

6. Do not send confidential information via the Internet: Information that is confidential and personally never requested via e-mail or chat. Similarly the Bank, has never asked for account data and PIN numbers. It is very important and therefore needs to be invested to children.

7. Do not reply to messages insulting tone: In situations where children get the message that smacks of abuse on the internet, tell him not to retaliate.

Because the general response that is reactive as desired by the sender. If the item the message repeats, report to the authorities. It must be understood by parents.

8. Not everything on the internet is true: Children should be told that not all of the information available on the internet comes from a reliable source. Lately, it's easy to get everything from the internet. That's why the users are advised to be extra careful when obtaining information from the internet.

9. Open lines of communication: Communicate openly with children is very important to discuss about their security. At once is a great way to encourage children to be willing to share what fear, what appeals to them rather than a series of regulations that suppress, and punishment.

Using a computer security program on the device that is used to surf would be very helpful, but most importantly is the approach to the child's parents.