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What is a Cyber Predator? Internet user who exploits vulnerable people for Sexual Financial purposes.

Internet user who exploits vulnerable people for

Sexual

Financial purposes.

Cyber Predators Predators Characteristics: Close to 100% are male 91% are white and non-Hispanic 91% hold a full-time job.

Predators Characteristics:

Close to 100% are male

91% are white and non-Hispanic

91% hold a full-time job.

Catching a Cyber Predator Counterattack against cyber-predators The Sting of Online Predators Microsoft Collaborates With Global Police

Counterattack against cyber-predators

The Sting of Online Predators

Microsoft Collaborates With Global Police

Know the warning sign. Talk openly with your children Place the computer in an open area of your home. Limit computer time. Establish rules for Internet use Post them near the computer How to Protect Kids from Online Predator

Know the warning sign.

Talk openly with your children

Place the computer in an open area of your home.

Limit computer time.

Establish rules for Internet use

Post them near the computer

Get involved. Purchase software that prevents adware and spyware. Purchase tracking software. Check history and cookie files to monitor sites.

Get involved.

Purchase software that prevents adware and spyware.

Purchase tracking software.

Check history and cookie files to monitor sites.

Put a password on the computer. Teach your child about internet safety. Warn your child not to join any mailing lists Encourage your child not to visit strange sites.

Put a password on the computer.

Teach your child about internet safety.

Warn your child not to join any mailing lists

Encourage your child not to visit strange sites.

Disturbing Statistics 100,000 Web sites offering child pornography. 79% of teens aren’t careful when giving out information 64% teens do things online without parents knowledge.

100,000 Web sites offering child pornography.

79% of teens aren’t careful when giving out information

64% teens do things online without parents knowledge.

$3 billion Child pornography revenue annually. 1 in 5 Children are sexually solicited online only 25% of those told a parent 89% Sexual solicitations occurred in chat rooms Instant Messaging

$3 billion Child pornography revenue annually.

1 in 5 Children are sexually solicited online

only 25% of those told a parent

89% Sexual solicitations occurred in

chat rooms

Instant Messaging

Where predators are found Chat Rooms Instant Messenger Myspace Facebook Xanga

Chat Rooms

Instant Messenger

Myspace

Facebook

Xanga

Software You can find software that will Limit the time your child spends online Block inappropriate web pages Monitor Instant Messenger chats Restrict game-play Block file sharing programs Keep your kids from sending personal information online

You can find software that will

Limit the time your child spends online

Block inappropriate web pages

Monitor Instant Messenger chats

Restrict game-play

Block file sharing programs

Keep your kids from sending personal information online

Protective Settings Set up content advisor on internet explorer List of approved and block sites or Content Advisor Safe Surf http://www.safesurf.com/iesetup/

Set up content advisor on internet explorer

List of approved and block sites or

Content Advisor

Safe Surf

http://www.safesurf.com/iesetup/

Protective Tools Kid-safe search engines Hazoo Yahooligans KidsClick Internet Filters All in one parental control software Banning Myspace from schools Kinds of Software Mach 7 the Remote Spy Keylogger

Kid-safe search engines

Hazoo

Yahooligans

KidsClick

Internet Filters

All in one parental control software

Banning Myspace from schools

Kinds of Software

Mach 7 the Remote Spy Keylogger

Books The Smart Mom’s Guide to Online Safety Learn how to keep your children safe Learn the warning signs Discover what happens on social networking sites, blogs and other online channels.

The Smart Mom’s Guide to Online Safety

Learn how to keep your children safe

Learn the warning signs

Discover what happens on social networking sites, blogs and other online channels.

Learn why nothing is permanently deleted from the Internet Discover online dangers at your public library. Learn why photo and video sharing sites can impact your child’s life

Learn why nothing is permanently deleted from the Internet

Discover online dangers at your public library.

Learn why photo and video sharing sites can impact your child’s life