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