Hemu Approved Links and Resources
Safety
- Better Business Bureau
- Audit your business's practices or file a complaint about a company
- California Office of Privacy Protection
- Rundown of Internet privacy concerns
- ConnectSafely
- Unique site with a variety of helpful resources such as how to remove deleted “cached” photos from search engines
- Enough is Enough
- Nonprofit organization working to make the Internet safer. Provides great seasonal safety tips
- FBI: A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
- A letter to parents from the FBI to get you up to speed on what your child is doing online and how to notice potentially harmful activity
- FDIC Guide Against Internet Thieves and Electronic Scams
- Educational videos on identity theft — what it is and how to prevent it
- Identity Theft
- Government resource on identity theft, includes steps to take if you've been a victim.
- Identity Theft and Your Tax Records
- IRS policy on identity theft and how they can help
- iLearn Online
- Take a free online course on Internet safety alone or with family
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, (NCMEC) was created to serve as a resource on issues of missing and sexually exploited children.
- Paid Parental Control Software Reviews
- Long list of sophisticated parental control software options with helpful reviews
- Parental Control Software
- Browse through five of the top free parental control tools to watch over your children while they are online
- Top 10 Browsers for Kids
- Protect your children by using safe browsers to shield them from harmful content
- Web Wise Kids
- Interactive educational material to teach children how to manage issues like sexting, bullying, piracy, online romances, cyber stalking, and other online hazards
Security
- CERT Home Computer Security
- Basic steps on how to secure your home computer
- Computer Security Resource Center
- Computer security events and publications for experts working in related fields
- CSO Online Media Dashboard
- A well-organized and segmented list of security updates and news around the world
- F-Secure
- A cool world map showing malware attacks for geographic locations
- I Keep Safe
- Information specifically for parents, educators, community, and youth on Internet safety
- IT Security
- Valuable articles, whitepapers, and checklists for the security savvy computer user
- Jotti's Malware Scan
- Scan a suspicious file with over 20 well-recognized antivirus programs simultaneously to keep your computer safe and secure
- National Security Council
- Current steps the Federal Government is taking to improve national online safety
- National Vulnerability Database
- A list of security vendors who conform to U.S. Government security protocol
- On Guard Online
- Fun educational videos on how to protect yourself from cybercriminals and how to teach your kids safety
- Secure Mac
- Mac OS security updates and Trojan Horse warnings
- Security Topic Center
- The latest news and breakthroughs in IT security from Computer World
- U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team
- Sign up for a national security alert system and read useful tips such as how to improve your home router security
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Information on security news in the government sector
- USA.gov Internet Fraud
- Report Internet fraud (phishing, pornography, identity theft) here and learn how to fight it
Privacy
- Bureau of Consumer Protection
- How to make your website safe for children and consumers (contains relevant laws and helpful guides on current privacy law for businesses)
- Disable Cookies
- Step by step instructions on how to disable cookies on your web browser
- Federal Trade Commission Complaint Assistance
- File a complaint with the FTC if you believe a website has collected information from your children or marketed to them in a way that violates the law
- Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Website
- What to do if your laptop or other private information is stolen
- Office for Civil Rights Health Information Privacy
- Learn about rules and rights that keep your health information confidential
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Privacy basics – what online activity exposes private information and useful facts
- The Privacy Foundation
- Excellent list of up-to-date articles on how your privacy is changing