79% of parents wish to protect their children on the Internet by means of specialized protective software

When there is a discussion about children on the Internet, the general availability of the net becomes not only the source of useful information and entertainment, but also threats – this can be seen from the results of the study carried out by Kaspersky Lab in collaboration with the analytical agency B2B International.

More than one third (36%) of parents in Russia admit that their children faced risks on the Internet. 20% them encountered with undesirable content and 5% communicated with strangers. Generally 79% of adults agree that effective tools for protection of children in the Internet would have been very useful and necessary. However, according to the research moms and dads are not in a hurry to use these technologies: every fifth parent in Russia does not take any action towards protecting their children. In addition, 18% of parents allow their children to use phones or tablets without any supervision.

Those parents, who have decided to protect their children, choose various protective methods. 39% of parents limit the time their child is allowed to spend using the Internet, whereas 30% regularly check browsing history. At the same time only 26% of parents use protective software which has the option of parental control. The majority do not even think that uncontrolled internet surfing may have multiple consequences that are not limited to getting viruses. For example, a child can pay services using their parents’ credit card or delete some important documents and files.

«Without having enough experience in working with computers and mobile devices, children unintentionally make mistakes which their parents have to pay for. 17% of questioned moms and dads in Russia had financial losses or lost important documents because of their children’s answers» – says Konstantin Ignatiyev, the head of the web content analysis group of Kaspersky Lab.

To ensure protection of children on the Internet “Kaspersky Lab” has devised a Parental Control module that is available for all devices. Thanks to this module users can block websites with undesirable content, impose restrictions onto sharing of personal data, limit the time a child spends using a computeк etc.

 

Source: Kaspersky Lab

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