Cybersecurity concerns as schools reopen

Experts give advice for parents to be aware of dangers associated with online learning and online threats.

AND WITH MANYSTUDENTS LEARNING INFRONT OF THE COMPUTER,THERE COME RISKSBUT PARENTS ANDGUARDIANS ARE BEINGWARNED TO BE VIGILANTOF THEIR CHILDS ONLINEACTIVITY.41 ACTION NEWS BRYANTMADDRICK TALKED WITH ATECH EXPERT ABOUTWHAT EVERY PARENTNEEDS TO KNOW.THE INTERNET CAN BEGREAT - BUT IT CAN ALSBE DANGEROUS.THE EXPERT I TALKED TOSAYS PARENTS NEEDBE ON ALERT.THE FBI SAYS CHILDRENWHO ARE HOME ANDONLINE ARE AT INCREASERISK FOR EXPLOITATION.ON TOP OF THAT, THEAGENCY ADDS ANYONECAN BE TARGETED BYHACKERS AND SCAMMERS.BURTON KELSO / TECHEXPERT02:57-03:17"If your homeschooling yourkids or your kids are using acomputer, all windows devicesand apple devices haparental controls built in.

Soyou need to just go to settingsin each device and enableparental controls, which willallow you to at least blocksome of those harmful sitesthat kids will try to visitratherthan trying to do their schoolwork."SOME POPULAR SITKIDS GO ONLINE INCLUDEGAMING - MUSIC - ANDSOCIAL MEDIA.SOME OF THOSE SITESCAN BE HARMFUL.BACK TO YOU.IM BRYANTMADDRICK - 41 ACTIONNEWS.THERE"S LOTS OFTHREATS ONLINE.BUT THE EXPERT YOUTALKED TO SAID SOME OFTHOSE THREATS COMEFROM PEOPLE WHO KNOWOUR CHILDRENTHE THREAT COMES INTHE FORM OCYBERBULLYING FROMCLASSMATES.KELSO SAYS TPROBLEM HAS GOTTENWORSE DURING THEPANDEMIC AND ADDSPARENTS REALLY NEED TOBE ENGAGED WITH THEIRCHILD"S ONLINEEDUCATIOLIVE IN KC - IM BRYANTMADDRICK - 41 ACTIONNEWS.