Welcome

Welcome to the Online Safety resource! The goal of this site is to provide easy-to-follow instructions that will help you and your family stay safe online. The content is categorized into the following sections:

• Safety Tips
• Content filtering
• Virus / Malware Protection
• Resources
  

FamilyShield by OpenDNS

OpenDNS is a free, alternative DNS (Domain Name System) service that allows you to filter malicious or inappropriate content, as well as potentially speed up access to web sites. OpenDNS has recently released FamilyShield, an easy-to-use solution that you can either setup on one computer or on your home router (recommended). The setup instructions contain all the info you need to get started. This is an excellent way to add easy and free content filtering that will block adult sites, proxy and anonymizer sites (for web-savvy kids), phishing sites, and some virus-spreading malware sites. Get started!

Stats on Internet Pornography

Here are some statistics relating to Internet pornography presented in an interesting visual format. The source (www.onlineschools.org) cites no official sources, so take the data for what it's worth.