{"id":76538,"date":"2025-06-04T13:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=76538"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:08:58","slug":"cert-issues-advisory-for-parents-against-rising-threats-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/cert-issues-advisory-for-parents-against-rising-threats-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"CERT issues advisory for parents against rising threats on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber \u200b\u200bEmergency Response Team<\/a> (CERT) has <\/span>released<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>key<\/span>\u00a0advisory\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0parents to\u00a0<\/span>shield<\/span> children from the rising <\/span>threats<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on<\/span>\u00a0social media and online\u00a0<\/span>portals<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The advisory\u00a0asks<\/span>\u00a0parents to\u00a0<\/span>educate<\/span> children to be safe and prudent while online and teach them how to secure their <\/span>data<\/span>.\u00a0 Parents <\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>required to\u00a0<\/span>monitor\u00a0<\/span>social media\u00a0<\/span>activities<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>accounts of children<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>monitoring of messages,\u00a0<\/span>images,<\/span>\u00a0and posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The CERT advisory<\/a>\u00a0suggests<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>educating<\/span>\u00a0children\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>avoid<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sharing<\/span> their home address, school\u00a0<\/span>information,<\/span> and other such details <\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>reveal<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their location and personal\u00a0<\/span>information<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>web-based<\/span>\u00a0platforms.
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\n<\/span>Parents\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>need<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>make<\/span> the privacy settings of their social media\u00a0<\/span>profiles stronger with the help of their children<\/span>. CERT advisory also suggests using parental control\u00a0<\/span>tools<\/span> effectively,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Google Family Link, Microsoft Family Safety, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parents\u00a0must\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>see<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span>kids<\/span>\u00a0are not being exposed to\u00a0<\/span>objectionable<\/span>\u00a0content, and\u00a0<\/span>attempt<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>cut<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>down\u00a0<\/span>their social media\u00a0<\/span>time. <\/span>Teach<\/span>\u00a0children to immediately\u00a0<\/span>warn<\/span>\u00a0them\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>objectionable<\/span>\u00a0content, the advisory\u00a0<\/span>advises<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally<\/span>, parents\u00a0<\/span>must<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>teach<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>kids<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>handle<\/span>\u00a0online challenges and\u00a0<\/span>disputes<\/span>, and\u00a0<\/span>bring<\/span>\u00a0them\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>attention regarding <\/span>online harassment and cyberbullying, so they\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stay<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>safeguarded<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>online<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber \u200b\u200bEmergency Response Team (CERT) has released\u00a0a\u00a0key\u00a0advisory\u00a0to\u00a0parents to\u00a0shield children from the rising threats\u00a0on\u00a0social media and online\u00a0portals. The advisory\u00a0asks\u00a0parents to\u00a0educate children to be safe and prudent while online and teach them how to secure their data.\u00a0 Parents are\u00a0required to\u00a0monitor\u00a0social media\u00a0activities\u00a0and\u00a0accounts of children,\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0monitoring of messages,\u00a0images,\u00a0and posts. The CERT advisory\u00a0suggests\u00a0educating\u00a0children\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0sharing their home address, school\u00a0information, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":75849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[29275,29274],"class_list":["post-76538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-cert-advisory","tag-national-cyber-emergency-response-team-cert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76538"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76547,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76538\/revisions\/76547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}