Children Security

What is GetNetWise?

"GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be just "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their and their family's use of the Internet. GetNetWise is a project of the Internet Education Foundation.

Who is involved?

GetNetWise is more than a Web site. It's a Web-wide partnership. It includes, through our corporate partners, many of the Net's most well-known, trusted, and popular portals and content providers, all of whom are committed to providing Internet users with valuable information and tools. Many organizations and individuals with expertise in online child safety, privacy, security and spam issues provided valuable assistance developing GetNetWise.

I want to help!

There are so many ways for individuals, companies and organizations to join us. Sharing with us your new tools, displaying our link on your website and telling your friends about our service, all help us keep you "one click away" from all the information you and your family need to GetNetWise." ... more

"ContentWatch provides Internet protection solutions for home, corporate, education, and government customers. Since 2001, we have provided top-rated solutions for Windows and Mac. Our flagship product is the award-winning Net Nanny. No other parental controls solution has won more awards!

Thousands of customers in many countries have turned to ContentWatch for solutions to protect against unwanted Internet content and to control online activity and usage.

ContentWatch was one of the first software vendors to offer Internet Filtering to consumers. We offered the first and the most effective solution for small to medium organizations as well.

ContentWatch has pioneered and advanced dynamic filtering technology that allows it to be the best Internet filtering provider in terms of speed and effectiveness, as well as the most comprehensive solution for addressing the myriad of issues that surround unwanted Internet content and inappropriate use.

Net Nanny protects families and helps them manage their experiences with digital content. Parents, spouses, guardians, and educators are given visibility and control in managing a child's online experience.

ContentWatch also protects businesses and makes them more productive. CEOs, IT managers, and HR teams in organizations of all types and sizes can improve operations through visibility and control." ... more

"Are you concerned about the online activities of your children? About the ease of access to pornography, drugs, alcohol, gambling, hate propaganda, guns and bomb making instructions on the web? About the role of the Internet in the tragedies filling recent news headlines? Are you ready to take an active role in preventing similar tragedies in your community? You've come to the right place!"

"Through this web site, television and radio interviews (see below), public seminars and workshops, the book that I have written, free monthly newsletters and SurfSafely.com, the only directory of its kind limited only to PICS labeled web sites, I hope to raise public awareness and teach parents how to make the journey into cyberspace safe and fun for their entire family" ... more

"Safe Kids Work

Safe Kids USA brings injury prevention directly to kids and their families. There are four different ways we do this.

Online

The most visible is SafeKids.org, where you can find the latest information on injury prevention and ways to put your knowledge into action. Our resources will help you protect your own kids and band together with other parents to help protect kids across the country.

Programs

Safe Kids programs and initiatives deliver hands-on education to families around the country. Each Safe Kids program focuses on protecting children and families from a specific injury risk." ... more

Snitch can detect and remove porn and other unwanted material from your computer's hard drives using 'smart' drive scanning and cleaning technology.
More than 40 file properties are analyzed to help locate and identify adult content inside images, movies and other files... more

"Children’s Safety Network National Resource Center for Injury and Violence Prevention is dedicated to working with state, territorial and community Maternal & Child Health and Injury & Violence prevention programs to create an environment where all children and youth are safe and healthy. We work with states and territories to infuse knowledge, expertise, and leadership to reduce injury, hospitalization, disability and death for all children and youth. Our goal is to equip states to strengthen their capacity, utilize data and implement effective strategies to create injury and violence free environments

We provide technical assistance on injury prevention planning, programs, and best practices; analyze and interpret injury data; partner with national organizations and Federal agencies to promote child and adolescent health and safety; disseminate the latest injury prevention research; conduct trainings and presentations; and produce publications.

CSN strengthens State health department infrastructure for childhood injury prevention by:
• Helping States to address their injury-related MCH Performance Measures
• Integrating injury prevention activities into MCH services
• Building partnerships among MCH, IVP, and other relevant programs at the national, State, and local levels
• Implementing proven strategies to prevent a wide variety of injuries affecting children and youth in a broad range of settings, including injuries related to motor vehicles, violence, and recreational activities, and injuries sustained in homes and schools
• Assisting States in the development of the core components of an effective injury prevention program: data analysis, evidence-based interventions, infrastructure, technical support and training, and public policy. Information about these components is contained in the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association’s Safe States. (PDF)
• Training and educating MCH and Injury Prevention professionals
• Increasing recognition among state and national policymakers of the value of injury prevention, especially in regard to children and adolescents" ... more

"ROBERT SICILIANO, CEO of IDTheftSecurity.com is fiercely committed to informing, educating, and empowering Americans so they can be protected from violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds. His “tell it like it is” style is sought after by major media outlets, executives in the C-Suite of leading corporations, meeting planners, and community leaders to get the straight talk they need to stay safe in a world in which physical and virtual crime is commonplace. Siciliano is accessible, real, professional, and ready to weigh in and comment at a moment’s notice on breaking news.

Written by personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano, his book proactively organizes, simplifies, and demystifies the entire issue of identity theft and computer fraud into bite size chunks to make you, your family, employees and small business safe and secure.

His goal is simple – to wake up and empower people across Main Street USA so they can avoid becoming victims of crime. His personal security and identity theft expertise are assets to any program or organization that demands straight talk, common sense, and potentially life and property saving results right now. Whether he is speaking on camera, to a reporter, or sharing his identity theft and personal security stories and tips as a keynote speaker or workshop leader, Siciliano’s direct and to-the-point tone of voice can be counted on to raise hackles, capture attention, and – most importantly – inspire and empower action." ... more

"Mr. Avery has an extensive background in the amusement and leisure industry. His specialized career began in 1976 as the Safety Manager for Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida. He remained there until his promotion to corporate headquarters of Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc., in St. Louis, Missouri. In this position he assumed corporate safety responsibilities for the Busch Entertainment Corporation and the Wholesale Operations Division. The Busch Entertainment Corporation locations included: Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida; Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia; Adventure Island, a theme water park in Tampa, Florida; Sesame Place, children participating play parks in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and Irving, Texas, and Grant’s Farm, a public tour and zoological attraction in St. Louis, Missouri.

In 1986 Mr. Avery returned to Florida and joined SeaWorld Parks, Inc., a division of Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich (HBJ). Mr. Avery accepted a position as Director of Risk Management. After nine months Mr. Avery was promoted to Vice President of Safety, Security, Rides and General Maintenance for Boardwalk & Baseball, Inc., a rides amusement park and home of the Kansas City Royals spring training facility.

In 1990 Mr. Avery decided to open his own business dedicated to preserving the safety of the amusement and leisure industry. He initially called it Systems Safety Management USA and continued to do so until 1998. In November of 1998, Mr. Avery changed the name of the company to Avery Safety Consulting. Since 1990 Mr. Avery has offered comprehensive safety, loss prevention and expert witness services and has provided exceptional quality, integrity and expertise to amusement industry professionals and attorneys around the world." ... more

"The Child Abduction Resource Center was the first globally oriented resource center. Proudly, this site has been an inspiration both conceptually and content wise for many organizations and sites around the world. This website was created by an individual for altruistic and personal reasons. No funds are solicited or accepted. This Child Abduction Resource Center is not an organization and has no relationship with any organizations or government agencies.

The Child Abduction Resource Center is dedicated to the support of parents of missing and abducted children! Support includes global resources, information, and news on parental abduction, international child abduction, and missing children. There are multilingual child abduction resources for international visitors. The Child Abduction Resource Center was the first globally oriented resource center on the planet!

Child abduction is a serious problem in today's world. Abduction by strangers is not the only type of abduction. Parental abduction is a large and growing form of child abduction. The website's goal is to provide a major resource of information for parents who have been victimized by the child abductor. You may be living a parents worst nightmare, but you are not alone. Information empowers and breeds hope. Never give up." ... more

"PROTECT is a national pro-child, anti-crime membership association. We are founded on the belief that our first and most sacred obligation as parents, citizens, and members of the human species is the protection of children from harm.

We are committed to building a powerful, nonpartisan force for the protection of children from abuse, exploitation and neglect.

We believe that this must be done through a determined single-issue focus, a meaningful mainstream agenda and the use of proven modern political strategies." ... more

"At notMYkid, we inspire positive life choices by educating our community about the consequences of destructive youth behaviors. Young adults who have overcome life-controlling addictions and behaviors share their personal stories with middle and high school students. In an effort to promote our prevention message we educate adults on the same addictions and destructive behaviors. Our goal is to increase awareness of the challenges kids face, provide information and offer resources to support the success of students, families and educators.

VISION
All youth, families and communities have the skills and information necessary to make positive life choices

MISSION
To empower youth to reach their full potential by inspiring positive life choices.

GUIDING VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
At notMYkid, the following values and principles guide our daily operations:
- Credibility..."