Awhile back I surveyed my Surfnetkids.com readers about their biggest online problems, and spyware and adware was at the very top of the list. This is not surprising because it's gotten really rough out there.

Here are my four pillars of online safety. All computers connected to the Internet need to be protected against the bad guys in three ways:

1) anti-virus protection
2) firewall
3) spyware/adware protection.

If you are a family, you might also want:
4) parental controls

This lens focuses on parental control, or internet safety for families.