At any given moment, kids are more likely to be online than adults. Hackers know this and lure children with flashy pop-ups and fake prizes that are really malicious attacks intended to give the hacker control of the computer and access to personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers. I applaud Zone Labs for making an effort to help educate families about the dangers online.

We were making progress largely because parents and kids became more aware of the dangers.

Some people consider Steve Jobs the Walt Disney of his generation. He understands technology, he understands entertainment and he certainly understands marketing.

They can attempt to search for their child's profile. Don't only search for them by name. Search by school. Don't overreact. Don't yank the modem out of the wall. Focus on the fact that if they're not careful, they're a sitting duck. Don't get into value judgments about their taste and their issues. Knives in the hands of a chef can to productive things. But knives in the hands of a child who isn't trained to use it can be dangerous.

They may have clocks but they don't have calendars in them. By and large most of the systems in the home will work just fine.

The danger comes from instant messaging on phones, and also the exchange of pictures or video in both directions, as well as telephone calls, ... Now that a very large percentage of teens have cell phones, they're accessible away from home.