Intel Security Survey Reveals New Family Challenges as Connected Lifestyle Grows
January 24 2017 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
Parents Admit Dedicating Equal Amount of
Time to Digital Device Usage as In-Person Interaction While at
Home
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- 76 percent of parents allow their child
to bring an internet-connected device to bed.
- Only 23 percent of parents admit to
using software to monitor their children’s activity on their
devices.
- 36 percent of parents have been called
out by their child for being on their device during family
time.
Today Intel Security released findings from a recent global
study, “New Family Dynamics in a Connected World,” that aims to
better comprehend how families’ attitudes and habits are evolving
as their homes and lifestyles become increasingly connected. This
study underscores the need for simple ways for parents to manage
internet connectivity in their homes – from blocking inappropriate
sites to controlling the amount of time users spend on their
devices to disconnecting to the internet entirely from time to
time.
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Today, we are seeing the rise in popularity of the smart home
and its connected devices. In fact, Gartner forecasts that “there
will be more than 10.5 billion ‘things’ in homes by 2020,”1 which
we believe creates a larger potential risk that the devices and
personal data that flow from them can be compromised. While
internet-connected devices offer consumers new opportunities, they
can also come with some drawbacks and potential risks that can be
the detriment of relationships.
“While there is tremendous excitement for the conveniences that
today’s technology brings, we know the weakest link in those
devices within a connected home put consumers at risk,” said Gary
Davis, chief consumer security evangelist at Intel Security. “We
must empower parents to actively manage how their families interact
with those devices. When the correct security and privacy measures
are taken, consumers will feel more protected enabling them to
fully enjoy all the benefits of living in a smart home.”
Current Monitoring Methods Don’t Keep Pace with
Technology
- Despite their concern of online risks
and living a digitally led lifestyle, parents tend to use older
methods to monitor their children’s device usage. Thirty-five
percent of parents admitted to monitoring their child’s device
usage by keeping the device in their possession and giving it to
them only when they were around, while only 23 percent admit to
using software to monitor activity.
- Eighty percent of parents are concerned
about their child potentially interacting with a social predator or
cybercriminal online.
Today’s Digital Habits Cause New Parenting Concerns
- Bedtime habits have changed a lot since
the introduction of smartphones and tablets. Seventy-six percent of
parents allow their child to bring an internet-connected device to
bed.
- Not only are parents concerned about
who their children are interacting with online, they are also
monitoring how much time they spend in front of a screen.
Forty-eight percent of parents allow their child to have 1-2 hours
of screen time per day, and 20 percent allow their child less than
one hour a day.
- Unfortunately, parents can’t be there
all the time to monitor the device usage. In fact, 34 percent of
parents claim they have discovered that their child visited an
inappropriate website on their device.
- Thirty-two percent of survey
participants stated that they have argued with their child about
bringing a device to bed.
- Conversely, kids aren’t the only ones
who are using devices when they shouldn’t: Approximately 36 percent
of parents surveyed also claimed that their child has called them
out for being on their device during family time.
The Good News: Online Safety Conversations Are Happening
Between Parents and Children
- Parents understand the importance of
talking to their children about the potential dangers on the
internet, with roughly 85 percent having addressed the risks with
their children at some point.
Tips to Keep Families Secure in Year Ahead
To stay protected in the evolving online world, Intel Security
has the following tips for parents:
- Start conversations early. If
you start talking about online safety early, it will make your job
that much easier when your children get older. If your kids are
young, start with simple rules like “don’t open emails from people
you don’t know.” You want online safety to be part of normal
behavior.
- Set a good example. It’s
easy to get caught up spending a lot of time on our devices, and
kids pick up our habits – both good and bad. Set a positive example
by limiting your time on social networks when at home and putting
your phone away during dinner and family time.
- Keep strangers out. Most
children have been using devices from an early age, desensitizing
them to the potentials risks of online behavior. A false sense
of security can set in for children and they could be unknowingly
interacting with a social predator or dangerous person posing as a
teen (catfish). This isn’t just on social media networks; it
applies to common services such as Uber*, Lyft* and
Craigslist*. Remind kids that anyone can create a profile and to
decline friend requests from strangers.
- Take control of your home
network. The home network is the hub for all of your connected
devices. New solutions, such as McAfee Secure Home
Platform, help you easily manage and
protect devices connected to this network while providing parental
controls with permissions that can be tailored to the entire
household.
Find More Information:
- To learn more about survey results,
check out:
- Blog post from Gary Davis:
http://www.securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/consumer/connected-family-smarthome-2017
- Twitter: Follow @IntelSecurity
for live safety updates and tips on securing connected home
devices. Use #SecureHome to join the conversation.
Survey Methodology
In December 2016, Intel Security commissioned OnePoll to conduct
a survey of 13,000 adults (aged 18-55+). Respondents were
individuals who use an internet-connected device on a daily basis
and based in the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada,
France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Singapore, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S.
About Intel Security
Intel Security, with its McAfee product line, is dedicated to
making the digital world safer and more secure for everyone. Intel
Security is a division of Intel Corporation. Learn more
at www.intelsecurity.com.
1 Gartner, Market Trends: Choose a Functional Business Model for
the Connected Home Market, 15 April 2016
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Intel SecurityCraig Sirois,
214-405-2335craig.sirois@intel.comorZeno Group, for Intel
SecurityAshley Dolezal,
650-801-0931ashley.dolezal@zenogroup.com
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