Cyber agency asks parents to monitor child's Internet activity amid spurt during lockdown

With school-going children increasingly using the internet for studies during lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus, the national cyber security agency on Wednesday asked parents to monitor their online activity and guard against cyber bullying and inappropriate content streaming.

"The Internet is good resource for kids to prepare school reports, communicate with teachers and other kids and play interactive games. But onlineaccess also comes with risks like inappropriate content, cyber bullying and online predators," the CERT-In said in an advisory.

Using applications and websites, it said, attackers may pose as a child or teen looking to make a new friend.

"They may enticethe child to exchange personal information, such as address and phone number, or encourage kids to call them."