BANGALORE: According to joint reseach by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, 21 percent of users have lost either money or important information as a result of their children’s online activity. This number suggests that, in addition to the risk of children encountering cyberthreats, they can also cause inadvertent problems for their parents.

However, the numbers are not so surprising when we consider that 44 percent of respondents believe their children know little about computer technology and 35 percent their kids know nothing of cyberthreats. That same lack of awareness poses risks for parents who allow their children to use their online devices. 12 percent of respondents said their children had accidentally deleted important information, while 6 percent faced unexpected bills from app stores after the youngsters got online. All in all, every fifth polled parent confessed they had had an experience of losing money or important data because of their children’s actions.

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