Preventing hacks during online schooling

Online schooling is an option for parents to keep students safe from the virus, but using webcams may introduce a different safety issue.

Through.In Denver I’m Dan Grossmanreporting.ONLINE SCHOOLING IS AN OPTIONFOR PARENTS TO KEEP STUDENTSSAFE FROM THE VIRUS... BUT USINGONLINE WEBCAMS MAY INTRODUCE ADIFFERENT SAFETY ISSUE.NEWLY PROPOSED PLANS FORDISTANCE LEARNING WILL BE ACTIVEFOR LEE, COLLIER, AND CHARLOTTECOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THISYEAR.SECURITY EXPERTS SAYPROFESSIONAL HACKERS CAN ACCESSYOUR WEB CAMERA AND SPY INSIDEYOUR HOME WITHOUT THE CAMERAEVEN BEING TURNED ON.THE PRACTICE IS CALLED’CAMFECTING.’ONE CYBER-SECURITY EXPERT SAYSTHIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO TOPREVENT HACKERS FROM SEEININSIDE YOUR HOME.By using a camera slider that’smeant to slide over your camerawhen you’re not using it or bysimply using a piece of blacelectrical tape either of thosethings will completely mitigatethe risk all together.THE BEST PRECAUTION HE SAYS...IS TO COMPLETELY TURN OFFDEVICES WHEN THEY ARE NO