Izingane zaseNingizimu Afrika sezisebenze kakhulu ku-inthanethi njengoba ukuvalwa kwezwe kuqhubeka. Ngokuqhathanisa umsebenzi wabo ngeviki lokuqala likaJanuwari kanye nesonto lokugcina likaMashi, inani eliphelele lokuvakashelwa kwamawebhusayithi likhule ngo-200%. Lokhu kubonakale ekuhlaziyweni kwemojuli yokulawula yabazali ye-Kaspersky Safe Kids ye-Q1 2020. Njengempendulo yalo mkhuba, inkampani inikeze wonke umuntu ukuthi asebenzise isici sakhe sokulawula sabazali mahhala ezinyangeni ezintathu ezizayo.
Imisebenzi yezingane ku-inthanethi ibaluleke kakhulu namuhla njengokuziphatha kwazo nendawo yokuxhumana nabantu ngaphandle. Kungakho kubalulekile ukusiza ingane ukuthi izulazule olwazini oluyizungezile kuwebhu, wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi okuhlangenwe nakho kuhle. Ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwezwe emhlabeni wonke, izingane zithambekele ekufuneni ukuzijabulisa ku-inthanethi kakhulu kunangaphambili, ngakho lesi sikhathi sibonise izinguquko ezibalulekile ekuziphatheni kwazo okuhambisana nokwanda komsebenzi.
Ukuthambekela okuqinisekile kwaba ukwanda endimeni yomculo ekusetshenzisweni kokuqukethwe kwevidiyo. Isabelo sezingane ezisebenzisa i-inthanethi ngenkuthalo ukufuna umsindo, ividiyo nesofthiwe sikhuphuke ngo-15% ekupheleni kwe-Q1. Lokhu kuthambekela kuhambisane nokwenyuka kwentshisekelo yezingane ezinsizeni zezindaba: kuyo yonke i-Q1 ibalele cishe u-3% wakho konke okuphambili kwewebhusayithi. UMashi uphinde wabonisa ukwehla kwentshisekelo yezingane kumawebhusayithi e-e-commerce kanye nezitolo eziku-inthanethi nemidlalo yamavidiyo – ithrafikhi yehle ngo-4% futhi yokugcina yehle ngo-10% ekupheleni kukaMashi.
“Izibalo zethu zikhombisa ukuthi iNingizimu Afrika ayihlukile, njengoba emhlabeni wonke izingane zaqala ukusebenza nge-inthanethi kusukela kwaqala lolu bhubhane. Sinxusa abazali ukuthi bangethuki - ngokusho kwedatha yethu, iningi lezingane lithanda kakhulu ukuzijabulisa ku-inthanethi nokubuka amavidiyo nokulalela umculo, kunokuba kube nokuqukethwe okungafuneki noma izindaba eziphazamisayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umsebenzi wabo ku-inthanethi uhambisana nezithakazelo zabadala ngesikhathi sokuvalwa: izindaba nokuqukethwe kwevidiyo. Uma kukhona, leli kungaba ithuba lokwenza lezi zinto ndawonye futhi nisondelane, kunokuba nikhathazeke,” kuphawula u-Andrey Sidenko, Inhloko Yezokuphepha Kwezingane eKaspersky Network.
Ukuze usize abazali bavikele izingane zabo ezinsongweni ezihlukahlukene ze-inthanethi nokuqukethwe okungalungile, uKaspersky uncoma:
- Uma wazi ukuthi ingane yakho ifunani ku-inthanethi, unganikeza usizo nokusekelwa, kodwa sebenzisa ulwazi ngokucophelela
- Xoxa nengane yakho ukuthi singakanani isikhathi engasichitha ezinkundleni zokuxhumana. Zama ukuncenga ingane yakho ukuthi ingasebenzisi izinkundla zokuxhumana ngesikhathi sezifundo zesikole noma ebusuku.
- Zama ukungakhawuleli imibuthano yengane yakho kodwa uyitshele ukuthi iqikelele lapho ikhetha abangani nabantu obajwayele.
- Sebenzisa isisombululo esithembekile sesoftware yezokuphepha, njengeKaspersky Total Security. Ihlanganisa i-Kaspersky Safe Kids futhi isiza ukugada umndeni wakho nedatha yangasese, futhi ivikele izingane zakho ku-inthanethi ekusongweni ku-inthanethi nokuqukethwe ingcaca. Kulezi zikhathi eziyinselele, ukuhlala uphephile kuyinto ehamba phambili, ngakho iKaspersky manje isihlinzeka ngokuvikeleka kwayo okuhle kakhulu kwamadivayisi amaningi mahhala izinyanga ezi-3.
