Help me with securing the internet for my son's laptop.

[Casper55]

I will be buying my son a laptop. I haven't decided it yet. He asked to get one so, he can practice in graphical designing. He is really good in it. He just turned 12, so I want to secure his laptop because I don't want him to misuse the opportunity.

I learned from this article ( https://nci.ca/7-online-safety-measures-your-kids-have-to-take/ )that you can block the explicit sites and also secure the internet connection for safety measures. I am not a computer expert but my son is, so I want a foolproof method to closely monitor his activities and secure the connections as well.

I would also like to know which O.S. would be the best in terms of online safety.
Please, share your suggestions.

Thank you.

[Rob]

Hi, Casper: I use AVG to guard against viruses. It's free, but of course there are pay options. It's also important keep a backup of the data on your computer, preferably off-site and in the cloud. I use Mozy for that. I think it costs about $6 a month. I'm using Windows 10. The nice thing about Windows 10 in terms of protection is that it is a current operating system that updates itself with fixes and patches.

[RickyTick]

http://www.wikihow.com/Block-Adult-Sites

This one is a little dated, but still helpful.
http://www.howtogeek.com/167545/4-ways-to-set-up-parental-controls-on-your-home-network/