Based on its performance in 2021, Kaspersky Safe Kids, a parental monitoring system for desktop and mobile platforms, has been recognized by AV-TEST as having a comprehensive split of features necessary to protect children across devices using Android, Windows and iOS.
Kaspersky commissioned the test performed by AV-TEST which noted a high level of website category detection and the ability to manage such access. The test results also showed a reliable level of restriction to inappropriate web pages, which provides safe browsing for little ones.
AV-Test test research director David Walkiewicz said the organization tested Kaspersky Safe Kids for the sixth time in 2021 and earned certification.
“The Parental Control by Kaspersky is steadily improving every year it is evaluated. New protection features are extended and existing ones are improved. It provides very comprehensive protection and can provide parents with some confidence in letting their kids online, as well as providing some safeguards in the offline world,” he said.
Kids nowadays use devices from a very early age giving them access to the Internet. To keep their children’s digital experience safe and secure, parents are turning to parental control apps which help to protect kids from inappropriate content on the web, regulate the time spent on devices, and even show the child’s physical location, if their gadget has a tracking app installed.
Among the notable achievements of Kaspersky Safe Kids, AV-TEST specifically mentioned a high level of website protection.
Kaspersky Safe Kids blocked an overall average of 90% of potentially inappropriate links on Windows and 85% on Android. The highest result among the blocked content categories was received in “Adult content” – where 100% of links were detected and blocked in Windows.
Kaspersky Safe Kids is particularly noteworthy that it blocks websites from 14 different categories across 15 languages.
Kaspersky consumer product marketing vice president Marina Titova said parental control apps could do more than just provide a secure online experience for kids by allowing adults to manage access to inappropriate content.
“With the help of such applications, parents can also form their child’s relationship with devices as they see fit, and establish certain habits. We are very pleased that Kaspersky Safe Kids was recognized for providing comprehensive protection tools for children and their devices, as well as for the ever-increasing quality of website categorization,” she said.
The Application Control in Kaspersky Safe Kids lets parents block apps by category on Android and Windows. On iOS devices, this option works by using the age criteria set up in the App Store. For example, parents could limit access to all social media apps, or a specific one and restrict the number of times children can use it.
According to the test, Kaspersky Safe Kids also has a comprehensive and informative reporting feature. It shows detailed search results and activity across social media as well as highlighting the web content visited or if there has been any attempt to evade the parental control app. Such reports can help parents effectively track their kids’ digital activity, as well as helping to better understand their hobbies and interests.
Other noteworthy features mentioned by AV-TEST are the search engine monitoring that ensures only appropriate content can be accessed online; geo-fencing and location tracking of the child’s mobile gadget as well as device battery monitoring and low-battery alerts; and time and schedule restrictions to foster a balanced amount of device use.
