A stand-alone non-networked game console? That's so 90s! Today's consoles are Internet-aware and browser-equipped. You're probably safer surfing on your Wii or PS3 than on your own computer, since the nasty folks writing viruses and Web-based exploits are still focused on Windows, Windows, and Windows. But you still might be scammed--being played for a sucker is platform-independent. And if your kids use the console to surf, maybe you'd like a little control over just what sort of sites they visit.
PS3 users can avoid surfing to the wrong site of the tracks by installing Trend Micro Web Security for PS3, available for free until the end of April 2008. Just upgrade your PS3 system software to version 2.0 to get it. The big name makes it sound like a security suite, but in truth it's most closely equivalent to Trend Micro's free TrendProtect product for IE and Firefox. Once you enable this tool it can block access to sites categorized as undesirable (the usual suspects, Porn, Drugs, Hate) and also get site ratings based on Trend's reputation-based analysis.
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