Securly - Keep your kids safe on your home network
http://www.securly.com To keep kids safe online, we felt it wasn’t enough anymore to rely simply on blocking websites (domain filtering). We also need to protect them on trusted social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia. We couldn’t find any solution that does this for the entire home network. We are two security hackers who have worked in the enterprise firewall space for several years and felt this was an important problem to solve. The video on our front page gives you a pretty good idea of what we do. You can also use us as a free premium DNS server by pointing your DNS to…
Securly - Keep your kids safe on your home network launched on July 12, 2012 with 17 votes, #67 of 375 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.
In plain words
Securly is a network-based safety platform that protects students beyond simple website blocking by monitoring activity on social media and trusted sites across home and school networks. Built by security professionals, it combines web filtering, wellness monitoring, and classroom management tools to detect concerning behavior and intervene early. The platform serves K-12 schools and families seeking comprehensive student safety oversight.
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From the sources
One platform for K-12 web filtering, wellness monitoring, classroom management, and AI transparency. Trusted by 26,000+ schools and 20M+ students.
From content filtering to wellness visibility, Securly brings every layer of K-12 student safety into one intelligent platform. No educator wants to learn a student was in crisis and no one saw the signs. Securly's safety tools and expert analysts monitor wellness across platforms, flagging concerning behavior and intervening before it's too late. We can help your students too. Each component of Securly’s safetyOS™ works together to give you a stronger safety net for your students. Measure how school devices are actually used, and turn screen time into screen value you can prove. The first cloud-native content filter built specifically for K-12. AI driven safety monitoring that surfaces…from securly.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
http://www.securly.com To keep kids safe online, we felt it wasn’t enough anymore to rely simply on blocking websites (domain filtering). We also need to protect them on trusted social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Wikipedia. We couldn’t find any solution that does this for the entire home network. We are…
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