Presence based network communication blocking

[0048]The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to controlling network connection and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to controlling network connection based on presence of network member(s).

[0049]According to some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling network access of network nodes, such as computing units or mobile devices, according to presence of other network nodes in a security monitored network. The method may be used, for example, to restrict internet access of computers in a home network when an administrator user is not present at home, and / or denying internet access to other computers when one of the computers in the security monitored network is being used.

[0050]When applied, the method includes establishing connection between a security monitored network and a wide area network (WAN) such as the internet, detecting presence status of a first network node in the security monitored network and adjusting