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Online Safety Tips for School Breaks

Online Safety Tips for School Breaks

Apr 24, 2024

Time away from school, whether for a staycation or for some planned travel, is a great time to remind ourselves about steps we should always take to keep ourselves safer when using our devices. Here are some helpful tips.

Ask Trish: AI Rules and Regulations

Jul 25, 2023

“I keep hearing about gen AI and the threats it poses and how tech companies are coming up with rules to prevent these issues. Can you talk more about that?”

Online Safety Tips for School Breaks

Online Safety Tips for School Breaks

Apr 24, 2024

Time away from school, whether for a staycation or for some planned travel, is a great time to remind ourselves about steps we should always take to keep ourselves safer when using our devices. Here are some helpful tips.

Why It Is Essential to Keep your Operating Systems Up to Date

Jul 29, 2021

Regardless of what device you’re using — an iPhone or iPad, an Android phone or tablet, a Mac, a Windows PC or even a smart home appliance — it’s important to keep operating systems, apps and browsers updated with the latest security patches.

Tips for Preventing ‘Ransomware’ Attacks

Apr 15, 2021

A ransomware attack can encrypt data or lock you completely out of your device. It can also be used as a form of blackmail or extortion if the hacker finds something that they think may embarrass or incriminate you. Although victims are often large companies or public agencies, it can affect small businesses or people at home.

New Research & Resources for Online Wellness

Mar 18, 2021

It’s been a big week when it comes to resources for promoting wellness and helping protect children online. with new resources from Google and Instagram and a study from Common Sense Media.

Protect Against Identify Theft

Mar 3, 2021

There are things you can do to reduce the chances of being a victim of identity theft, and if you are a victim, there are things you can do to recover.

Tips to Remember and Manage Passwords

Feb 18, 2021

there are some techniques to create passwords that you are likely to remember as well as programs and apps that will remember them for you so you don’t have to.

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Wellness and Safety

Ask Trish: Sextortion Facts

Ask Trish: Sextortion Facts

Jul 26, 2022

By Trisha Prabhu Me last week, reading some recently published articles about sextortion, and thinking to myself: “This issue is too important not to discuss with youth, too. They deserve the facts!” *Trigger Warning: This blog post contains potentially distressing...

Do Passwords Really Protect Us?

Oct 5, 2020

We spoke with online security expert Andrew Shikiar of FIDO Alliance about phishing, vishing, social engineering, and what's wrong with passwords. "Simply put, passwords aren't up to the task," Shikiar says. "They're not good for what we're doing today, where...

How Empathy Helps Kids Succeed

Sep 17, 2020

Michele Borba, author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed In Our All About Me World, explains why empathic kids enjoy better mental health and overall resiliency. The good news is empathy is easy to teach. "Don't tell your kids to do something, show them,"...

Australia eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant

Sep 8, 2020

We spoke with US-born Julie Inman Grant about her role as Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, the country's national independent regulator for online safety. Julie talked about her unique government role and her career working for Microsoft, Twitter and Adobe.

Podcasts

Helping Kids Survive Bullying and Other Trauma

Helping Kids Survive Bullying and Other Trauma

May 6, 2019

ConnectSafley CEO Larry Magid and K-12 Education Director Kerry Gallagher talk about how adults can support youth who have been affected by bullying. Why do some kids have a horrible time after being bullied while others are able to bounce back. The answer lies, in...

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1. Generative AI for Families

2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens

3. New Gaming Research

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