By
Tim Mitchell
The overall winner and ‘highly commended’ nominees have been announced in Get Safe Online’s ‘Cyber Heroes’ awards, run for the last three weeks in 12 Caribbean countries.
Toward the end of November, we launched the awards by asking people in the countries in which we have Get Safe Online websites to nominate someone who had ‘gone the extra...
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By
Tim Mitchell
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people and businesses around the world have relied on the internet in an unprecedented way. Family get-togethers and business meetings alike have given way to virtual calls. We rely more heavily on going online for communications, buying and selling, getting our news, enjoying our entertainment and...
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By
Tim Mitchell
With Get Safe Online Global24 worldwide event in full swing, we're delighted to bring you updates on what countries around the world are doing to highlight the importance of online safety by taking a back-to-basics look at what we can all do to make the internet a safe place to work, transact, learn, relax and everything else we use it for....
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Home Office Prevent Team
The impact of COVID-19 means that most of us will be at home for an extended period and are likely to be spending increasing amounts of time online. The online world is also a necessity for many children in accessing schoolwork and it delivers huge benefits, not least in enabling us to stay connected to family and friends during this period....
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By
Tim Mitchell
As lockdown eases in the UK, a rise in burglaries is expected. Neighbourhood Watch has partnered with the Home Office to create a new social media campaign that alerts those most at risk, with practical tools that are proven to prevent burglary by nearly 50 times.
Life’s safer when you know your neighbours. With more people looking out for...
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By
Tim Mitchell
The current global health crisis has unfortunately led to an increase in cyber-attacks on the health care systems globally.
The recent blog by the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at the Imperial College London highlights some the cyber threats to healthcare systems and what can be done to mitigate them.
They have also produced...
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By
Hajra Khan
The world is fast moving towards an era of constant and seamless connectivity led by technologies like 5G and IoT networks. There are already billions of IoT devices that are online around the world, while new devices are being connected every single day. This is a network that’s growing fast and rather furiously. A study by the UK thinktank...
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By
Tony Neate
As the country (and, indeed most of the world) continues to endure, weeks of lockdown, digital living has become the norm. With the vast majority still children off school and spending more time on screens than ever, what concerns do parents have with this new way of life on the internet?
Here, our CEO Tony Neate shares some of the questions...
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By
Tim Mullahy
Maybe someday, Hollywood will understand cybersecurity.
I'm not holding my breath, though. Outside of a few rare properties and occasions, the majority of popular culture inevitably resorts to a set of sensationalized, borderline absurd ideas about information technology.
Flashy hackers in dimly-lit rooms, desperate, real-time attempts to...
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Child Rescue Coalition
The risks that children face today look different from how they did in the past.
With easy access to the internet, there are endless opportunities for learning and connection, but those opportunities also come with risks. Children can quickly and easily connect with adults who don’t have their best interests at heart, or could take in damaging...
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