online safety

The mother of a murdered 14-year-old boy, Breck Bednar, is working with police on a film about how her son was groomed online.

December 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Lorin Lafave, Breck Bednar’s mother, campaigns to educate young people about internet safety. LaFave hopes the film telling the story of her son’s murder will also go [...]

YouTube To Redirect Searches For IS Videos

July 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

YouTube says it will redirect people searching for “violent extremist propaganda” and offer them videos that denounce terrorism. People searching for certain [...]

#CyberSafe Cyber Crime: The Warwickshire Story 2017

June 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

With record numbers falling victim to online crime, the loss of nearly £9m by Warwickshire adults is among the shocking findings of the second cyber crime survey, [...]

Europol’s Online Sexual Coercion & Extortion Campaign Launches

June 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Has someone you have only met online asked you to send them sexual photos and/or videos, or perform sexual acts via webcam? Is this person asking you to keep your contact [...]

#StopCyberBullyingDay Survey Finds Facebook Is The Most ‘Abusive’ Social Media Site

June 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

To mark Stop Cyberbullying Day 2017, The Cybersmile Foundation have released the findings of a major international survey focused on cyberbullying, online abuse and [...]

Record Number of Older People Embracing Social Media

June 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Record numbers of older people are embracing social media and smart technology, according to a report from watchdog Ofcom. But many of them remain wary of about using the [...]