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Online safety advice for parents during lockdown - 01 Jun, 2020

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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Three things popular culture can teach us about cybersecurity - 20 May, 2020

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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Keeping kids safe online - there’s an app for that (or 5!) - 30 Apr, 2020

By 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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Join our Facebook Live Q&A on COVID-19 scams: starts Thursday - 24 Apr, 2020

By Tim Mitchell

If you're like most people at the moment, you're probably living online more than ever. Whether it’s shopping, schooling, chatting to family or having business meetings, never before have so many of us spent so much time on the internet. But do you know how to make sure you’re as safe as you can be?

Why not join the CEO of Get Safe Online,...

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Get Safe Online joins new group to help protect older individuals from abuse during lockdown - 22 Apr, 2020

By Tim Mitchell

As lockdown continues, and the threat of abuse both online and in the home for older people is ever present, Get Safe Online has today teamed up with a number of organisations in Wales to form a group to specifically cater for taking care of the older generation in Wales. The Welsh government, Public Health Wales and Neighbourhood Watch are just...

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Get Safe Online podcast: Working from home and dealing with scams during the Coronavirus pandemic - 09 Apr, 2020

By Tim Mitchell

In this podcast, Get Safe Online Content Director Tim Mitchell talks with Olivia Wolfheart from BCS (Chartered Institute of IT) about how to work online safely and securely from home, and also some of the scams spawned by the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Get Safe Online announces partnership with Neighbourhood Alert - 07 Apr, 2020

By Tim Mitchell

Get Safe Online has partnered with Neighbourhood Alert to provide credible, relevant and useful advice to its nation-wide community on all elements of staying safe online. The partnership kicked off last week with the distribution of Get Safe Online’s latest campaign ‘You, Coronavirus and staying safe online.’

Tony Neate, CEO of Get Safe...

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Current Coronavirus-related online scams you should be aware of - 25 Mar, 2020

By Tim Mitchell

With Coronavirus, expect fake ads for anything from vaccines to facemasks, links to sensational news and video, bogus charity appeals, and phishing emails claiming to be from travel, compensation and insurance companies or...

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Call blockers for people receiving scam or nuisance phone calls - 13 Mar, 2020

By Tim Mitchell

The NTS Scams Team has suspended the call blocking project until further notice to protect UK citizens from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. Follow them at @AgainstScams on Twitter or @FriendsAgainst on Facebook, and check in on their website for any updates.

If you, or someone you know, are receiving scam or nuisance calls and feel that...

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Protecting yourself against identity theft and fraud - 04 Mar, 2020

By TotallyMoney

We’re living in a technological age, where storing our data online has become the norm. But how safe is the information we’re putting on the internet? 

Theft and fraud are becoming a greater threat, as more people look to exploit technical loopholes to gain access to vital information.

But how do you prevent such attacks?

A new guide from...

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