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 […]

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 prevent intrusion, cataclysmically-sophisticated malware…the list goes on and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 Online comments, […]

Invariably, a crisis affecting large numbers of people triggers a huge volume of fraudulent activity. 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 event/tournament organisers. Fraudsters know that at times […]

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 […]

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? […]

This is Children’s Mental Health Week and, unsurprisingly, many parents are discovering new causes for concern. Predictably, reliance on technology is a recurring discussion when it comes to young people’s mental wellbeing – and the surrounding statistics don’t offer considerable comfort! For example, research has found that a parent’s greatest concern when it comes to […]