The latest internet safety and cyber security news from Get Safe Online, as well as the launches of the latest campaigns to help you get safe online
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March 3rd 2020 Following a warning from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) circulated widely in today’s media, Get Safe Online would like to bring you some practical advice on internet-connected camera and baby monitor safety and...
3 March 2020
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March 2nd 2020 As concern about the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) increases, it is important that people in the UK and, indeed, around the world are aware of what they read is factual, and what is fake. Any widespread health issue or major...
2 March 2020
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February 14th 2020 Online dating brings so much convenience and choice of dates – especially as Valentine Day is here. We love it! Hear the harrowing accounts of actual romance fraud victims talking with Cambridgeshire Police, here But it’s...
14 February 2020
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February 11th 2020 Research finds that being online is both liberating and limiting for children New research from the UK Safer Internet Centre reveals young people’s online experiences are an essential part of who they are offline, with 38%...
11 February 2020
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January 31st 2020 With today being the United Kingdom’s final day as a member of the EC, Get Safe Online is warning about a number of scams which will undoubtedly be perpetrated in order take advantage of changes in the law and processes. In...
31 January 2020
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January 9th 2020 The Travelex website is still disabled, and many of its customers left with no travel money, following detection of a ransomware virus which compromised some of its services on New Year’s Eve. But Get Safe Online has also...
8 January 2020
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November 24th 2019 To support educators for Safer Internet Day 2020, the UK Safer Internet Centre- official coordinators of the day in the UK - have created a range of new educational resources focusing on a brand new theme. To mark three...
24 November 2019
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November 7th 2019 The Welsh language version of the Get Safe Online website was officially launched earlier today. The announcement was made at a visit to Cardiff and The Vale College’s City Centre Campus by Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for...
7 November 2019
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