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Fantastic passwords and where your children can find them

Fantastic passwords and where your children can find them

Fantastic passwords and where your children can find them

How witches, wizards and superheroes can help your kids stay safe from cyber-villains, plus other parenting hacks to encourage your children to use secure passwords

Amer Owaida06 May 2021


How ESET’s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online

How ESET’s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online

How ESET’s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online

For over a decade, ESET and the San Diego Police Foundation have been working together to help keep children safe from online threats

Amer Owaida05 Mar 2021


Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVID-19

Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVID-19

Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVID-19

As screen time has increased, so has the risk of cyberbullying. What you can do to help protect your children from online harassment?

Amer Owaida26 Feb 2021


Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning

Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning

Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning

As schools and students continue to contend with the very real cyber-risks of virtual classrooms, we share some advice for protecting children’s data and privacy

Amer Owaida28 Jan 2021


What’s your attitude to parental controls?

What’s your attitude to parental controls?

What’s your attitude to parental controls?

Nobody said parenting was easy, but in the digital age it comes with a whole slew of new challenges. How do parents view the role of parental monitoring in children's online safety?

Tony Anscombe15 Jan 2021


Smart tech gifts: How to keep your kids and family safe

Smart tech gifts: How to keep your kids and family safe

Smart tech gifts: How to keep your kids and family safe

Cyberthreats can take the fun out of connected gadgets – here's how to make sure your children enjoy the tech without putting themselves or their family at risk

Tony Anscombe25 Dec 2020


Child abductors may use social media to lure victims, FBI warns

Child abductors may use social media to lure victims, FBI warns

Child abductors may use social media to lure victims, FBI warns

School closings and more screen time can ultimately put children at an increased risk of being kidnapped by strangers they met online

Amer Owaida16 Oct 2020


TikTok Family Pairing: Curate your children's content and more

TikTok Family Pairing: Curate your children's content and more

TikTok Family Pairing: Curate your children's content and more

With TikTok being all the rage especially with teens, we look at a feature that gives parents greater control over how their children interact with the app

Amer Owaida07 Sep 2020


Raising children in the social media limelight? Pause before you post

Raising children in the social media limelight? Pause before you post

Raising children in the social media limelight? Pause before you post

How (over)sharing your children’s triumphs and antics with the world may impact their immediate and distant future – and how to reduce the risks of such ‘sharenting’

Amer Owaida07 Jul 2020