I found it very interesting last week when speaking to Year 7 and 8 students about internet safety. I had an opportunity to ask various questions on the subject, which allowed me to get a feel for the state of play.

I asked how many students have computers in their bedrooms that they use, and about 10% of them raised their hand. Not only was I surprised, I was also disappointed. There have been numerous articles, reports and information in the media that point to the fact that getting the...

“2012 is going to be a great year!” How many times have we heard that at the start of each year? Many? Well, that may be so, but I believe it will be much better than the previous, and it is important to always look forward.

As internet speed becomes faster and access easier, internet safety becomes more important than ever. That’s why we’ve come up with our Top 7 Internet...

YouTube is popular with both kids and adults, but some of the content is not quite appropriate for young ones to view. YouTube's Safety Mode does a great job of filtering out videos that some parents may consider inappropriate for their children. Thankfully, YouTube already does a fairly good job of removing any inappropriate content on the site. But with the millions of videos being uploaded and vi...

Is there a perception that children under the age of 10 are not capable of getting themselves into trouble online? Are we aware about unfiltered search engines, unmonitored social networking sites, mixed media sites and the ease of how young ones can stum...