Newcastle University’s Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security has developed a training program to help parents protect their children against cybercrime.

The program is aimed at raising awareness to the dangers of unsupervised internet use and empowering parents to help their children use the internet safely so they can enjoy all the benefits it has to offer without being put at risk.
The course covers the following topics:

• The differences in the way adults and young people use the internet
• Cyber bullying
• Internet grooming
• How parents can make the internet safer for children, for example: monitoring visited websites, time-out settings to prevent children from using the web late at night and a guide to the dangers of using social networking sites.

The program will be implemented in schools, learning centers and organizations across the UK.

Source: Parents get the power to tackle cybercrime, Journal Live.co.uk, October 19, 2009.

Tags: UK, online safety, prevention