The National Cyber Security Awareness Week is happening again and this year will be held from 2 to 6 June 2014. This year's theme - 'On The Go' - reflects the importance of staying safe and secure online while using mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, which are used to stay connected for social networking, banking, shopping, and navigating the internet.
The aim of Awareness Week is to help Australians using the internet – whether at home, the workplace or school – understand the simple steps they can take to protect their personal and financial information online.
The internet has increasingly become a part of our daily life. It provides a way for us to socialise, shop, transact and do business, all of which means we are sharing more and more personal and financial information online. In doing so we take the chance of exposing ourselves to a number of online risks, which we need to be aware of and properly manage.
That is why it is important that we better understand how to stay safe and secure on the internet. None of us are invincible.
Under the Australian Government's Stay Smart Online Program a range of initiatives, including National Stay Smart Online Awareness Week, help Australians understand online security and safety and the measures they can take to protect their personal and financial information.
Check out the link below. Maybe this is something we could share with students to try and make them aware of the possible dangers with the use of their devices. An ounce of awareness and maybe a little common sense could help them avoid a heap of problems.
http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/
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