Schools must implement better security measures to protect their staff and students from cybercrime.
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ITProPortal
06 Nov 2017
We know that when industry innovates and collaborates, solutions are possible and we need them to do exactly the same in finding ways to stop internet abusers.
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The Sun
06 Nov 2017
Police investigations into children sharing sexual images of themselves and others have more than doubled in two years, figures have shown.
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BBC
06 Nov 2017
Whilst the GDPR does represent a change from the Data Protection Act, achieving compliance may be simpler than you realise.
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Innovate my School
03 Nov 2017
Cyber space is influencing human development and behaviour, but no one is in control and it will take a collective effort to ensure the cyber effect is more positive than negative, says cyber psychology expert
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Computer Weekly
03 Nov 2017
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is meeting social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter, to challenge them on cyber-bullying.
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BBC
01 Nov 2017
The app, Zipit, has been updated following figures from Childline, which reveal the NSPCC service held almost 3,000 counselling sessions about ‘sexting’ and self-generated explicit images in 2016/17. 'Sexting' was also the most viewed topic on the Childline website last year.
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Charity Times
01 Nov 2017
Almost half of teenagers have been victims of cyber-bullying and their parents are worryingly ignorant about their internet use.
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Evening Standard
01 Nov 2017
The days of being glued to our smartphones could finally be numbered, according to a new report.
Young people are driving the trend – turning their backs on iPhones and Androids for the first time.
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The Memo
30 Oct 2017
The extent and nature of online bullying in digital gaming environments
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Ditch the Label
26 Oct 2017
LSE Professor Sonia Livingstone, who was commissioned by DCMS in February to provide up to date evidence of how young people are using the internet and the gaps that exist in keeping them safe, comments here on the new government strategy.
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LSE
25 Oct 2017
A man from Cardiff has been sentenced to six year imprisonment after inciting young girls to engage in sexual activity online.
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ITV News
25 Oct 2017
A man who groomed a young boy via online gaming before sexually assaulting him has been caged.
Nathan Hastings took over his victim's life, after making contact through the Xbox Live gaming platform, with a 16-month campaign of 'controlled abuse'.
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Daily Mail
24 Oct 2017
A teenager claims internet trolls "ruined her life" by superimposing her face on pornographic messages that were shared on social media.
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BBC
24 Oct 2017
The game involves children pretending to go missing for two days to ‘earn points’ each time their name is mention in Facebook posts, with extra points for likes and shares.
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Yahoo News
24 Oct 2017
Young people are more than twice as likely to fall victim to online fraud than over 55s, according to new research.
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Police Professional
24 Oct 2017
'We all have a part to play in keeping children safe online'
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Kent Live
23 Oct 2017
Since its administrators regularly get a lot of flak for not moving fast enough to make the website safer, Twitter has published a post explaining why it takes time to conjure up and roll out new policy changes.
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Yahoo News
23 Oct 2017
Tes' safeguarding special issue as a free download
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TES
20 Oct 2017
Researchers looking into how online groomers work have found that gaining victims’ trust is a key part of engaging them in sexually explicit behaviour.
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The Conversation
20 Oct 2017