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Be Secure Online Blog Archive

Be Secure Online partners with Sendmarc to strengthen email security

Be Secure Online partners with Sendmarc to strengthen email security Be Secure Online is pleased to announce a new partnership with Sendmarc to help businesses

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Email Security Webinar

Hornetsecurity email security
Watchback Feb 13th

Protecting Business Email for 5 to 50,000 employees
Runtime – 48 minutes

Main Speaker GCHQ Neil Sinclair

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The DMARC Email Challenge at ICBF

The DMARC email challenge at Irish Cattle Breeding Federation highlights the complexities in achieving effective email authentication through DMARC, SPF, and DKIM protocols. It underscores common issues like misconfigurations and enforcement struggles in preventing spoofing and improving email security.

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Why & When Microsoft, Yahoo, Gmail are enforcing DMARC, SPF, DKIM standards

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Gmail require bulk senders to implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for email authentication, starting enforcement in 2024 and 2025

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Triple lock your Email DMARC, DKIM, SPF

If you are new to email security, you’ve heard about SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. But what are they, and how do they relate to each other? email us now Like regular postal mail, someone could send you a letter in an envelope and forge the sender’s name on the envelope or the letter itself. The same is possible for email. Email is involved 90% plus of all network attacks through scams such as spear phishing. To better protect against fraud, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC were introduced. Our Video explains

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Top 5 Reasons to Enforce DMARC, DKIM, and SPF for Your Enterprise

<p>DMARC, DKIM, and SPF are three email authentication techniques. Together, they prevent spammers, phishers, and other unauthorised parties from sending emails. Good news, DMARC protection is reasonably easy to do!</p>

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We have used Keeper Security for a year now, here is what it is like

<p>We asked a customer to write about their experience of using Keeper Security enterprise password vault manager for the first year. They obliged, and we were surprised at how much they loved it and what they didn&#39;t like.</p>

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CrowdStrike blames Massive Microsoft Outage On ‘Logic Error’ In Falcon Update

<p>The July 2024 CrowdStrike-Microsoft incident led to a global IT outage, impacting numerous sectors, including airlines, healthcare, and the financial industry. Microsoft reverted to type and blamed everyone else. Here is our overview of the Incident</p>

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Cybercriminals & Ransomware are joining up with organised Crime, Here is how it affects your business

<p>Organised crime, decent proper criminals have made cybercriminals an offer they can&#39;t refuse, they want in on the act and they want a big slice of the action. They&#39;ll provide local muscle, a real threat on the ground, threatening families and kids directly.&nbsp;</p>

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Your best customer just received an email from you, which you didn’t send. What’s Next?

<p>Make sure your organisation&#39;s emails are received as sent, not changed by criminals, or interfered with in any way. So your customers, suppliers, partners and employees never get an email you did not send. Defending your email integrity, and sender reputation every day</p>

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QR codes. The way to any mobile phones heart in a bad way!

<p>An informative article warning about scanning QR codes on mobile phones. The risks of malicious software, financial fraud, phishing attacks, personal data tracking, etc. We stress the need to exercise caution while scanning QR codes and keeping mobile antivirus software up to date.</p>

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Passwords are dead!

<p>Passwords are dead or are they?. Most people have 300 + apps passwords and there are other technologies but passwords are going to be here a while longer.</p>

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Ransomware Demands. Do You Pay or not!

<p>The decision to pay a ransomware demand is a huge one. Is it safe? Will we get access to our systems again if we pay? Should I negotiate? Will they come again for more money? Will we survive financially? What are the other unknown risks?&nbsp;</p>

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Building a Human Firewall

<p>CyberSecurity Awareness Training builds the best cyber security you can get, a human firewall. People who know what they doing, what links not to click, staff who don&#39;t open suspicious emails, and staff who are sharp to the possibility of phishing, and malware. Staff who won&#39;t harm the organisation.</p>

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You’re the weakest link! 

<p>I used to be insecure until I saw my password. No more cats&#39; names, Birthdays are great but are not passwords. CR7 is an ageing footballer, not a password. Iloveyou, maybe but not a password.</p>

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Basil Fawlty precisely the sort of idiot who needs awareness training.

<p>You can be much smarter than Basil Fawlty and still get hit by some incredibly smart cyber-scams. Phishing, Smishing, Vishing, and Ransomware targeting you all day and night on every channel. Email, Texts, Phone calls. Arm yourself &amp; your staff. Fight back with awareness training.</p>

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9 out of 10 cats said they preferred our Awareness Training 

<p>Let&#39;s face it, for most people, a job is just a job, do the work, get paid, repeat. They have other things to do, to worry about, The employer&#39;s&nbsp;IT system is not one of them. So for 95% who don&#39;t care as&nbsp;you do, awareness training might be the only way.</p>
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Awareness Training addresses the Elephant in the Room, Human error!

<p>Awareness training for Cyber Security targets phishing, mobile devices, passwords, and remote working. Awareness training addresses the elephant in the room, which is human error causes nearly 90% of all hacks.</p>
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Why Cyber criminals love cyber crime. It’s cheap, easy & super effective

<p>Most cybercriminals are not that smart.&nbsp;They don&#39;t need to be because most organisations do not take cybersecurity threats seriously enough and nine out of ten (90%) hacks are down to human error. Fact!</p>
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Many IT pros don’t know where to start when dealing with security awareness program for an organisations IT defence

<p>The weakest link in cyber security is human error, especially in the inbox. Nine out of ten cyber breaches are down to a simple human mistake. Here&#39;s why it&#39;s vitally important to invest in an employee awareness programme for cyber security. The best investment you can make in cybersecurity, period!</p>

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Have you been hacked? It’s easy to find out!

<p>Impress the boss.&nbsp;Stay on top of the cyber-threat with our new cyber monitoring service.&nbsp;</p>

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Making Emails Safe Again!

<p>Staff have enough to do. An extra pair of eyes would be handy ?&nbsp;Like swiss cheese, SEGs secure email gateways have holes in them &amp; bad stuff gets through.&nbsp;You need on-the-spot, clear and easy-to-see protection. &nbsp;</p>

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How to Set Up and Use a Password Manager for Maximum Security

<p>Online security is more important than ever. The way to protect yourself is by a password manager. You can generate and store strong, unique passwords for all your online accounts, so you don&#39;t have to remember them all. Here, we&#39;ll show you how to set up and use a password manager for maximum protection.</p>

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Traffic Lights, A major contribution to road and email Inbox safety

<p>Here is a fact, 9 times out of ten, the easiest way for a cybercriminal to hit your business is to go straight to your Inbox with a scam, ransomware or phishing attempt.&nbsp;</p>

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All in a good cause!? Why charities need password management?

<p>The rise of online threats, hackers &amp; data breaches, having a robust password management system is a must for a charity. After all, who wants to call the boss to say&nbsp;the money is all gone.</p>
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7 Tips for Choosing the best Password Manager for Your Team

<p>Bringing some common sense to the dreary job of selecting a password manager for your business, or organisation.&nbsp;And there is a link to our free Top 7 tips for &#39;Choosing&nbsp;a new password manager&#39;.&nbsp;&nbsp;Simple, clear, plain English&nbsp;makes&nbsp;your selection quicker, easier, better and ultimately safer.</p>
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Looking to change your passwords? Here’s how it might go.

<p>Used the same password for over a decade, somehow managed to avoid identity theft, despite using the same password everywhere you are still here, well here&#39;s how to move on and continue to survive with real passwords</p>

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Revolut data hack : What you need to know

<p>Europe&#39;s most popular banking App Revolut hacked in early September, 51,500 customers hit.&nbsp;Phishing suspected.&nbsp;1000&#39;s will suffer identity theft and fraud.</p>
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Worlds dumbest Hacker made millions, went to lunch, is now jailed in California

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<p>Yevgeniy Nikulin hacked LinkedIn, Dropbox breaching their cyber security, and used VPN to access the IT network to steal 117 million usernames and passwords</p>

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Experts break silence on doing better passwords

<p>Spend a few quid a month, and you can sync your passwords in your business. Boring but safe.&nbsp;If you are running a business, have you ever sacked anyone only to realise later&nbsp;that they still have access to everything,&nbsp;including the Bank?&nbsp;</p>

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8 Benefits to Using Password Management Software

<p>6 Benefits to automating, strengthening and properly storing passwords&nbsp;in your own managed password vault. Everyone hates managing passwords, so let us do it for you: No Contract, Full Service, Monthly billing.&nbsp;</p>

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What is the point of Safer Internet Day.

<p>What is the point of Safer Internet Day? Kids&#39; online habits changed and grew coarser during COVID-19 and we think schools and parents didn&#39;t notice a thing except kids were using their phones more. Let&#39;s get rid of safer internet day #SID2023 and do something else if nobody is bothered to keep up.&nbsp;</p>

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How to screen record on your iPhone

<p>If you&rsquo;d like to capture a video of what&rsquo;s happening on your iPhone screen, you can use a built-in feature of iOS to make a screen recording. It&rsquo;s like taking a screenshot, but a video. This also works on the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.</p>

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Four things you can do today to protect your computer

<p>We forget the vast amounts of personal data we share with our devices daily. Here are four simple things we can do today which require only a little effort to protect our business and family lives jointly. Email, password management, software &amp; browser updates and ransomware protection.</p>

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New UK Online Laws bring little joy for Schools, Parents

<p>St Patrick&#39;s Day, 2022. The British Government bring forward what they say are the most aggressive new online safety laws in the world. New Laws for cyber flashing, social media portals made liable for user content, huge fines, jail time for executives.</p>

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I used to think I was insecure until I saw my password

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<p>IT Cybersecurity incidents have a devastating impact on businesses and small home offices, with the average loss in 2021 costing over $330,000 per incident, according to London insurer Hiscox.&nbsp;Cybersecurity experts recommend action. Any action is better than nothing and could reduce the impact of the most common incidents.</p>

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Setting Time Limits on iPhones & Apps

<p>Here is how to set up Time Limits on an iPhone. In this case, we are showing how to set up 1 hour a day&nbsp;limit on WhatsApp Monday through Saturday. And two hours on Sunday. Screen by Screen.&nbsp;</p>

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Five Things to Use Your VPN For

<p>VPN providers love making big promises. They exaggerate benefits, better speeds, safer for gamers, disguising your IP address. However, many serious people still think there are good reasons to use a VPN.&nbsp;Here are five of them.</p>

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If I use a VPN. Will my parental control still work?

<p>One question we get asked a lot is will VPN work with parental control. We explain why it works and why it is an excellent idea for your home online protection.&nbsp;</p>

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Discord Explained, What is Discord?

<p>We give Discord, the chat messaging service popular with gamers, the BeSecureOnline once over. Launched in 2015, by two video gamers, Discord enjoys 140 million active monthly users. Drawn by the emphasis on chat, messages and community building, users benefit from no advertising, no forced feed or algorithms.</p>

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Facebook deny knowing Instagram is harmful to teenage girls

<p>Facebook is in trouble again and it&#39;s their internal research showing beyond doubt that Instagram is bad for girls body image, self-esteem and low confidence.</p>

<p>Facebook&#39;s reaction was to downplay this and deflect blame onto others upsetting people more. Since being published in The Wall Street Journal, Facebook employees past and present have admitted it to be true.</p>

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Almost 100% of parents attending one of our online safety talks would recommend to other parents

<p>BeSecureOnline is&nbsp;the best provider of UK / Ireland and international online safety talks for kids, tweens, teenagers and parents. We have worked hard to achieve this. Our talks are highly recommended and we have the testimonials to prove it. We speak all over the world on Zoom, and in-person by arrangement.&nbsp;</p>

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Not prepared to give up the fight against your teenagers online just yet. Here’s some help!

<p>Help for frustrated parents who have enough of their teenagers online, teenagers complete disinterest&nbsp;in their own digital wellbeing and total disregard for the simple fact, the internet is a learned habit. Sounds good, read on.</p>

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How to Keep Kids Safe on YouTube in 2022

<p>YouTube is the 2nd most popular site&nbsp;on the internet. Here&#39;s an updated 2021 review&nbsp;on keeping your kids safe on YouTube, including a Restricted Mode and YouTube for kids.&nbsp;</p>

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COVID19 changed internet safety teaching for schools forever.

<p>Internet safety thinking and the way it is talked about in schools needs major change&nbsp;since COVID19. Parents have new concerns, kids have new usage patterns and gaming has grown hugely. Social Media, bullying haven&#39;t gone away either. It is time for a change.&nbsp;</p>

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What Schools, Parents need to do to catch up with Kids on Devices

<p>We&#39;ve updated our rules and guidelines for schools, Principals, Parents.&nbsp;We need to challenge kids to put phones, games, social media away, to teach them how to balance the online and offline world following COVID19. Let&#39;s start by putting the device down. There are new rules now.</p>

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Rules for Kids aged 5-8 on Smartphones, Devices

<p>We&#39;ve updated our guidelines for 5-8-year-olds on phones, everything changed over COVID19. Parents, Schools&nbsp;need updated guidance on time limits, phone addiction, games, YouTube and TikTok. The game is changing, parents need to be more vigilant than before. It&#39;s not getting easier.</p>

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Facebook Ploughs on with Instagram for kids despite Backlash

<p>Social media&nbsp;wasn&#39;t&nbsp;built&nbsp;for kids.&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;was meant&nbsp;for college kids,&nbsp;Instagram&nbsp;owes its creation to its founder&rsquo;s love of bourbon, and YouTube was a video dating site.</p>

<p>Kids under 13 already have online social lives. Building worlds socially on&nbsp;Minecraft, FaceTime with friends, and send texts and emojis through tools like Facebook Messenger. But they love social media especially TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.</p>

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Kids are safer gaming on Minecraft with VPN

<p>Gamers love their games, VPN provides essential safety, improves speed, avoids commonplace ISP throttling discriminating against gamers. Everything serious from an online safety provider gamer needs is covered by a good VPN.</p>

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Do the Police have the Powers to Search your Phone

<p>Every day the police ask&nbsp;people to hand over their electronic devices&nbsp;including phones and individuals. Many people are&nbsp;left with the impression that they are under an obligation to do so.&nbsp;</p>
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Why Nord VPN is better than Vypr VPN – True Story

<p>We tried using Vypr VPN on BBC iPlayer on a Saturday. Vyper VPN didn&#39;t work and there was no support service available. Nord VPN worked immediately and have 24/7 service. Vyper never responded.&nbsp;</p>

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Good Online Safety Parenting for Ages 8 -11 years of age

<p>If your Kids aged 8-11 years of age? Here is some advice on managing their online internet&nbsp;safety, what to expect, what rules and guidelines to apply. Guidelines for Apps, Gaming and inernet safety</p>

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Social Media; Time to use Real Names, Real Photos.

<p>In our talk, we recommend using Real Names, Real Photos and people&nbsp;question&nbsp;this which is understandable. This is a social media preferred by many Police forces around the world.</p>

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Internet safety Talks for Business.  

<p>In recent weeks, Air India, the Irish health system, US gas pipelines, numerous Government department across Latin America ransacked by cyber thugs. Dozens of other organisations have been hit too (many of whom have paid) but yet to report it. Our Speaking teams for Business are available to book</p>

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Five things Kids must never share online ever!

<p>Clever entrapment of a 9-year-old&nbsp;girl who tricked into giving an interloper her dog&#39;s name &#39;Snowy&#39; on Instagram, which she thought was harmless. It wasn&#39;t.</p>

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Pro Level Gamer, nearly died from his addiction 

<p>Games are more popular than ever, we discuss the issue of controlling time spent online, how to do it using parental control. We have some simple tips you can start using today to make gaming safer today in your house.</p>

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Cybercrime surge, Working from Home, Travel make VPN a business necessity

<p>Quick buck criminals can rent &#39;crime as service&#39; for less than $10/hour. they&#39;re hitting businesses from far beyond PC Plods reach using data that cost even less</p>

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The Best antivirus software for protecting your connected devices

<p>You need the best online family anti-virus protection, we evaluated five of the best Norton, McAfee, etc. Here&#39;s our recommendation and it is no great surprise.</p>

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A COVID TALE, Why you don’t want young kids playing all day online!

<p>During COVID-19 online gaming portals said usage was&nbsp;up 60%.&nbsp;Now it&#39;s time to win that time back and get kids back on track putting down devices reducing game time.</p>

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Here’s why you should be using VPN when gaming in Fortnite too!

<p>Since COVID19 arrived, online gaming usage has risen 70% on average, experts are warning parents and players to be more careful. DDoS attacks&nbsp;are commonplace, ISPs like Virgin, Tencent,&nbsp;T Mobile are reducing capacity everywhere.&nbsp; So what&#39;s a poor gamer&nbsp;to do, well VPN will prevent DDoS and improve performance, so&nbsp;that&#39;s a great start.</p>

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Roblox is developing content ratings for games and better parental controls

<p>Virtual gaming platform Roblox is developing content ratings for games and easier parental controls for their kids, says the company&rsquo;s chief privacy officer Remy Malan</p>

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TikTok mimics Instagram going for the happy vibe

<p>TikTok is one of the most popular apps ever, so successful that kids are flocking to it. TikTok is pressing YouTube hard for kid&#39;s famously short attention spans. Now TikTok has taken more steps to make viewers behave better, which is great.</p>

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Setting Parental Controls on Windows 10

<p>MS Windows 10 is the current operating system. Here&#39;s a screen by screen demonstration of how to set up parental control for kids internet safety. Note; only works on Microsoft products including Xbox.</p>

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What is YouTube? Still King for Kids?

<p>Battered by TikTok, Google&#39;s star performer is still a money-making machine. YouTube is incredibly popular with kids, trusted by parents, we ask what is YouTube, but warnings are now needed&nbsp;for the king of the Jungle.&nbsp;</p>

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COVID19 is good for Internet Crime

<p>Internet crime is on the rise with COVID19 in 2021, most of us think they will never be a victim to hackers. Maybe it&#39;s time to reconsider</p>

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Kids go around age verification

<p>Kids can easily bypass the age verification on Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp lying about their age, according to a new research study. New 2021 study reveals that social media do not stop kids from lying about their age.</p>

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TikTok made safer, but not safe!

<p>TikTok is the internet sensation that became kids and teens favourite in 2020 through 2021. TikTok is easy to set up and ease, it is well designed and has blown Instagram away but not Snapchat. If you haven&#39;t tried it yourself, try it and you will see what I mean.</p>

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TikTok deliberately thwarts ‘LGBT, Overweight & Disabled’ people.

<p>TikTok is the flavour of the month. Formerly known as Musicaly.ly until Chinese Company Bytedance bought it in 2018. Merged with the Bytedance product Douhin, and was relaunched as TikTok. TikTok rules the waves now, putting everyone else in the shade including Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube with Instagram suffering the most.</p>

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Trump, Miss Teen USA, Zuckerberg & WebCam covers

<p>Cassidy Wolf, a former Miss Teen USA, owned by Donald Trump, was hacked via her webcam by a young man who had hacked over 150 women forcing many to do lewd things. Ms USA was the only woman&nbsp;to press charges. A $5 webcam cover would have prevented his perving.</p>

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Don’t use TikTok if you want to be safe!

<p>Bytedance has been blessed with the success of TikTok, however, success brings critics, political battles with Donald&nbsp;Trump, rebuke from Police Forces worldwide, accusations that stalkers, weirdos are grooming kids on the portal and allegations they don&#39;t care about user safety at all.&nbsp;&nbsp;Aside from that, it&#39;s going great.</p>

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Smart Teenager talks about reality of social media, We respond.

<p>A Bristol teenager writes. &quot;I feel that screen limits should depend on the kid. My brother is driven to do anything restricted from him. Screen time is annoying especially now during corona because I only get 20 minutes of Snapchat and less than 3 on other social media apps&quot;</p>

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What Parents want from Parental Control, We asked, you told us!

<p>Free parental control just isn&#39;t good enough, it just isn&#39;t clever enough, doesn&#39;t do enough, and ultimately doesn&#39;t protect your kid&#39;s online. According to you, here is what matters for parental control, Time limits, safe search and content control.</p>

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VPNs, V-Bucks, Fortnite, TikTok, Internet safety explained.

<p>Kids bamboozled you with VPNs and V-Bucks? Makes you feel a bit out of your parenting depth keeping the kids safe online. Surveys find somewhere between half and a third of parents give up and let their kids use the internet without any restrictions. Don&#39;t give up!</p>

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Zoom is making internet safety talks popular again

<p>Zoom is making it easy and affordable for schools to get the best internet safety talks. It&#39;s a great way to reach everyone to discuss TikTok, Snapchat, bullying, gaming addiction, and online reputation in primary and secondary. Sessions usually&nbsp;start at 8pm.&nbsp;</p>

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Why we recommend F Secure SAFE for parental control

<p>We like F-Secure safe as it is simple, well designed and an excellent parental control App with everything parents need to keep their kids safe online, improves their digital wellbeing including sleeping, eating properly and exercise. We recommend it!</p>

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When Parents find naked picture of their Teen on Snapchat!

<p>When parents see naked, images&nbsp;on a teen&#39;s phone. What do I do, What can I do? All of this involves online wellbeing, sexting, snapchat, TikTok</p>

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Ten TikTok Tips to keep your kids safe on TikTok.

<p>Ten TikTok Tips for TikTok safety, 10 tips parents can use to help keep teenagers safer online, on TikTok.&nbsp;TikTok is the controversial short-form video platform with editing, effects, and sounds to develop great fun memes along with creative content.</p>

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Ten great reasons to use parental controls

<p>We wouldn&#39;t let our kids jump on a motorbike without showing them how to ride it safely. However every day of the week thousands of kids hit the internet for the first time without any instruction. Let&#39;s change that.</p>

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Making TikTok Private

<p>When you create a TikTok account your profile is automatically made public so that anyone can follow you and view your videos, but if you want to prevent strangers from seeing your content, TikTok lets you make your account private at any time.</p>

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Instagram Privacy Settings – Internet Safety for Children

<p>The best setting there is Private. Setting up Instagram for online safety.<br />
Here are the steps for setting up Instagram&#39;s private profile setting it done, for iPhone and Android Phones: This way only invited friends can enjoy your Instagram.</p>

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COVID-19 Tracing App – The Good & Bad and is it Safe?

<p>The new COVID-19 contact tracing app in Ireland has been a major success on many levels. However, questions remain about data privacy.</p>

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Guide for your Under 4 year old on Devices, Internet.

<p>Practical, real tips about parental control updated to the COVID19 update. Tips, Tricks and advise for parents. Introducing parental control for parents which is the setting up of phone to protect kids and others includes some never seen before tips</p>

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‘If your Teen has several thousand followers she will get bullied’ Mark Zuckerburg, Founder, Facebook.

<p>Facebook research says people using fake names &amp; profiles are 5 times more likely to bully others. To protect their users they delete over 2 billion accounts every quarter. The Policeman&rsquo;s Guide to happy social media for kids developed by the &lsquo;City of Tokyo Police&rsquo; and copied by Police Forces worldwide. It is a simple plan for protecting young kids who love social media. This approach is based on a simple philosophy.</p>

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Freedom: Four things you can do today to protect your computer

<p>We forget the vast amounts of personal data we share with our devices daily. Here are four simple things we can do today which require only a little effort to protect our business and family lives jointly. Email, password management, software &amp; browser updates and ransomware protection.</p>

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What Is a VPN, and Why You Need One

<p id="id_title">The United States is letting ISPs, your internet supplier (Internet service provider) sell your personal data.<br />
The Europeans are no better, slow to enforce the new GDPR.&nbsp;In the meantime, so more&nbsp;money&nbsp;will be made from your internet details. Here&#39;s how to protect yourself. <strong>The time for VPN is now, here is why!</strong></p>

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Essential Cyber Security Guide for Small Business

<p>IT Cybersecurity incidents have a devastating impact on businesses and small home offices, with an average loss in 2021 costing over $330,000 per incident according to London cyber security insurer Hiscox. However, losing data and reputation can&#39;t be measured. Therefore, professional service companies are such a sweet target.&nbsp;</p>

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Why VPNs Are Suddenly Everywhere, Picking the Best One!

<p>VPN companies promise to help protect you, but how can you know which of the many available services are trustworthy? And why the heck do you suddenly need one? But doing a VPN right isn&rsquo;t so easy. And you definitely don&#39;t want a Chinese VPN. Here&#39;s why you should seriously consider one and some thoughts on which you should get one</p>

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COVID19 – KILLING TIME WITH KIDS ONLINE

<p>Changes to everyday life due to the Coronavirus, we need to help our kids, tweens and teenagers adjust to the new and unfamiliar situation of indefinite school and childcare creche closings.</p>

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Ransomware to pay or not to pay.

<p>Ransomware, although surprisingly amateur sometimes, is very effective. It is business poison, a no-win situation. Pay, don&#39;t pay, no one is right. Governments don&#39;t usually pay but can afford to wait. Businesses do not have this luxury, can&#39;t afford to wait and pay. Most don&#39;t report the breach or ransomware attack to the relevant authorities, despite laws that require them to do so.&nbsp;</p>

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COVID19 – Internet Usage up 50% causing spike in Internet usage

<h2><span style="color:#6699ff;">Shopping</span> on VPN is safer</h2>

<p>Contactless payments have come of age, the cashless society gets closer and closer with shops refusing to handle cash during COVID19 lockdown and many shops will go&nbsp;cashless from now on.&nbsp;Using your phone to shop online and in-person is the new norm. Banks wish that cash would disappear, it costs a fortune to provide customers with cash and threatens staff safety.&nbsp;Online payment is convenient, yet we the public do almost nothing to secure our device safety online.</p>

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Internet Safety for Pre Schoolers

<h3><strong>Babies, Toddlers &amp;&nbsp;Pre Schoolers </strong><span style="color:#6699cc;">on Devices</span></h3>

<p>Nowadays, kids&nbsp;are being introduced to phones in the maternity ward.&nbsp;New parents have&nbsp;to manage their new life&nbsp;parenting, work and technology, including phones, which most times are required by work so the phone can&#39;t be avoided. As well as having to look after your&nbsp;newborn, juggle how to manage your babies&#39; exposure to devices and the internet.&nbsp;</p>

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Installing Freedome VPN on iPhone

<h2>Here is how you install Freedome VPN on iPhone.</h2>

<p>To watch the BBC iPlayer, follow these steps for installing on an iPhone.&nbsp;Apple has changed things up a little on the iPhone. Follow these steps.</p>

<h3><span style="color:#6699cc;">Before VPN this is how it looks.. The BBC</span></h3>

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Finally, the list you really need!

<p>Text is one of the main ways kids avoid being caught by parents. Text is now commonplace in everything so much so it&#39;s officially becoming&nbsp;part of the language.&nbsp;&nbsp;102. 420 &ndash; Marijuana, 104. CD9 &ndash; Code 9 &ndash; it means parents are around, 108. NIFOC &ndash; Nude In Front Of The Computer</p>

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THE TROUBLE WITH TIKTOK

<p>The problem is quite simple. TikTok&rsquo;s minimum age is 13, Tiktok does nothing during the sign-up process to check&nbsp; – meaning huge numbers of children join below the required age with no legal protection. TikTok also serves adverts and recommendations which may not be suitable for children. Families will find it is difficult to contact TikTok to get videos taken down.</p>

<p>Even truthful 13-year-olds are then given an option to make their accounts public.</p>

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What VPN means to the Champions League, 6 Nations and US Netflix.

<p>VPN&nbsp;magic that brings you BBC iPlayer, Ronaldo, US NetFlix on your device</p>

<p>If you are travelling, overseas and the kids are missing &#39;Love Island&#39;, or you want to see watch champions league in English on your sky sports channel. Watch 6 Nations on BBC or ITV.&nbsp; You need a VPN and that&#39;s before you even consider the technical stuff like battery saving and protecting your personal details like email, phone number, credit card details.</p>

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ARE PHONES KEEPING BULLYING ALIVE IN SCHOOLS?

<p>This is the opinion of leading American experts at MIT. Schoolyard bullying has been seriously reduced since 1999. Sadly the bullies many of whom are cowards have taken to cyberbullying instead. Online bullying is the only form of bullying growing. This ain&#39;t what Steve Jobs brought the world the iPhone to do.</p>

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Don’t spend a penny on your children’s online protection, here’s how

<h2>Kids Go Free, sometimes!</h2>

<p>As parents and guardians, we want children protected online. There&#39;s much we can do for free. Good parenting is setting up parental controls on the devices our kids use.</p>

<p>Much as we&#39;d like to be there for our kids every minute of every day, we just can&#39;t. But using free parental control, we can manage this worrying issue effectively. There&#39;s a great number of things we can do for free out of the box for free.</p>

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9 TIPS TO EXTEND YOUR PHONES BATTERY LIFE!

<p>When you&#39;ve had your smartphone for a year or more, your battery will have degraded a bit, that&#39;s natural however there is plenty you can do to extend its life. Some people say that the lithium batteries used to control our lives, gadgets are intended to reduce after time. Apple even confessed to hindering older iPhones battery life to boost new phone sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Yes, Apple intentionally destroyed&nbsp;their customer&#39;s Phones, and very little was done about it.</p>

<p>Assuming, that you&#39;d preferably save your money rather than hand over all your money to Apple or Samsung. Here are some ideas to squeeze some more juice out of your Phone. And the good news is, you don&rsquo;t have to do all of these, try some first and then some more</p>

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The Internet has been all over you, but is VPN being oversold?

<p>Stop it with VPN.</p>

<p>VPN is everywhere now, a vital part of cybersecurity, internet safety. It&#39;s suddenly become time for everyone to get a private untracked connection which speeds up your online connection, improves your internet security,&nbsp;and reduces advertising and hide&nbsp;what you do online. VPN adverts are everywhere.&nbsp;Here&#39;s a breakdown of what you need. The first thing you don&#39;t need is a free VPN. You need the right provider, not the first one to appear on an internet&nbsp;search. You want to search the internet, not let the internet search you.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Big data, the Internet of things, and advertising is now at the core of the Internet. The internet is force-feeding you its selections, recommendations, would it be nice to make your own choices for once.&nbsp;</p>

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Police warn Business to watch for email, invoice scams.

<p style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;;">Businesses have been warned of an internet email scam which has seen fraudsters steal &euro;650,000 from two commercial companies recently.</span></p>

<p style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;;">They were settling what looked like legitimate invoices from real suppliers. </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;;">One company lost &euro;200,000 and the other &euro;453,000, gardaí said on Monday.</span><br />
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<p style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;;">The criminals send emails to businesses and individuals from whats looks like the real supplier. The emails request firm to change the bank account details on record for the supplier to a new bank account, controlled by the criminals</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="color: rgb(28, 30, 41); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;;">.</span></p>

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Instagram new Threads ‘Auto Status’ option isn’t great, here’s why

<p>Instagram Threads is a new feature in its &#39;Close Friends&#39; option. The new &#39;Auto Status&#39; facility is causing a stir. It tells people (close friends)&nbsp;<br />
1. Where you are&nbsp;<br />
2. What you are doing&nbsp;<br />
3. Possibly, your mood | Note – Even when you are not using Instagram but in a passive mode. Instagram says you have to enable it, so what!</p>

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Allianz, The German Insurer, says Cyber threat, IT Failure is a bigger threat than Fire, Theft, Flood.

<p>German mega Insurer Allianz, says&nbsp;their customers are more concerned about&nbsp;a mega IT failure such as a cyber-breach is a greater concern to them than Fire, Theft, Flood. Especially as people can reduce their basic risk by as much as 95% with some simple steps like staff training, low-cost cyber protection and common sense.</p>

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Five Great Reasons to get VPN, A Guide to VPN

<p>We think it&#39;s a great idea for people to use VPN on Phones. &nbsp;Here is a five-point guide&nbsp;why you should put a VPN on your phone.&nbsp;</p>

<p>VPN usage has exploded over recent years and here are 5 good reasons why you should instal VPN. Firstly the good news is if you have either an iPhone, Android phone it is perfectly easy to set up a VPN on your phone. First, the science part &#39;VPN&#39; stands for virtual private network. It&#39;s great technology and we think everybody should install a VPN on their phone.</p>

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What is Sexting?

<p>Kids, Teenagers want to know all about sex which is normal, they watch porn, sometimes lots of it, they share pictures, images and videos with each other.&nbsp;They will take pictures of themselves and others and then share those images, known as sexting. We do talks about sexting for business, schools and parents</p>

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Big in Japan, Watch Rugby World Cup for free with VPN

<p>If you want to watch Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, then you need Freedome VPN, the best VPN there is according to the Financial Times. You don&#39;t need to buy an expensive Sports Rugby Pack $200 in the US, &euro;100 in Europe. Install Freedome on your device and watch on ITV.com, remember to switch onto the UK to run ITV which is UK content limited.</p>

<p>VPN is a virtual private network which is what every iPhone, Android Phone needs. It also runs on Windows, Mac OSand Tablets. Install and Go, that&rsquo;s it. Buy the special license from us for &euro;19.95 or about &pound;18.45. We will send you the key via email, then you download from the APP Stores or the FSecure Site when you&rsquo;ll see we really have the best price online for Freedome VPN.</p>

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APPChat Day Seminar Online Safety, Social Media for Parents, Guardians, 7th Sept

<p>A day seminar, Saturday 7th Sept on the important topic of social media, online safety. Our company runs 100&rsquo;s of Schools talks annually in the UK and Ireland around this subject, bringing fresh thinking and an alternative point of view.</p>

<p>Schools and Teachers have been left to deal with this on their own, many Teachers resent this, in both primary and post primary Schools because there are so many sensitive embracing topics Sexting, Hate messaging, cyber bullying, Snapchat incidents etc.&nbsp;</p>

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CyberAttack Update for Business. 95% of all breaches could have been prevented.

<p>It&rsquo;s said that conservatively 2 million cyberattacks took place in 2018 costing an estimated $45 billion in damages worldwide.</p>

<p>Most experts place this figure much higher, as many still don&rsquo;t reports attacks or payments. Prevention and Protection are the best way to protect your business.&nbsp;</p>

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Protect & Grow your Business’ Online Reputation

<p>We will help you build your business, sales and online reputation and get cyber aware. We&#39;re online reputation and cyber security experts.</p>

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Internet Safety Talks for your Business & Employees

<p>Social Media and Internet security are a minefield for business, fail to appreciate this and the consequences could be devasting</p>

<p>We speak to business, sporting organisations, NGOs and Government about theses issues to build a great appreciation. We give engaging, concise talks and we&#39;re frequently interviewed in the media.</p>

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Online Safety Talks for older Teens -16-19 years old

<p>An internet safety talk and online reputation talk to this age group is one of the most challenging audiences there is, however, we have honed a presentation based on realities, growing up and their responsibilities.</p>

<p>We bring home the consequences of phone addiction, making practical suggestions to help in getting jobs, managing social media, and how Google, Facebook and social media see them.&nbsp;</p>

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Online Safety Talks for Teens 14-16 years old

<p>As teens get older they are faced with more and more online safety issues. Our goal is explain the following topics so that they are prepared for what their online activity may present.</p>

<p>Teens enjoy being spoken to as young adults (which they are) and our internet safety talks for teens engage with students on a more casual yet serious level.</p>

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Internet Safety Talks for young Teens – 12-14 years old

<p>We chat about the following internet safety topics, social media platforms and how to stay safe online.&nbsp;<br />
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Classes are available internationally, presented in English. We have presented over 500 talks to Schools in the Middle East, UK Ireland, Europe, Africa and even the&nbsp;US army in Europe.&nbsp;</p>
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Internet Safety Talks about Sexting

<p>One of the topics we speak about during our internet safety talk for teens&nbsp;is sexting – both children and teens are doing it, and we need to help them understand the serious&nbsp;implications of it.&nbsp;</p>

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Internet Safety Talks for Children – 5th, 6th Class (Age 10-12)

<p>For ages 10-12, we chat to classes about both platforms and what they have to be careful of and why these platforms pose a risk for them. Children often create multiple accounts and neglect important privacy settings. Our&nbsp;talks help kids understand the importance of their privacy and why it&rsquo;s dangerous and &quot;uncool&rdquo; to showcase their lives online.</p>
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Internet Safety Talks for Kids ages 2nd – 4th Class (Age 6-9)

<p>Children are vulnerable, but they are even more vulnerable if they are not equipped with the knowledge to protect themselves.</p>

<p>We explain the importance of friend selection online. Often children accept friend requests from people they don&rsquo;t know simply because they want to increase their number of friends online.</p>

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75% of us, don’t care about our personal internet safety

<p>Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe really annoyed</p>

<p>Prime Minister, Theresa May, when she was Home Secretary.&nbsp;She agreed with his stance on cybercrime, but not the way he went about it. He suggested&nbsp;Police would be slow to investigate online security crimes where the individuals failed to take online protection&nbsp;seriously especially having an &#39;upto date&#39; antivirus. He openly backed banks, credit card providers doing the same, not refunding customers losses. She disliked the way he went about it, she&#39;s not so so keen on the other guy in the photo below either.&nbsp;</p>

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The Internet never forgets, The Public never forgives

<p>Every day we learn that large Tech companies including Facebook, Amazon, Google, Snapchat, Microsoft fail to defend our privacy (and appear to many, as simply not caring) and many openly sell and share our data&nbsp;which means anyone who buys advertising.&nbsp;</p>

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Webcam Covers – Why you need to get yourself protected

<p>These days every laptop comes with a built-in webcam. We love webcams because they have made it possible for us to stay in contact with our loved ones not only verbally but visually. Online meetings with overseas clients have also become more personal. Job interviews can now be held remotely and online tutoring classes have become more practicable.</p>

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Internet Parenting, What can I do? What’s my responsibility?

<p>The internet has a huge influence in our day to day lives &ndash; impacting us both negatively and positively.</p>

<p>Although it&rsquo;s hard to control internet usage, there are steps you can take to manage the amount of control it has over your household. Our internet safety talks for kids and parents being one of them.</p>

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Internet Safety Tips for Kids – Keeping Kids Safe Online

<p>At BeSecureOnline, we believe that knowledge is power and by informing both yourself and your children of the dangers of the internet &ndash; you can help make the internet a safer place.</p>

<p>Internet safety for kids is at the heart of our business. We provide internet safety talks for kids and teens year round and have developed a realistic, fun approach to addressing issues and the dangers the internet often presents.</p>

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Internet Safety win over Instagram

<p>Is it possible that the internet is being taken back by a silent majority who is finally making its voice heard, expressing its dismay about internet safety and the shocking content found on some platforms.</p>

<p>Following some menacing threats from the British Government, Health Secretary Matt Hancock pressured Facebook into announcing that Instagram would intervene and take down self-harm content.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Is this the start of something big or simply a cynical defense move?</p>

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SnapChat Safety Guidelines – What parents need to know.

<p>Before we dive into our safety guidelines &ndash; we&rsquo;ll briefly explain what SnapChat is and how it works. Don&rsquo;t worry most parents haven&rsquo;t the faintest idea what or how it works.</p>

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Can Social Media be blamed for high teen suicide rates in the UK?

<p>Social Media and the amount of time we spend online has a greater effect on our lives and mental health than we, as adults, can often comprehend.</p>

<p>Our children have an even less understanding of the impact social media, online bullying and instant gratification has on their day to day lives and overall happiness.</p>

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Facebook Privacy Settings – Are your settings secure enough?

<p>Essentially, the best way to protect yourself on Facebook is to delete your account altogether.&nbsp;If that&rsquo;s a little extreme, then below are a few internet safety steps you can take in the meantime.</p>

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How to install AVG Internet Security

<p>BeSecureOnline explains how to install AVG Internet Security, industry leading and great value antivirus protector for Windows, Android Phones. Best feature is the value for the user up to 256 devices, followed by really good support and well known protection capabilities.&nbsp;</p>

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Fortnite Warning from London’s Fraud Squad

<p>London&#39;s Fraud Squad are warning Parents to be vigilant in regards to Battle Royale from Fortnite.&nbsp;The most successful online game ever.&nbsp;Kids are buying fake V Bucks currency using parents private details and innocently providing banking details. Parents are being warned tha&nbsp;children&nbsp;are being induced onto criminal sites from YouTube and Facebook.</p>

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Does China own your VPN too?

<p>China owns as much as 70% of free VPN providers available online. All data processed in China is by law subject to inspection by the Goverment. Don&#39;t use free VPNs.</p>

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Trojan Horse, Trojan Virus – Help I need a decent Antivirus!

<p>A Trojan also known as a Trojan horse, is a malicious software scam designed by criminal gangs and their hackers to disguise as real software to gain access to devices. Cyber-criminals intentionally use Trojan technology to spy on or hack into victims.</p>

<p>Users are conned into downloading this software by some attractive social media add-on which then enables itself and gets to work. Using this backdoor, they can start to gather all of your important sensitive information.</p>

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Free Antivirus Software – An Affordable Friend or A Costly Foe?

<p>A lot of people try going without an antivirus or they use a free antivirus such AVG Free. However there are several serious factors you need to consider before siding with free antivirus software or none at all.</p>

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Internet Safety – Protecting Your Teenagers Online Reputation and identity

<p>It&rsquo;s all about building a real digital presence, an online reputation that embraces the best practices of internet safety – building an online presence that lets you take advantage of the internet and not let the internet take advantage of you.</p>

<p>It&rsquo;s just like life, it requires discipline to build it properly and yet you can still have great&nbsp;fun.</p>

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What is ransomware & Why you need to pay for Antivirus Software

<p>Every day thousands of people find their computer locked down by ransomware &ndash; usually with the message &ldquo;Your files are encrypted, to decrypt your computer you have to pay &pound;500 GBP&rdquo;.</p>

<p>You are then given only a few days to pay, after which the price goes up to &pound;1,000.</p>

<p>After a week of no payment, you are warned that the decryption key will be irretrievably destroyed with no further chance of recovering your files ever again.</p>

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What is Malware and why you need Internet Security Software

<p>Malware is malicious adware created by cybercriminals in an attempt to harm your computer and access your private information. Once your computer is infected with malware, cybercriminals are able to infiltrate your system &ndash; often without you even knowing.</p>

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Internet Security – Why buy F-Secure Freedome VPN?

<p>VPNs are a must have for anyone using a device to access the Internet. They provide Internet security by extending a private network across a public network. This allows people online and branch offices to safely access, send and receive data across free public networks, who doesn&rsquo;t love free Wi-Fi &ndash; as if their device were directly connected to a private network.</p>

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Parental Control Software – What is it and why do you need it?

<p>Parental control software is your right-hand man when it comes to internet safety. It allows you to monitor, control and limit your child&rsquo;s online activity, keeping them safe and secure online.</p>

<p>Most devices come with parental controls, but these can be easily disabled.</p>

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Internet Safety – France bans Cellphones in Schools for ages 6 -15

<p>It&rsquo;s no longer a request, France is officially banning the use of phones in schools for children aged 6 &ndash; 15 from September 2018.</p>

<p>Presidents Macron and especially his wife Brigitte, a former teacher herself are particularly eager to see this law enforced.</p>

<p>The proposed ban was a key part of his presidential campaign. So there&rsquo;s a good chance it will receive international support when it comes into full force.</p>

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Let’s face it, the internet can be a nasty place

<p>Between predators, malware, explicit content, and other less than well intended content, kids don&rsquo;t have much of a chance of escaping the worst the internet has to offer.&nbsp;</p>

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Cybersecurity is a Business problem, not just an IT risk

<p>Traditionally, cybersecurity issues fell on the shoulders of the IT department, however, with business becoming more and more digitised &ndash; it&rsquo;s become more of a business issue.</p>

<p>Now more than ever, businesses need to shift their mindset from questioning &ldquo;if&rdquo; their business will experience a cyber-attack to &ldquo;when&rdquo; will they be threatened and &ldquo;how&rdquo; will they respond. There must be a cyber security procedure in place.</p>

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Fortnite – Should I be worried about my child’s internet safety?

<p>The rise and rise again of Fortnite has been extraordinary, hardly heard of a year ago, it&rsquo;s now on the lips of every child in the world. But is it really safe?</p>

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Roblox, the latest gaming fad online – Internet Safety

<p>We&nbsp;are hearing from a lot of Customers, Parents, Teachers and Schools about kids on Roblox. Should parents ban it in the home? etc.</p>

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Online Safety and Internet Security Tips for the Elderly

<p>The online world&#39;s a great place. With the right tools you can keep it that way. But you need to develop a sixth sense for detecting the very real threat of scammers, phishing and fraud.</p>

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PR Stunt from Facebook as they up age for WhatsApp to 16

<p>Just announced from Facebook who own Instagram and Whatsapp a new age limit of 16 for European Whatsapp users.&nbsp;</p>

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20 million reasons you need to know about General Data Protection Regulations

<p>By May 2018, All businesses and organisations will face fines of up to &euro;20 million if they are not compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations &ndash; GDPR.</p>

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Honesty App, Sarahah, Thank you for your honesty

<p>Cyber bullying has been in the spotlight over the last decade due to individuals abusing the right to express themselves while affecting others in the process. The Sarahah app has given such individuals a platform in which they can target others by sending any type of message they wish without exposing their identity.</p>

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Snapchat explained for parents – King amongst teenagers

<p>The received picture &amp; message then disappears with a matter a matter of seconds on the recipients phone. This is Snapchats most famous feature, the cause of all the trouble and the feature most copied by others like Facebook, Instagram.</p>

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Safeguarding Online Presence: Essential Security Tips For Seniors

<p>The majority of senior citizens in developed countries use the internet to access critical services such as healthcare, stay in touch with family, browse news, stay active in the workforce and even earn a living or conduct business.&nbsp;</p>

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Hosting Summer Students – Agreeing the Online Rules

<p>Parents regularly tell us that they&#39;re not sure how much online time international students should have or whether they should be regulating what students look at.&nbsp;</p>

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Putting iKydz to the Test. A Parent’s View

<p>We asked one of our competition winners, Rhoda Mc Donald to give us her iKydz verdict; so we asked her about how easy it is to use and whether she&rsquo;d recommended it to other parents. Here&rsquo;s what Rhoda thinks.</p>

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Protecting Yourself from Phishing & Scams – What to Look Out For

<p>Phishing is essentially communication designed to get you to divulge information such as personal or bank details or credit card numbers. You may get an email purporting to be from a reputable source such as your bank or IT service provider.&nbsp;</p>

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Don’t Ban Kids from Buying Smartphones – Just Keep them Safe Online

<p>Recent proposals to ban under 14s from buying internet enabled phones is well intentioned but there is another way.</p>

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YouTube facing up to Facebook

<p><font color="#000000" open="" sans="" style="font-family: ">YouTube are upping their game and hitting the social media live streaming bandwagon.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" open="" sans="" style="font-family: ">YouTube just rolled out some new functionality &ndash; the ability to stream live from your mobile phone. With hours of live, in-the-moment content available at their fingertips,&nbsp;</font></p>

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Flash Sale for Safer Internet Day – 1 day only!

<p><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: ">Here at<span>&nbsp;</span></span><b open="" sans="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ">BeSecure<span>&nbsp;</span><g class="gr_ gr_74 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" data-gr-id="74" id="74">Online</g></b><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "><span>&nbsp;</span>we want to keep your family safe in the best and most affordable way possible. That&#39;s why as part of our<span>&nbsp;</span></span><b open="" sans="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ">Safer Internet Day</b><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "><span>&nbsp;</span>mission we are offering<span>&nbsp;</span></span><b open="" sans="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: ">25% off</b><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "><span>&nbsp;</span>the best Internet Security software for you and your family.</span></p>

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Take the Safer Internet Day quiz – Test your internet safety

<p>As part of BeSecure Online&#39;s support for Safer Internet Day on February 7th we&#39;re inviting young people to test their online safety knowledge with the Safer Internet Day Quiz!</p>

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BeSecure Online Supports Safer Internet Day

<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-88357487-f668-e14a-c8b6-022eda10737e"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"><strong>Safer Internet Day</strong></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"> takes place this year on February 7th.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">BeSecureOnline</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;"> will be taking part alongside thousands of schools, youth groups, and families across the UK and Ireland.</span></span></p>

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Senior Citizens Online – Patronise At Your Peril

<p><span style="color: #333333;">At BeSecureOnline we provide a range of online security products to keep you safe online. Contact us for more details. The online world&#39;s a great place. With the right tools you can keep it that way for you</span></p>

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Senior Citizens. Twice as likely to get ripped off online

<p><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: ">Seniors Citizens spend a lot of time online for obviously. The internet has been fantastic for our elders. But unfortunately Seniors are twice as likely to get ripped off online. Upto 70% of active Seniors are banking, shopping, and looking after their business online.</span></p>

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OUR NEW ONLINE SAFETY GUIDE FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS & SCHOOL, FREE E-BOOK

<p>Last Friday, we began e-mailing schools in Britain and Ireland, about our new E-Book for Parents, Teachers and Schools.&nbsp; The topic is the ever-important need for more internet security, e-safety awareness and the value of online reputation.</p>

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What is Phishing, Update on Phishing and how Phishing Emails work

<p>Preventing phishing requires more than common sense, it requires quality anti virus and&nbsp;anti malware software.</p>

<p>Cybersecurity and internet safety&nbsp;is our business, but in 2017, common sense&nbsp;remains very important in maintaining internet safety in London, Manchester or Dublin.</p>

<p>Today we update on phishing and the latest phishing trends and tricks.</p>

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Sexting is a bigger issue than Obesity, Bullying & Drugs in UK Schools

<p><span>The 2016 UK NSPCC/Office of the Children&rsquo;s Commissioner England study found that just over one in ten boys and girls (13%) had taken topless pictures of themselves (around one in four of those were girls) and 3% had taken full length naked pictures. 55% of the children had shared the images with others. What&#39;s more frightening&nbsp;is that&nbsp;31% of this group had also shared their image with someone that they did not know.</span></p>

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F-SECURE FREEDOME VPN from BeSecureOnline – Internet Security Software

<p>F-Secure Freedome VPN is a super-simple online privacy and internet security app – protecting&nbsp;you from hackers and harmful apps, while&nbsp;stopping&nbsp;advertising trackers.</p>

<p>If you are out and about, travelling using free public WiFi in coffee shops and&nbsp;airports you need to be able to connect safely. This is a fact far too commonly ignored by most people as advertisers and WiFi machines scoop up your most personal details about you, all of your contacts including your mother&#39;s email address and other details.</p>

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Parental Control – Popular Websites for Kids & Tweens

<p><span>These are some of the sites where your children spend literally hours of time. </span>Parental Control software will help you with internet safety for your kids including, internet security, preventing cyber-bullying and blocking age inappropriate content. Additionally, parental control software provides safe search and&nbsp;safe browsing – keeping kids safe online.</p>

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F Secure SAFE Review 2016 – Internet Safety Antivirus Software

<p>This article is a complete review of the anti virus family protection software F-Secure SAFE from BeSecureOnline.co.uk, the largest European&nbsp;partner for&nbsp;<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">F-Secure SAFE, the multi-device internet&nbsp;security package.</span></p>

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Parental Control Software, Anti Virus 2.0, Antivirus, Anti Malware, F Secure SAFE.

<p>In this article,&nbsp;<strong>BeSecureOnline,</strong><span style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-family: inherit; color: #333333;">&nbsp;the leading F-Secure SAFE partners in both the&nbsp;UK&nbsp;and Ireland, examine why&nbsp;<a href="https://www.besecureonline.co.uk/Blog/entryid/19/parental-control-software-internet-safety-for-kids-and-teens" target="_blank">parental control software</a> is becoming a necessity for all homes.</span></p>

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Review of Safety Information in Plenty Of Fish (POF) – Internet Safety Series

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: ">In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this installment of our&nbsp;series we turn our attention to Plenty Of Fish (POF)</p>

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Review of Safety Information in YouTube – Internet Safety Series

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: ">In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In the&nbsp;sixth installment of our&nbsp;series we turn our attention to YouTube.</p>

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Review of Safety Information in Facebook – Internet Safety Series

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: ">In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this fifth installment of the series we turn our attention to Facebook.</p>

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Find my Phone with F-Secure – Device Security and Internet Safety

<p>Lost your device? Find your Android and iOS devices and manage them remotely through My F-Secure.</p>

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Parental Control Software – Internet Safety for Kids and Teens

<p>Protect your entire family with F-Secure SAFE – Internet safety for kids and teens.</p>

<p>You can take control of what your family and others see online when browsing to make sure people get the best from the internet. And control when and for long people use the internet. Research shows teenage boys can spending 8 hours a day online – time to take control.&nbsp;</p>

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Safe Shopping and Internet Banking with F-Secure Security Software

<p><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: ">With F-Secure SAFE you can explore the Internet, and handle your online shopping and banking without worries.</span></p>

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Review of Safety Information in Instagram – Internet Safety Series

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: ">In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this instalment of the series we turn our attention to Instagram.&nbsp;</p>

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Review of Safety Information in Twitter – Internet Safety Series

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: ">In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites.&nbsp;</p>

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: ">In this third instalment of the series we turn our attention to Twitter.</p>

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Review of Safety Information in Snapchat – Internet Safety Series

<p open="" sans="" style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: "><font color="#333333" open="" sans="" style="font-family: ">Welcome to the second in a new series of blog posts here on BeSecureOnline. In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. </font>In this second instalment of the series we turn our attention to Snapchat.</p>

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Review of Safety Information of Tinder – Internet Safety Series

<p><span open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: ">Welcome to the first in a new series of blog posts here on BeSecureOnline. In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites.&nbsp;</span><font color="#333333" open="" sans="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: ">In this first instalment of the series we turn our attention to Tinder.</font></p>

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A Comprehensive Review and Ranking of Privacy and Safety Information of Google

<p>Welcome to the seventh instalment of our&nbsp;new series of blog posts from BeSecureOnline. In this instalment, we&nbsp;comprehensively review&nbsp;the user safety information provided by social networking sites.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Today we turn our attention to Google.</p>

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BeSecureOnline on South East Radio

<p>Look, we&rsquo;re all familiar with having security products on PCs and laptops. It might not be automatically something that people will think about that look, I have to protect my smartphone and then of course moving on to the smart TV. Do I need security for that as well?&nbsp;</p>

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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

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Social Network Safety Centres and help section links

<p><span style="color: #000000;">As online protection and internet security provider BeSecureOnline thought that it would be a great idea to list some of the biggest sites on the internet and their safety links and community guidelines.</span></p>

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F Secure SAFE Awards and Reviews – Internet Security Ireland & UK

<p>Award-winning internet security for your for all of your devices.&nbsp;For PCs, Macs, Mobile phones and Tablets.&nbsp; Established 1989 F-Secure SAFE sells in the millions every year. Beautifully designed and easy to use it wins awards every year.</p>

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Antivirus software, What is anti virus software?

<p>Anti-virus software&nbsp;programs help prevent, search for, detect and remove software viruses and malicious software like Malware, Trojans, Adware, and more.</p>

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UK Sexting skyrockets amongst under 16’s on Smartphones over last 2 years

<p>UK Labour party want to make PHSE course&#39;s mandatory for all over the age of 11. The current courses have not been updated since 2000 some 7 years before the launch of the iPhone.&nbsp; <span style="color: #313131;">Labour&rsquo;s shadow Education Eecretary Lucy Powell promises to act as soon Labour is returned to Government and is urging the current Government to act long beforehand. OFSTED regards&nbsp;most of the current teaching and guidance as &#39;not good&#39; and some of it woefully outdated. <strong>BeSecureOnline.co.uk </strong>explains.</span></p>

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Cyberbullying facts and advice for parents, children and young people

<p><span style="color: #6a6c6e;">Cyberbullying&nbsp;involves the use of technologies&nbsp;such as the internet, social networking sites, websites, email, text and instant messaging and gaming platforms to repeatedly intimidate or harass others.&nbsp;</span></p>

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