Cyber Security and Cyber Behaviour

Cyber Security and Cyber BehaviourWednesday 11 June 2013

Alister [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

What is driving the surge in technology?

• Technology is growing at an exponential rate• PM rated mobile phone as the number 1 most influential and

most life changing invention• Mobile phone growth is the fastest in the world

• The arrival of undersea fibre optic cables• Social media & instant messaging

Alister Payne [email protected]


The great divide

• Parent and kids relate to technology differently• Either not au fait with the latest technology• Or adults use it as a business or communication tool• Kids use technology as a social tool

• They are able to create personas that are different to what they are like in real life

• And so it is fair to say that the divide exists because we are using the same or similar technology for completely different reasons



The Statistics

• The internet is playing an ever increasing role in the daily lives of children

86%

14%Internet access at home

YesNo

% (n=1258)0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

38.9%

45.3%

15.9%

Internet monitoring at home

Yes, oftenYes, but only sometimesNo, they never moni-tor my online activity

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Cellphone ownership0

102030405060708090

100

10%8%

82%

Cell phone ownership

Yes, with internetYes, but no internetNo

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What are the risks of internet usage?

• Exposure to inappropriate content• Sexually explicit content• Self-harm material (eating disorders; suicide)• Network with like-minded people, and explore and affirm deviant

behaviour• Undesirable contact with strangers• Grooming by paedophiles

• Inappropriate conduct perpetrated by children• Sexting• Online harassment & the new phenomenon of cyberbullying



What is cyberbullying?

• Definition:• Bullying via electronic media or communication

• Characteristics in common with traditional bullying:• The intent to do harm;• Repetition;• Imbalance of power.

• Additional unique characteristics:• Anonymity• Lack of feedback;• Reach of perpetrator;

• Beyond school-yard;• Draw in larger audience

• Punitive fear;



Is my child at risk?• Age• Ages 12 to 13

• Gender• Female more at risk• Single sex girls schools

• Traditional bullying factors• Traditional bullies – Cyber bullies• Traditional victims – Cyber victims & Cyber bullies

• Academic performance• Frequency of access• Versus duration


Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 101

1.05

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.25

Means of Cyber Victimisation and Bullying by GRADE

Victim Bully

Grade

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Warning signs

• A child may be a victim of cyberbullying if he or she…• unexpectedly stops using the computer• appears nervous or jumpy when an Instant Message, text

message, or Email appears• appears uneasy about going to school or outside in general• appears to be angry, depressed, or frustrated after using the

computer• avoids discussions about what they are doing on the computer• becomes abnormally withdrawn from usual friends and family

members



What can I do?

• Investigate thoroughly• Find identity of person• Keep evidence• Stop responding• Become directly involved and involve a trusted adult• Contact the staff at school - you will need witnesses, don’t

meet alone



Striking a health balance

• Become informed• Open relationship with people, you need to be able to discuss

issues – Don’t over react• Emphasis empathy - fine line between funny & cruel• Create a technology corner in the home & have a cut-off time• Evaluate online friendships• Check safety settings on the Facebook account - Facebook

family centre• Take responsibility:• Mobiflock.com (Apple/Android/Nokia/Blackberry) | Kids Place

(android)• Parents must be Facebook friend



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