Passwords are not going away anytime soon. Our kids must learn basic password management skills for the devices, apps, sites and games they use.   

During our recent Cybersafety Presentations students were asked to go home and ask a trusted adult in their life to help them ensure they have strong passwords and check the profiles of their accounts.

• Teach your child how to create a strong password. Passwords should feature a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
• Encourage the use of passwords for online accounts that differ from school, banking or email logins.
• Make sure they keep their passwords to themselves and have a routine for changing/updating them.

Effective Privacy

• Ask your child to regularly update their privacy settings.
• Make sure their profile is private and only accessible by people they know.
  Limit the personal details your child shares in online accounts. For example, remove identifying photos, full name, date of birth, home address and telephone numbers. Sharing these can lead to misuse of this information by others.
• Ask your child to use a cartoon avatar for their profile picture or share a photo that doesn’t show their face. 
• Encourage them to use an online nickname that doesn’t contain their full name or give away too much personal detail. 
• Teach them to protect their identity.