An explanation of NetSafe’s work with RIANZ following the new copyright Amendment Act to give schools some room to deal with infringements happening on their networks

A week spent learning the latest cyber security techniques is well worth the investment when it comes to recent technology news

Removing abusive content from Facebook
NetSafe has had numerous calls from schools recently regarding Facebook pages with abusive content which are linked to schools and contain anonymous posts as well as identifiable student posts.
These pages violate a number of FB terms
3. Safety
6. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
7. You will [...]

Stay tuned: NetSafe, the new National Cyber Security Centre and a range of partners are hard at work on a new national education and awareness programme to build on New Zealand’s cyber security capabilities

Famous faces are always in the news for having embarrassing images shared or stolen. Here are our top tips for dealing with the issues around sexting

Children no longer see their environment split into an online and offline world, they would if anything like to see those Star Trek novelties become real and so too would I

Let’s get this confession out right at the start: I’m a journalist. And here’s my cathartic reaction to the closure of a major British tabloid newspaper and the need to build a new generation of well equipped digital citizens

In recent days, the myfone product has been getting a bit of press. It has been criticized by the Women’s Refuge and Civil Libertarians. The product is just a tool. Using it – a parent can see into their child’s online life. What they do with that information is the key.

Australian student Casey Heynes has become an unwitting ‘poster boy’ for school bullying – what impact does the incident have on students, parents and teachers around the world?

The .xxx domain has been approved by ICANN. NetSafe is on record as not opposing the formation of the .xxx domain. In fact, on balance, we’ve been supportive. This post outlines the thinking behind that.  If it seems odd that a cyber safety organisation is supporting the creation of a pornography specific domain – it [...]