Meet the Victims of Online Scams How often have you bought something online and had the charges taken out of your account more than once? How many stories have you heard of people turning to the internet for romantic relationships and getting scammed for thousands upon thousands of dollars? Or what about those intimidating text messages claiming […]
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Have you ever taken a glance at your teenagers’ phone and wonder ‘What the heck are they talking about?’ Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Every teen clique has their own slang that they use to communicate with one another. Just when you think you’ve cracked the code on this generation’s lingo, a new
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At one point bullying used to be much different than what it is now. It used to take the form of shoving someone on the playground, picking someone last to be on your dodgeball team, or not making room at your table in the cafeteria. But in today’s world, bullying takes on a whole other
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It’s no surprise that there is concern that the COVID-19 pandemic can harm people’s health physically, emotionally, and even psychologically. After one year of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, it has become more apparent that the pandemic is having a severe toll on our mental health. Even more sobering is the fact that everything is so
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It’s no surprise that the pandemic has significantly changed our lives. We’re social distancing with our peers and family, working from home, and our newest fashion accessory is our mask. Our virtual existence has altered the way we interact with others in a personal and professional manner. Although we are all taking necessary precautions to
It Looks Like COVID-19 Isn’t the Only Virus We’ve Been Exposed to! Read More »
How often have you felt distracted, occupied, or even disconnected from those in your household, and not think it was a big deal? Pay attention parents! You may think that your children are safer now than ever because of the stay-at-home order and travel restrictions, but in reality, they are more susceptible to an even
Trading with Schools (TwS) is a department within Bristol City Council which brings services across the council into one trading unit, to better support the changing needs and requirements of schools and educational settings. Netsweeper helped the Trading with Schools department manage internet access for 51,000 staff and students across 130 educational sites in the
We asked Matthew Coleman-Hamilton from Link2ICT to share their experience with using Netsweeper. How can Netsweeper help your business? As part of our business, we provide schools with Internet connectivity and we are an education ISP. The cornerstone of our service is appropriate education web filtering for that school. Netsweeper helps us to deliver that to schools – safe, secure, fast web access
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Cyber risks have grown more prevalent since organizations across all industries migrated to the online sphere. The educational sector is no exception to the risk. In August and September of last year, the number of ransomware attacks aimed at K-12 education made up 57% of all reported ransomware incidents — a huge jump from the
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How can you transmit private data online in a secure manner? Online security has become a major source of concern for many people, which is where the importance of SSL comes in. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security) establishes a secure connection between a browser and a web server. Many business websites
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CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) is a bill enacted by the United States Congress in 2000 due to growing concerns over the inappropriate content, harmful and obscene content that children have access to online.
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At Netsweeper, our data shows that terrorist and extremist content are on the rise on the internet — hate speech sites alone have more than doubled since the pandemic again. Our partner, the CTIRU (Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit) has seen a 7% increase in 2020 the amount of suspected terrorist content, compared to the year previous.
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