Category: Identity Theft

Interview with Jenny Radcliffe, People Hacker & Social Engineer
Interview with Jenny Radcliffe (https://humanfactorsecurity.co.uk) of Human Factor Security. We learn what social engineering is and how these risks affect parents and children online. Jenny shares her insights and experience of social engineering methods and highlights examples of how parents and children can get caught out by it whilst using online services such as social […]

Staying safe online while working from home (COVID19) – Poster
COVID19 restrictions have meant that most of us are now working from home. We have put together an A2 poster for parents to highlight 4 online safety tips to help you stay safe online whilst working remotely or from home. ParentSecure COVID19 Remote Working Online Safety Tips

Interview with Matt Boddy (Traced) re stalkerware and intrusive mobile monitoring services
Interview with Matt Boddy (Traced – https://traced.app). We learn what stalkerware is and how parents can keep themselves and their children safe from these seemingly (but rarely) benign mobile monitoring services. We also learn about Matt’s new venture traced, an android app, which helps you make the invisible visible by alerting you to suspicious behaviour […]

What to avoid online to stay safe from ID theft
Today we highlight the things that you should avoid, and recommend your children avoid, doing whilst online to stay safe from Identity Theft.

4 things to bear in mind before you sign-up to a Facebook account
Today we are talking about the common pitfalls associated with creating an account on Facebook and the 4 things that you as parents, guardians and carers, need to bear in mind.

Identity theft: What is it, and what can you do to protect your identity and your children’s identity online
Identity theft is a fancy word to describe impersonation. The theft occurs when someone is able to get hold of sufficient information about you to allow them, in effect, to become you or impersonate you. This can happen both online and off the internet. We’re going to focus on online ID theft risks and ways […]