We are excited to announce that starting November 1, 2022 and ending November 30, 2022 we will be running a 50/50 cash raffle where the Grand Prize winner will receive up to $50,000 cash! Our mission is to enable youth, families and school communities to be empowered by technology, recognizing that [...]
Recently, Savvy Cyber Kids had the opportunity to host a booth at the Crimes Against Children Conference, where I attended several sessions organized by the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. There were over 5,600 law enforcement officers and child care advocates that specialize in Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) in attendance. [...]
Fundraising has always been a challenge for non-profit organizations, especially small 501(c)(3) non-profits like Savvy Cyber Kids. Add the events of 2020 and 2021 on top of everything else and we needed a new way to fundraise that will help us to continue to develop new and updated learning materials [...]
For many employees, there is often the incorrect assumption that their actions online are entirely private. Many companies monitor their employee’s actions to ensure a positive corporate reputation is maintained, especially online reputation. No employer wants to have to exercise their public relations crisis management procedure in response to unintentional or [...]
Summary: The cellular technology that allows our mobile phones to track our location, stream our videos, and locate family and friends nearby, also allows us to be located. So, what’s actually happening with the devices we depend on every day? Your every move can be monetized. The evolution of the [...]
If you are looking to make sure that your business social media accounts are secure, you are going to need to start with a detailed social media policy catering to the company and its employees. Because of the increased reliance on social media tools for business marketing and communications, security [...]
When creating a new account (social media, banking, or anything else!), a website will often prompt you to create answers to security questions. The questions are designed to help you recall information that is easy to remember, but also, unfortunately, easy to guess! For the most part, we are taught [...]
According to the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the two most frequently used methods for hacking a company and stealing their information over the past year were phishing and use of stolen credentials (think user IDs and passwords). Both methods actually go hand-in-hand. A hacker, utilizing social engineering [...]
What do families talk about when someone begins the process of learning to drive? Well, they probably talk about safety; it’s important to know the rules of the road, and to remember how serious it is to be operating this new machinery. Not to mention, just because you can take the car [...]
Dear Savvy Cyber Kids, Between remote learning, gaming, social media, and communicating with friends, I feel like my kids are spending all of their time in front of a screen. I have heard that too much screentime is bad for my kids. Is all screen time the same? Thank you [...]
