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The Best First Phone for your Child
No matter the generation, kids have always wanted to grow up fast, to be like their older cousin or brother or parents. As parents, we tell our kids not to rush, for soon enough they will have all the responsibilities that come with being grown up. Over the last 10 [...]
How to Setup a MacBook with Privacy in Mind
By Anonymous High School Student At the end of last school year, my current laptop was starting to have things break. It is really hard to be in a class Zoom with broken speakers (luckily my headphones still worked). As the new school year was about to start I decided [...]
How to Protect Your Data from Theft
By Ben Halpert Legend has it that the famous bank robber Willie Sutton answered the question, “Why do you rob banks?” with “That’s where the money is.” While that statement is actually a simplification of his longer answer, that was the jist of it. Today’s cyber criminals focus on stealing [...]
Coding For Kids: Encouraging Children to Explore Coding
By HackEDU The Beauty of Introducing STEM Disciplines to Children We live in a time of upheaval and uncertainty, but there are still steps we can take to ensure we pass on a certain quality of life to our children. One of the things we can do is to expose [...]
Social Media Privacy Checkups
By Ben Halpert People spend time catching up with others and finding out what is happening throughout the world on social media more than any other method of communication. The younger you are, the more time per day you spend doing it! And when we say young, we are not [...]
How Technology May Affect Your Children’s Sleep
By Morgen Henderson It’s no secret that technology is helping us accomplish things we never thought were possible. Aside from all the benefits it gives us on a day to day basis, it can also be a great tool to keep children both engaged and occupied. In fact, children are [...]
How to Easily Update Your Phone or Computer Operating Systems
Not many of us view it this way, but owning technology should be treated like owning a car. In order for a car to run as it should, there are certain maintenance items that need to be checked along with fluid levels to keep the car performing as it should. [...]
Teens, Racism and Social Media
By Anonymous High School Student I am disgusted by members of my generation who have been outright racist, or even unbearably ignorant, as shown in the videos that have been circling social media. These are my peers, people I talk to and see interact with people of color every day. [...]
Think Your Password Is A Secret? Think Again.
I Know Your Password Passwords. We all have them, and we all hate them. Why? As small business owners and consumers, we are busily trying to complete our daily list of to-do items as efficiently as possible. Yet, every time we want to read an article that affects our industries [...]
Ask SCK: We decided to give our 10-year-old a phone and need help
Dear Savvy Cyber Kids, Help! We decided to give our 10-year-old a phone and things have quickly gotten out of hand. Our child has created multiple social media accounts and has used their real name on the accounts (even after discussing this type of activity with them). We would like [...]
The A, B, C’s of Security Settings for Zoom
We received a question from a parent of an elementary school aged child: “I was wondering if you would write a post for us to post to our Facebook page about ZOOM safety. It doesn't have to be lengthy, in fact it shouldn't be or if you write something and [...]
5 Ways to Protect Your Kids When They Use IoT Products
By Elain Thompson. A hacker attacks every 39 seconds, affecting 1 in 3 Americans each year—adults and kids alike. With even adults susceptible to hackers, children are even more vulnerable to sharing personal information, accidentally downloading viruses, and more. While IoT products like your smart fridge or smart baby monitor [...]