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How can cyberbullying affect me?
By Shannon Fitzgibbon What is cyberbullying? With technology and social media becoming more accessible than ever in modern society, anyone can be a victim of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying, as defined by PACER National Bullying Prevention Center, is “the use of technology to repeatedly and intentionally harass, hurt, embarrass, humiliate, or intimidate [...]
How to Choose the Best Security Question Answers
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 [...]
How Is Technology Addictive?
By: Natalie Newman Technology usage has become a normal activity in everyone’s daily lives. The more advanced our technology gets, the more people want to buy more. Whether it’s the new iPhone or a new computer, technology has grown to be a necessity in our lives, topping our survival lists [...]
What is online blackmail and what can I do to prevent it from happening?
By Shannon Fitzgibbon Online blackmail is the term that defines the threatening of someone over the internet to leak information to either the public or friends and family unless that individual complies with the demands of the blackmailer. Online blackmail can happen to anyone with access to the internet, including [...]
Constructing a Safe Password
By Anonymous High School Student Is Your Password a Secret? Passwords are a critical component in keeping your data safe online. From your social media accounts to your retirement plan, most all your data is safeguarded by these passwords. Do you use the same password for multiple accounts? How many [...]
Setting Up Roblox Safely for Kids
By Anonymous High School Student What is Roblox? As a parent, I’m sure your kids move in and out of many phases and enjoy playing a variety of different games that they probably love to talk about. Lately, some of them may have grown interested in Roblox, a game where [...]
Peer Pressure and Cyberbullying Explained for Kids
By Anonymous High School Student What is Peer Pressure? (For Kids) Peer pressure is when children are influenced to do something that they may not have normally done by a group of kids relatively close in age. They may convince them by continuously pressuring them or making them feel inferior [...]
How To Prevent Hacking by Spotting Fake Emails
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 [...]
Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should: Think Before You Post
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 [...]
Why are screens so addictive?
By Anonymous High School Student Screens are some of the most addictive products on the market, sharing the top of charts with nicotine and morphine. But what makes them so addictive? Why do we have to force ourselves to put our phones down, and why do we pick them back [...]
Ask Savvy Cyber Kids: Is All Screen Time The Same?
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 [...]
Congratulations to our Winter 2020 Raffle Winner!
Congratulations to Tom P. (ticket number W179)! Thank you all for supporting Savvy Cyber Kids! Our mission is to enable youth, families and school communities to be empowered by technology, recognizes that children are “Digital Naives” who, without intervention, completely lack understanding of the implications of their digital actions. Savvy [...]