Creating a Good Password

Passwords are the first line of defense that we have to protect ourselves from hackers and others who have ill intentions.

Hence, it is important to create a good password and that’s what exactly that we’re going to share with you today!

1. Use at least 8 characters (the longer the more secure)
2. Use a mixture of characters
1. Upper case letters (A-Z)
2. Lower case letters (a-z)
3. One or more numbers
4. At least one or two special characters ($, *, !)

We also encourage you to update your password so that hackers won’t get to reign over your valuable information.

Stop to Think!

The online Cyber Wellness comic books that MOE provides is a great resource for useful information and learning points on acquiring safe and responsible online behaviours. There are also questions at the end of each story to help the child think and reflect on his/her learning.

Click on the comic strip below to find out what Inn Meng and Ashidiq almost get themselves into because of what they read on the Internet!

Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility

Today, we’re going to share with you some tips on computer security.

1. Use "anti-virus software" and keep it up to date.
2. Be suspicious of any unexpected email attachments or links.
3. Protect your computer - use "firewalls".
4. Regularly download security updates and "patches".
5. Use hard-to-guess passwords.
6. Back up your computer data regularly.
7. Don't share access to your computers with strangers.
8. Disconnect from Internet when not in use.

(Source: http://www.georgiahealth.edu/itss/networking/security/secure-tips.html)

Read more here for more detailed computer security issues and tips!

A Safe Tweet is a Happy Tweet!

Twitter is a free service that can help you stay connected with the people in your life via mobile texting, instant messaging or on the web. People can send or reply to short messages which they call “tweets” and they are no more than 140 characters. However, just like any other social networking sites, this is also falling prey to scammers. Hence, today we are going to share with you a few tips on how to tweet safely for your child.

1. Remove your child's personal information from his/her Twitter profile.
2. Turn off the "Tweet Location" feature in your child's Twitter profile.
3. Turn on the "Protect My Tweets" feature in your child's Twitter profile.
4. Follow your child on Twitter and check their account settings on a regular basis.

You can also read here for Twitter’s website for support on safety tips for parents. Happy tweeting!