Safer Internet Day 2019 is celebrated globally each year early February and promotes the safe and positive use of digital technology. Coordinated in New Zealand by Netsafe, Safer Internet Day is an opportunity for everyone to learn about way they can keep themselves safe online. The theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day is “Together for a better internet”. We’ve…
Don’t be Nick is Netsafe’s digital campaign for New Zealand social media targeted at young people around the issue of sharing nudes online without consent – also known as image-based abuse or revenge porn. Incidents of sextortion are also on the rise where local young people in New Zealand are targeted to share their nudes…
We all have times when we see something online that we feel strongly about. When you care a lot about something it can be hard to know how to talk to someone about it without things getting overly heated. To help, we’ve put together our top four tips on how to disagree with someone respectfully…
Ransomware is a malicious software that denies a user access to their files or system unless they pay a ransom.
A Virtual Private Network can help protect your online privacy and secure your data
If you think your computer is showing signs of a virus infection, checking your data usage could indicate it’s part of a botnet
