Mobile phone harassment and abuse
A look at the problems of harassment and bullying on phones and mobiles with advice on what you can do to protect yourself and those around you
cybersafety
Email phishing scams
Phishing is when someone tries to get personal information (like bank account numbers and passwords), from a large audience, so they can use it to impersonate or defraud people. These emails can look very real, and some will even use the branding and logos of a legitimate organisation to make the email seem genuine. Phishing…
Advice for parents about online grooming
As young people become more independent online, they can connect and communicate with people they don’t know. Often this is a positive experience, but sometimes your child could be being groomed or talking to someone who isn’t who they say they are. Our advice explains how unwanted contact works, including grooming and what whānau can do to educate…
A Parent’s Guide to Instagram
Learn more about Instagram and how you can help keep young people safe as they share their life in pictures
Screen time advice for parents
You are here: Online Safety Parent Toolkit > Understand With so many ways to connect and be entertained, many parents worry about how much time their children spend online. Netsafe has put some advice together to help you work out what’s right for your family. How many hours a day should kids be spending online?…
Resources for school leaders and educators
There has never been a greater need for schools to take a proactive approach towards whole school community promotion of digital citizenship, including online safety and wellbeing, than there is now. The internet affords new ways of working and learning, and in turn, new challenges are emerging and evolving for young people and those who…
Have you seen this invoice scam?
New Zealand businesses and individuals have received invoices from companies they have never dealt with stating that payment is overdue and requesting immediate payment. The amounts the scammers are looking for vary, but the requests are all in Australian dollars and they attempt to impersonate real companies. Our advice is to be wary opening emails that claim…
How to use a VPN
A Virtual Private Network can help protect your online privacy and secure your data
How to check if someone is using your Wi-Fi
If you think your computer is showing signs of a virus infection, checking your data usage could indicate it’s part of a botnet
How do I report phishing emails?
Phishing emails are designed to steal personal information including bank details or personal information. Criminals continue to target brands that people know, use and trust and have become quite sophisticated. People could easily fall for this scam if they do not make the appropriate checks before acting on an email. What is a phishing email? A phishing…