Before the age of sixteen, Australian children now commonly have their own laptop, smartphone, or tablet, and children as young as five years old are using the internet unsupervised.
“The counter-measures to cyber security threats are, for the most part, common sense. By cultivating a mindset in which common sense and security are ingrained in children, you will enable them to become responsible technology users,” said Righard Zwienenberg, cyber security expert at digital protection company ESET.