Tuesday 31 May 2011

National Cyber Security Awareness Week -this week

National Cyber Security Awareness Week and Cybersafety Summit - 30 May

Helping protect Australians online.


Read the latest Media Release

"As part of the Awareness Week, Senator Conroy today announced the development of a cybersafety guide to help protect children online, including while using social networking sites."

"Senator Conroy also announced a revised Budd:e Cyber Security Education Package for Australian primary and secondary school students. Budd:e is a key component of the Government's cyber security awareness initiative that helps Australian children adopt 
safe and secure online practices and behaviours".


Budd:e is a fun and engaging learning experience where kids play games for points, learn important cybersecurity and safety behaviours, while building their very own personalised robot or cyborg.

Budd:e (Primary) contains eight online learning activities, plus one offline activity. View "A Guide to the Primary Module."  Budd:e primary - education module
 Budd:e Secondary Budd:e for secondary schools explores advanced cybersecurity topics, including: creating content, file sharing, pop-ups, privacy, sharing, scams, spam,spyware, malware, phishing, online transactions and computer viruses. Budd:e secondary cybersecurity education module 

Teachers Resources are available.

For information on 2011 National Cyber Security Awareness Week events and activities, or a copy of Protecting Yourself Online - What Everyone Needs to Know, visit the Stay Smart Online website .


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