How parents can teach kids about cybersecurity

There’s so much that kids don’t know about the world, or are misled with false information. You know that, as your child’s first teacher, you have a lot of ground to cover to educate your kids about real-world issues. But it’s important not to forget one issue that impacts many parts of their lives: cybersecurity. Kids who don’t know how to keep themselves cyber secure are vulnerable to losing their information, their identity, and their money. Here’s how you, as a parent, can have “the talk” with your kids about cybersecurity. Let them know what’s at stake, The first thing kids need to know about cybersecurity is that the threat is real. There are cybercriminals who want to steal from anyone, even a kid. In general, staying cyber secure revolves around the following three areas: Threats to information, Threats to identity, Threats to finances. Many kids have never had to consider these threats before. By educating them on why cybersecurity matters, kids are more likely to ...