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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
With advancements in technology, the internet is now widely used by all age groups of people (children, teenagers, adults and senior citizens). Although the internet has brought about convenience to many, it has also presented some risks as well. This is especially so for internet users who are unaware of cyber threats and may thus put themselves in danger. Now, what is cyber wellness? Cyber wellness is the positive well-being of internet users and a healthy cyber culture with the internet community. It is pivotal for internet users to be knowledgeable about cyber threats so as to protect themselves while surfing the internet. Many people are unable to distinguish which online activity is legal and which are illegal. Therefore, they will not be able to report any illegal activity that they happen to chance upon on the internet. Both schools and parents play a vital role in educating their students or children about cyber threats. All schools, be it primary schools, secondary schools, polytechnics, junior colledges and private instituitions should teach their students about cyber threats. Some schools have already begun to implement a lesson on cyber wellness each week into the students' timetable. For example, Nanyang Polytechnic has put cyber wellness as one of the choices for the General Studies Module for the year ones. The aim of this is to educate the students on how they can safely surf the internet so as to ensure they have an enjoyable time online while not being put at risk. Primary and secondary schools can get people from outside or staff from their own school's IT department to give talks to the students. This can be part of their post exam activities. Education on cyber threats should begin from young. However, learning is a life-long process so even adults and senior citizens deserve to be educated about cyber threats. Parents should constantly check the websites visited by their children to ensure that they do not visit any illegal websites, be it by accident or intentionally. They can still be excused if they chance upon the illegal websites by accident. However, if they visit those websites intentionally, something needs to be done about it soon before things become dire. In addition, they should also use internet filters more frequently to "filter" away any illegal websites so that their children do not have any access to it at all. In conclusion, all internet users should be educated on cyber threats. It is essential for them to know how they can protect themselves online. People can protect themselves against cyber threats by being vigilant for spam e-mails, websites and attachments and by constantly updating software programmes like firewalls and Norton antivirus. - SASHA
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