Online Threats vs. Mitigation Efforts: Keeping Children Safe in the Era of Online Learning

Title

Online Threats vs. Mitigation Efforts: Keeping Children Safe in the Era of Online Learning

Date

2-13-2023

Faculty Mentor

Arup Ghosh, Mathematics, Computing, and Information Science

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Submission Type

Paper

Location

8:30-8:40am | Houston Cole Library, 11th Floor

Description

As the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closures since early 2020, children have spent more time online through virtual classrooms using educational technology (EdTech) and videoconferencing applications. This increased presence of children online exposes them to more risk of cyber threats. Here, we present a review of the current research and policies to protect children while online. We seek to answer four key questions: what are the online threats against children when learning online, what is known about children’s cybersecurity awareness, what government policies and recommendations are implemented and proposed to protect children online, and what are the proposed and existing efforts to teach cybersecurity to children? Our study emphasizes the online risks to children and the importance of protective government policies and educational initiatives that give kids the knowledge and empowerment to protect themselves online.

Keywords

student research, computing

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Disciplines

Computer Sciences

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