Once you are online, it’s important that you ensure you stay safe. To protect yourself, it is important that you follow some simple safety rules. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has lots of advice and information, for example:

• Using strong passwords 
• Using password managers to secure your passwords
• Installing software updates 
• Regularly backing up your systems 

It’s important to be aware of illegal attempts to obtain your personal information in order to steal passwords, data or money. The most common risks are:

• Hacking
• Phishing emails - if you receive a suspicious ‘phishing’ email, you can ‘forward’ them to report@phishing.gov.uk and the NCSC will investigate
• Malicious software

Resources, advice and guidance

There are lots of websites offering advice and support to help you stay safe online:

• Online safety course - Learn My Way
• Cyber aware 
• Get Safe Online
• Age UK
• Quiz to help you get familiar with phishing attempts - Google

You can also get expert advice and guidance on children/student online safety from:

• Welsh Government Hwb
• Thinkuknow
• Childline
• NSPCC: Online safety