Remote learning has moved classrooms online and have students connected to their home networks for the majority of their day. Even outside their virtual classrooms, children often remain online, whether it be streaming television shows, playing video games, or browsing through social media. Cybercriminals have honed in on the influx of new devices connected to the home network as an opportunity to execute ransomware attacks, steal information, or compromise public school district’s security defenses. As a result, young children have become an especially vulnerable target for cybercriminal, due to their lack of knowledge of cybercriminals and their tactics. This is why it is critical for our children to be educated about Internet safety from an early age and have a foundational baseline of cyber awareness.
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