A free training course, based on the SkillCup mobile app and developed with the Kaspersky Security Awareness platform team, has been launched to help parents and their kids better navigate cybersecurity and digital ethics.Designed to cover key issues and challenges that children may face while using their devices and surfing the internet, the free program is available for iOS and Android devices. The launch of the training course also coincides with International Children’s Day.
According to a variety of surveys, the majority of children already use some kind of devices by age of 11-12.However, for the digital world to remain a safe space for kids ‘born with a tablet in their hands’, cybersecurity and digital ethics skills need to be fostered from childhood. Kaspersky and SkillCup have teamed up to develop the course in order to meet this need.
The program is based on the SkillCup mobile app and consists of a series of interactive lessons organized into several topical units. These are presented in a variety of formats, including articles, videos, quizzes, and infographics.
Topics within the program cover the most important issues of digital ethics and literacy, including cyber bullying, rules for communicating with strangers, dangerous content (such as groups and challenges), and types of fraud, etc. At the end of each lesson, a small test is taken to assess knowledge and understanding of the topic.