Here's a great trend: cybersecurity training and competitions at all levels of education, nationwide. Not only is it creating jobs, it'll increasingly send kids the message that it's cool to beat data thieves, phishers, and scammers at their own games "The federal government, education officials and giant military contractors are collaborating to recruit a new class of tech professional … [Read more...] about Growing number of student cybersecurity experts
Archives for June 2010
Bullying, cyberbullying & suicide: New study
Links between an increase in suicidal thoughts and bullying are well-established, so the emerging one between suicidal ideation and bullying online and on phones is not surprising but very important. A new study by cyberbullying experts, authors, and Profs. Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin is a vital step toward substantive help for the only age group (10-19) showing "an upward trend" in suicide … [Read more...] about Bullying, cyberbullying & suicide: New study
Web to have an official ‘red light district’
ICANN, the international body that manages Internet domain names, approved a new .xxx top-level domain late last week, setting in motion the development of a "red-light district" for the Web. Now ICM Registry, which would administer the domain and has long lobbied for its approval, has to show that there is strong support for it among adult content providers, the BBC reports. The Internet … [Read more...] about Web to have an official ‘red light district’
Mentoring young entrepreneurs, online & off
Kids have dreams and passions as they grow up, and these can be either conditioned out of them if they're bored and/or don't fit in at school, or they can be channeled to great effect. Cameron Herold – who founded 1-800-GOT-JUNK? and BackPocket COO "to coach and mentor young, fun companies and help them make their dreams happen" – talks about this in his recent TED Talk. He makes the case for … [Read more...] about Mentoring young entrepreneurs, online & off
UK child’s Farmville debt
A 12-year-old in the UK has put a new twist on farm debt. So caught up in playing Farmville this past spring, he ran through all his savings of 288 pounds (about $430), then used his mother's credit card to buy 625 pounds ($936) worth of virtual farm objects, The Guardian reports. The mother asked Zynga, Farmville's publisher, and Facebook, where her son played the game, to refund the money but … [Read more...] about UK child’s Farmville debt