Online Safety for Schools and Students - Cybernetic Shield
Is your school 5 Shield rated® for online safety and support?
Who are we?
Cybernetic Shield is an Australian online safety and digital wellbeing company keeping school staff and students safer online, 24/7, all year round.
There’s no doubt that technology has greatly enhanced our lives.
But, by placing it the hands of children, we have unintentionally exposed them to dangers that we would never have expected. They live in a world full of cyberbullying, sexting, doxing, identity theft, hardcore pornography, sextortion, radicalisation and more.
Cyberbullying has increased by 450% over the last few years and 3 children in Australia are taking their lives every week, in response to cyberbullying alone.
Children aren’t the only ones suffering. School Boards, Principals, Associate Principals, Deans, Pastoral Care Teams, Guidance Counsellors, Teachers, Boarding staff, ICT personnel and school communities at large are all impacted through:
- Student self-harm and suicide
- Student wellbeing and readiness to learn
- Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance and
Duty of Care - School reputation - especially with current media
interest in cyber malice - Time needed to investigate and manage
incidents - draining human and technical ICT
resources - Management of parental complaints
- Staff and student retention
- Cost!
What we do:
Many are talking about the negative effects and dangers of the online world and sharing ways to prevent incidents, but there is a distinct lack of support and knowledge of what to do, when an incident occurs.
Cybernetic Shield’s unique 5 Shield rated® safety solution is both proactive, to help prevent cyberbullying and online threats, and reactive, to ensure staff and students have the support they need when an incident occurs.
Our 5 Shield rated® safety solution integrates 5 disciplines – tech/risk management, education, psychology, investigation and a first of its kind insurance policy to help alleviate the costs of counselling and investigation into defined online incidents (cyber extortion, cyberbullying, identify fraud, social engineering).
Our Mindshield® app and 24/7 Cyber Incident Helpline allow students to report incidents and obtain guidance on, and support in, handling the incident.
Our monthly Mindshield® Membership offers parents and staff ongoing information, tips and trends, keeping them updated on happenings in the digital world and empowering them to be able to better protect their children online.
Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/mindshield/membership
What makes Cybernetic Shield unique?
- Our comprehensive safety solution is both proactive and reactive
- We operate 24/7, all year round,
- Our multi-disciplinary team of experts is made up of Risk mitigation specialists, Youth Mental Health First Aid triage specialists, Security specialists, Forensic Investigators, Psychologists and experienced Educators.
Benefits to schools:
- Reduces occurrences, and mitigates the impact, of online incidents
- Reduces the financial impact
- Helps protect school’s reputation
- Helps schools stay ahead of new online threats
- Provides independent, unbiased and objective investigation of online incidents
- Outlines a plan of action so that you know how to respond when an online incident occurs, minimising trauma and parental pressure
- Supports the mental health of staff and students by building knowledge and resilience, making kids easier to teach
- Supports school’s ICT team when an online incident occurs
- Implementing our 5 Shield rated® safety solution provides an additional selling point for schools
- When students know their school is 5 Shield rated® it can be a modifier of behaviour
- Supports schools with parent/caregiver online safety education
By providing a 24/7, all year round, comprehensive safety solution that is both proactive and reactive, delivered by a team of multi-disciplinary experts, we offer schools greater levels of support and enhanced security in the digital space so that staff and students can confidently navigate, embrace and experience the digital world.
Learn more about Cybernetic Shield via our website: https://cyberneticshield.au
Or contact us at: csenquiry@cyberneticshield.au