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Don't spend a penny on your children's online protection, here's how

Kids Go Free, sometimes!

As parents and guardians, we want children protected online. There's much we can do for free. Good parenting is setting up parental controls on the devices our kids use.

Much as we'd like to be there for our kids every minute of every day, we just can't. But using free parental control, we can manage this worrying issue effectively. There's a great number of things we can do for free out of the box for free.

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The Internet has been all over you, but is VPN being oversold?

Stop it with VPN.

VPN is everywhere now, a vital part of cybersecurity, internet safety. It's suddenly become time for everyone to get a private untracked connection which speeds up your online connection, improves your internet security, and reduces advertising and hide what you do online. VPN adverts are everywhere. Here's a breakdown of what you need. The first thing you don't need is a free VPN. You need the right provider, not the first one to appear on an internet search. You want to search the internet, not let the internet search you. 

Big data, the Internet of things, and advertising is now at the core of the Internet. The internet is force-feeding you its selections, recommendations, would it be nice to make your own choices for once. 

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Police warn Business to watch for email, invoice scams.

Businesses have been warned of an internet email scam which has seen fraudsters steal €650,000 from two commercial companies recently.

They were settling what looked like legitimate invoices from real suppliers. One company lost €200,000 and the other €453,000, gardaí said on Monday.
 

The criminals send emails to businesses and individuals from whats looks like the real supplier. The emails request firm to change the bank account details on record for the supplier to a new bank account, controlled by the criminals.

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Five Great Reasons to get VPN, A Guide to VPN

We think it's a great idea for people to use VPN on Phones.  Here is a five-point guide why you should put a VPN on your phone. 

VPN usage has exploded over recent years and here are 5 good reasons why you should instal VPN. Firstly the good news is if you have either an iPhone, Android phone it is perfectly easy to set up a VPN on your phone. First, the science part 'VPN' stands for virtual private network. It's great technology and we think everybody should install a VPN on their phone.

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What is Sexting?

Kids, Teenagers want to know all about sex which is normal, they watch porn, sometimes lots of it, they share pictures, images and videos with each other. They will take pictures of themselves and others and then share those images, known as sexting. We do talks about sexting for business, schools and parents

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APPChat Day Seminar Online Safety, Social Media for Parents, Guardians, 7th Sept

A day seminar, Saturday 7th Sept on the important topic of social media, online safety. Our company runs 100’s of Schools talks annually in the UK and Ireland around this subject, bringing fresh thinking and an alternative point of view.

Schools and Teachers have been left to deal with this on their own, many Teachers resent this, in both primary and post primary Schools because there are so many sensitive embracing topics Sexting, Hate messaging, cyber bullying, Snapchat incidents etc. 

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Protect & Grow your Business' Online Reputation

We will help you build your business, sales and online reputation and get cyber aware. We're online reputation and cyber security experts.

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Internet Safety Talks for your Business & Employees

Social Media and Internet security are a minefield for business, fail to appreciate this and the consequences could be devasting

We speak to business, sporting organisations, NGOs and Government about theses issues to build a great appreciation. We give engaging, concise talks and we're frequently interviewed in the media.

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Online Safety Talks for older Teens -16-19 years old

An internet safety talk and online reputation talk to this age group is one of the most challenging audiences there is, however, we have honed a presentation based on realities, growing up and their responsibilities.

We bring home the consequences of phone addiction, making practical suggestions to help in getting jobs, managing social media, and how Google, Facebook and social media see them. 

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Online Safety Talks for Teens 14-16 years old

As teens get older they are faced with more and more online safety issues. Our goal is explain the following topics so that they are prepared for what their online activity may present.

Teens enjoy being spoken to as young adults (which they are) and our internet safety talks for teens engage with students on a more casual yet serious level.

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