Make sure you're cyber safe

Fifty per cent of the UK's 10-year-olds owned a smartphone in 2019, according to a report by media regulator Ofcom.

'I believe it will be transformational,' says information commissioner. 

Sites must assess content for sexual abuse and suicide risk or face fines of up to £17m.

Bitdefender says apps affected include a racing simulator, several QR code scanners and a weather app.

Security flaws on the TikTok video-sharing platform, that could have let hackers add or delete videos, change privacy settings and steal personal data, have been fixed after they were highlighted to developer ByteDance.

YouTube aims to improve protections for children on the platform.

Researchers urge users to update app to latest version to protect against this bug.

YouTube will no longer allow videos that "maliciously insult someone" based on "protected attributes" such as race, gender identity or sexuality.

Instagram will ask new members to provide their date of birth when setting up an account, as it plans more "age-appropriate experiences".

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of fake emails purporting to be from FedEx and Action Fraud, Scam gift vouchers, and too good to be true fraudulent flights! 

Warning from Cifas about the dangers of online fraud during Black Friday.

Company claims strange behaviour is result of a bug, but there is an easy fix to stay safe.