Staying Safe Online covers two Government funded initiatives
which aim to educate members of the public about how to stay safe
online: Get Safe Online is for adults and small businesses and
ThinkuKnow is aimed at parents, teachers and young people. Both
initiatives have achieved good value for their limited resources,
using cost effective means to disseminate advice.
However, the public is presented with a wide range of advice on
the use of the internet from many different websites provided by
Government and others. Only 6 of the 17 Government websites with
internet security information referred to Get Safe Online. There is
a risk of duplicated effort, confusing advice and failure to share
information. The Government now needs to synchronise efforts to
promote Get Safe Online and ThinkuKnow as sources of advice.