SmartParents: empowering parents to protect children from cyber threats

Abdul Molok, Nurul Nuha and Abdul Hakim, Nur Aiena Hajeerah and Jamaludin, Nur Syazwani (2023) SmartParents: empowering parents to protect children from cyber threats. International Journal on Perceptive and Cognitive Computing (IJPCC), 9 (2). pp. 73-79. E-ISSN 2462-229X

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Abstract

In today’s interconnected world, parents and children face cyber safety and security issues and are exposed to cyber threats. During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber safety and security cases are on the rise affecting people of all ages. During the movement control orders (MCO), children were given electronic gadgets to participate in online learning. Although there is no MCO and online learning anymore, children are still reliant on these gadgets, affecting their studies, health and safety. This study covers cyber threats that are happening to children and what can parents do about such threats to protect their children. It proposes educating parents about cyber safety and security through a web-based application prototype. Surveys were done to understand the actual cyber threats that were faced by both parents and children in order to collect user requirements for the development of the prototype. Findings suggest that such applications can help parents to recognise cyber threats that can happen to their children. The developed prototype may guide parents to implement cyber safety and security controls and protect their children from cyber threats such as cyberbullying, sexual grooming and gaming disorder.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cyber safety, cybersecurity, cyber parenting, cyberbullying, gaming disorder, children
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H61.8 Communication of information T Technology > T Technology (General) > T55.4 Industrial engineering.Management engineering. > T58.5 Information technology T Technology > T Technology (General) > T55.4 Industrial engineering.Management engineering. > T58.6 Management information systems
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System
Depositing User:	Dr. Nurul Nuha Abdul Molok
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2023 10:10
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2023 10:10
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/106284

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