Teens and Online Safety

This comprehensive guide equips teenagers and their careers with the knowledge and tools needed to foster safe, responsible, and informed online behaviour. This comprehensive guide equips teenagers and their careers with the knowledgeand tools needed to foster safe, responsible, and informed online behaviour.It covers the most pressing cyber safety harms facing young users, such asdoxing, cyberstalking, sextortion, catfishing, and online grooming. This bookoffers practical strategies, real‑life scenarios, and evidence‑based recommendationsto help readers proactively recognise and respond to online threats. The authors explain how teenagers’ digital footprints, privacy settings, andlack of cybersecurity controls can be exploited by malicious actors to launchattacks such as financial theft, social engineering, and doxing. Each chapterincludes clear explanations, actionable steps, and expert insights tailoredto different audiences. This book also explores the psychological and social impactsof digital interactions to explain how attackers exploit human psychologyto manipulate, deceive, or coerce victims into making unsafe decisions.Ultimately, it provides clear, actionable steps for readers to enhance online safety. Readerswill develop a holistic understanding of this topic and will be able to applythis to manage their digital footprints, identify and counteract psychologicalmanipulation, and develop strong cybersecurity habits to protect themselvesfrom the harms awaiting them in cyberspace.This is vital for anyone who works to help teenagers protect themselvesonline, whether parents or carers seeking to guide them, educators and counsellorslooking to integrate digital literacy into their curriculum, law enforcementauthorities, or policymakers aiming to develop effective online safety regulations.It is also a valuable tool for students and researchers interested in online safety.