Norton

Thank you all very much for sending in an extensive list of questions about cyberbullying. Our expert, Effendy Ibrahim has helped answer your burning questions on this pertinent problem.

Today, the Internet is our children’s favourite ‘playground’. Technology gives children today more ways to connect, socialise and communicate than ever before, which is great. The downside is that the child can be either purposely or unknowingly using technology to hurt others emotionally. Cyberbullying, essentially the new high-tech version of the schoolyard bully, is increasingly a prominent threat to our children.

A survey conducted by Norton reveals that 52 percent of adults in Singapore have fallen victim to mobile phone loss or theft, and despite that, only 37 percent currently have a password protecting their devices.

Kids around the world have one really big thing in common when they’re searching for entertainment on the Internet, and that’s music. Norton Online Family Kids’ Top Entertainment Searches, based on more than 20 million anonymous search-engine queries from kids in 20 countries, found that the majority of entertainment searches kids conducted online (more than 75 percent) were for songs or musicians.

Illegal downloading, explicit content and meeting dubious strangers - these are just some of the threats our kids face in today’s day and age. What can you do as parents?

According to Norton, an Internet security firm, the words "porn" and "sex" are included in this year's top five search items for Internet users under the age of 18.