http://www.ficora.fi FI Copyright @ 2002-2007 /FICORA /imgs/common/logo.gif http://www.ficora.fi /en/seuranta.html.stx?NetaPath=/channels/public/www/ttkoulu/en/index/rss/tiedotteet.xml&NetaUserId=&NetaSiteName=" http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2012/T_5.html Heli Alanko, Coordinator, tel. +358 40 581 1188 Marko Ronkainen, Information Officer, tel. +358 40 125 7018 E-mail addresses are in the format forename.surname@ficora.fi. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:19:00 +0200 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2012/T_1.html The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA), the Finnish Society on Media Education, the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare and the Finnish Centre for Media Education and Audiovisual Media will arrange a seminar aimed at parents of 6-12 year-olds. The seminar will be held at the Valkoinen sali (White Hall) in Helsinki (Aleksanterinkatu 16-18) at 17-19.30. Everyone is welcome and there is no cost for participation. Are you planning a theme-related event during the Safer Internet week? Please contact heli.alanko(at)ficora.fi. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:56:00 +0200 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2011/P_21.html Based on the questionnaire, 91 per cent of the teachers are familiar with the Safer Internet Day and six out of ten schools have arranged theme-related activities. Nearly all respondents (97 per cent) said that the Safer Internet Day was useful. A website designed for the purpose of teaching about the safe use of the internet, www.onlinesafetyschool.fi, is also well-known and popular. 73 per cent of the respondents had visited our website and 86 per cent of the respondents said it was useful or very useful as educational material. The respondents maintained that matters related to online bullying, protection of privacy, copyrights and information security in general were important for their students. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:38:00 +0300 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2011/P_20.html Next year the Safer Internet Day will be held on Tuesday 7 February 2012 (and not on 14 February as previously announced). In 2012, the Safer Internet Day will be held for the ninth time. Mark your calendar! Fri, 3 Jun 2011 13:48:00 +0300 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2011/P_4.html The 8th edition of Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on 8 February 2011 in more than 60 countries across the world and this year we invite you to discover through the theme “virtual lives” just how your real safe survives the online experience. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:39:00 +0200 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2011/P_3.html On 8 February 2011, the Safer Internet Day and Week will be held for the eighth time. The main theme of this year's campaign is 'Online privacy'. In addition, the campaign brings out a wide range of questions around information security in the social media. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:03:00 +0200 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2010/P_39.html Arttu Lehmuskallio turvallisuuspäällikkö TeliaSonera Finland Oyj tel. +358 40 512 1123 arttu.lehmuskallio(at)teliasonera.com Turkka Koivu osastopäällikkö Elisa Oyj tel. +358 045 6700 456 turkka.koivu(at)elisa.fi Marjut Salmela viestintäpäällikkö DNA Oy tel. +358 44 313 4403 marjut.salmela(at)dna.fi Erka Koivunen Head of CERT-FI Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) tel. +358 50 309 8094 erka.koivunen(at)ficora.fi Kari Wirman varautumispäällikkö Finnish Federation for Telecommunications and Teleinformatics, FiCom ry tel. +358 50 500 2959 kari.wirman(at)ficom.fi Wed, 1 Dec 2010 09:10:00 +0200 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2010/P_23.html In order to respond to the teachers' need for information, the Safer Internet Day project has launched two new communication channels during the school year: a newsletter (in Finnish) for teachers and other education professionals and a facebook page available at www.facebook.com/tietoturvapaiva. In addition, information letters to all comprehensive school principals will continue to be sent. Tue, 11 May 2010 10:54:00 +0300 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2010/P_10.html Looking for pictures and viewing them online is a natural part of the use of the internet of the majority of the children and young people. Ninety-one per cent of children and the young in the age group of 9-15 occasionally look for pictures and view them on the internet. Instead, children and the young do not share their own pictures online as often, up to 60 per cent of the children and the young never do so. The results are from the 'Online photo sharing' survey commissioned by the Safer Internet Day project.Your picture online - no regrets! However, sharing pictures or videos representing themselves online with people they know is becoming more popular the older the respondent is: about half of the young in the age group of 12-15 do so at least sometimes. On the basis of the survey, publishing pictures seldom brings second thoughts, but about 10 per cent of the respondents had regretted it at least sometimes. Similarly, about every tenth respondent had found embarrassing pictures of themselves online that someone else had published. Over 12-year-olds share pictures in the social media as part of their social interaction. On the basis of the survey, the young know quite well how to use the security options of online services: about 42 per cent of the respondents have restricted the viewing rights of their pictures.Girls hunt for celebrities, boys are after funny videos Girls and boys have rather different tastes in viewing pictures and videos online - except for music videos. Girls look for pictures of celebrities, friends and animals whereas boys look for fun, hobbies, TV series and movies. For over 12-year olds, sharing pictures and videos is part of their social interaction. Scary pictures appal and appeal Every second teenager has come across scary or violent pictures of movies on the internet. Although the majority of these pictures have not created strong feelings, every fourth announced that scary material appalled. Every fifth told they wish they had never come across scary material. The survey results reveal that every fourth 9-11 year-old is interested in or likes violent or scary pictures or videos online. Reliable adult is enough for online education The Safer Internet Day project encourages parents to be interested in their children's use of the internet and discuss their online life on a daily basis. No technical skills are needed for children's online education. However, studies show that presence and attention support the pros of the use of the digital media and prevents risks. It is worthwhile to create clear rules for publishing pictures and other personal information and the use of the internet. According to the 'Online photo sharing' survey, even the children and the young wish that their parents would support them in internet-related matters and tell them about internet-related risks. In other words, online safety education has brought results on the basis of this survey: children and the young are at least somewhat informed. Children and young from the age group of 9-15 participated in the 'Online photo sharing' survey. The survey was commissioned by the Safer Internet Day project and implemented by InterQuest Oy. Especially certain organisations belonging to the Safer Internet Day project, such as the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, Save the Children Finland and the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority have contributed to the work. The research report (in Finnish) [PDF, 4 MB] Safer Internet Week - Think before you click The national Safer Internet Day will be celebrated on 8-13 February. This year's main theme is publishing images online. During the Safer Internet Day Week and on the Safer Internet Day, the discussion focuses on publishing pictures from the viewpoint of protection of privacy, copyrights and online bullying. The slogan - Think before you clickwww.tietoturvakoulu.fi and www.tietoturvaopas.fi. Further information: Anna Lauttamus-Kauppila, Communications Director, FICORA +358 50 563 5724, anna.lauttamus-kauppila@ficora.fi Heli Alanko, Project Coordinator, FICORA +358 40 581 1188, heli.alanko@ficora.fi Project participants: Project partners: D-Fence Ltd, DNA Ltd, Elisa Corporation, Enter, FiCom, fiMUG, Finnet Association, F-Secure Corporation, National Emergency Supply Agency, University of Jyväskylä, Central Chamber of Commerce, Consumer Agency, Office of the Ombudsman for Children in Finland, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, Finnish Society on Media Education, Meidän Perhe -magazine, Microsoft Corporation, Finnish National Board of Education, Ministry of Education, Save the Children Finland, Finnish Police, Sulake Corporation, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Finnish Parents’ Association, Federation of Finnish Enterprises, Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre in Finland, TeliaSonera Finland, Finnish Information Society Development Centre, Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman in Finland, Finnish Information Security Association, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Väestöliitto - Family Federation, and Population Register Centre of Finland. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:08:00 +0200 http://www.tietoturvakoulu.fi/en/index/uutiset/2010/P_8.html The Safer Internet Week between 8-13 February is being organised for the seventh time in 2010. The highlight of the week is the Safer Internet Day celebrated in Finland and around the world on Tuesday, 9 February 2010. The aim of the Safer Internet Day and Safer Internet Week is to educate everyone on how to use the Internet safely and in accordance with netiquette. In 2010, the project’s specific target group includes primary school teachers and pupils. The main topics this year include posting photos online (‘Think B4 U post’) and online bullying. Monday, 8 February The opening event of the Safer Internet Week in restaurant Pörssi in Helsinki starts at 5 p.m, by invitation only. Opening speeches by Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén and the Ombudsman for Children in Finland Maria Kaisa Aula. Additional topics include: • Presentation of the results of the research on Online photo sharing by research team leader Lotta Nivari, InterQuest • The Safer Social Networking Principles for the EU - what's included, and what happened after the agreement’s signature? presented by Juhani Lassila, Director of Communications, Sulake • The police online tip-off service introduced by Police Chief Inspector Robin Lardot, the Police Administration Tuesday, 9 February Safer Internet Day The Safer Internet Day will organise an Internet safety event in cooperation with its partner school Hakalan koulu in the city of Hyvinkää. During the Safer Internet Day, pupils will listen to morning assembly, organised by fourth graders, on the theme of online bullying, as well as taking part in the Safer Internet Day quiz and attending the games workshop. At the end of the day, all pupils will attend a concert by Finnish group Paukkumaissi. Various events will be organised in primary schools around Finland. Chat session with the police in Habbo Hotel and IRC-Galleria communities Online police officer Mane will be chatting in Habbo between 5-5:45 p.m., http://www.habbo.fi/community/celebrity_visits, and in the IRC-Galleria’s Safer Internet Day community between 18-19, http://irc-galleria.net/community/2048555-tietoturvapäivä. The family-oriented magazine Meidän Perhe and the Microsoft Corporation will present the results of their joint research on virtual parenting. Volunteer Internet safety partners from Microsoft will visit primary schools and upper secondary schools in Tampere to talk to pupils about how to use the Internet safely and in accordance with netiquette. These visits are part of the Godparent partnership service included in the Safer Internet Day project, providing primary schools with free-of-charge expert lectures in support of online safety education. Wednesday, 10 February The online safety work of the Safer Internet Day project will be introduced at the University of Tampere’s Department of Teacher Education located in Hämeenlinna. The Youth and the Internet Seminar. This free-of-charge seminar organised through cooperation between the Finnish Internet Association, the Finnish Information Processing Association, the Association for Local and Regional Authorities, and the Safer Internet Day project is targeted at parents and open to everyone. For more information, visit: http://www.ttlry.fi/koulutus/nuoret_ja_internet/. Thursday, 11 February Information Security Seminar at the Helsinki Fair Centre. Organised with the cooperation of Cisco, F-Secure and TeliaSonera Finland, the seminar is part of the Safer Internet Week. The seminar will be opened by Anna Lauttamus-Kauppila, project manager for Safer Internet Day in Finland. For more information, visit: www.tietoturvatapahtuma.fi. Saturday, 13 February Public event in Koskikeskus shopping centre in Tampere between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feel free to drop by and ask about how to use the Internet safely and in accordance with netiquette, receive tips on media education, or explore a variety of materials. Experts from the partnership network of the Safer Internet Day project will participate. Take part in the quiz and win an Xbox. The event is hosted by Ville from the TV-show Galaxi. Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:22:00 +0200