There are 2 main aspects of online dangers that Safety Net will focus on. First is cyberbullying.
Doj in 21 finds that 1 in 10 Canadian children experience cyberbullying. Even worse, the Canadian Red Cross reports that over half of bullied children do not report being bullied to a teacher.
Gordon in 21 furthers that after experiencing bullying there has already been a scar that is left on the victim’s body. This deters them from reporting the bullying because they worry about shame, embarrassment, retaliation, or even making the situation worse. What’s surprising is that more than a fourth of cyberbullying victims assume there is nothing they can do about it.
But why does this even happen?
Sherri in 20 explains that bullies do this for revenge, victim-blaming, boredom, peer pressure, group think, power hunger, daring, and/or lack of empathy.
Moving onto the second aspect on data leaks
Tunggal in 22 quantifies the chance of experiencing a data breach was 29.6 percent in 2019, an increase from 27.9 percent in 2018. Furthermore, in the span of six years, the likelihood of a data breach within two years grew 7 percentage points, a 31 percent increase in the odds of experiencing a breach within two years.
An example of this is in May 2021 where Canada Post reports a data breach to 44 large businesses affecting 950K customers.
Sobers in 21 explains a data breach occurs when a cybercriminal infiltrates a data source and extracts confidential information. While most data breaches are attributed to hacking or malware attacks, other breach methods include human error, insider leaks, loss or theft of a physical hard drive of files, and payment card fraud.
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