IT security

22. October 2012 / IT security

This year’s national awareness campaign of the youth organisation Pro Juventute is directed against Cyber-bullying. It aims to inform young people on where to call and what to do in a case of cyber-bullying and it informs parents and teachers on how to assist them.

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4. September 2012 / IT security

To make it safer to surf, the Switch foundation monitors the Swiss web for malicious code. As a result, Swiss computers are the least infected in the world. The measures taken to fight malware in Switzerland are unique in the world, like a clear legal framework and the power to block domain names.

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7. October 2011 / IT security / Publication

Only two out of nine social networking sites have default settings which make minors' personal profiles accessible only to their approved list of contacts according to tests undertaken for the European Commission. Seven sites responded to requests for help, a majority in less than a day.

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20. September 2011 / IT security

Representatives of telecommunications network operators, electricity utilities, associations, cantons and the federal administration will compile and publish details of the availability of high-speed broadband products and services, the demand for these and decision aids for municipalities.

Providing Switzerland with modern telecommunications networks

13. May 2011 / IT security

The Federal Police Office has registered a significant increase in the number of suspected violations of the law on hardcore pornography on the internet in 2010. According to Fedpol this is due to the increase in Web 2.0 applications available to the public, with quicker access and more anonymity.

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18. March 2011 / IT security

A European project to test parental control tools for internet usage of minors are looking for parents to help test the tools. Participants will be be required to test the use of the tool and complete a short questionnaire. The tests must take place during April 2011.

www.saferinternet.org

9. March 2011 / IT security

As the protection of personal data in social networks gets more and more difficult, the European project digital.me aims to develope an open trust, privacy, and security infrastructure which will enable the user to securely use personal data and at the same time guide him to avoid risky behaviour.

www.dime-project.eu