Top 9 mild and severe cyber risks that kids face online

Children constantly face cyber risks every time they go online. In all there are four major categories of such risks namely content, conduct, contact and cybercrime; with content being the largest of all. My earlier blog “Keep children safe by being aware of the 4C’s of risks children face online” provides an overview of these risks. The degree of cyber risks to which individual children are exposed to varies from mild to severe. Children normally cope with mild risks but need help when exposed to severe risks. Examples of mild and severe risks are depicted in the picture below.