Cyber Safety Initiatives
Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiatives
Overview of Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiatives in relation to cyber crime: [1]Beginning in 2006, The Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiative was initiated in the Greater Rochester and upstate New York region. This was significantly influenced by research conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (see encyclopedia entry on Research on Cybercrime). The Initiative is a nonprofit partnership between the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), numerous area school districts, the Diocese of Rochester Department of Catholic Schools, other higher education institutions and private schools, and regional offices of three national organizations, including: (1) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), (2) the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), and (3) InfraGard, a program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation dedicated to information sharing between public and private sectors about critical infrastructure protection. Also among the founding organizations is Time Warner, Inc., which is one of several private sector corporations and individuals who have contributed financially to the Initiative. The mission of the Initiative is to advance K–12 education along with parent and workforce training in topics inclusive of Internet safety, information security, and cyber ethics. The Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiative is distinguished from similar efforts because of its focus on cybercrime prevention for youth and adults and its reliance on scientific research to drive development of education and training programs for national capacity building to better protect critical information infrastructure.
Resources
Notes and References
1. By Samuel C. McQuade, III
See Also
- Types of Cybercrime
- Cybercriminal
Further Reading
U.S. Department of Justice. (2008). Office of Justice Programs. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Available at https://ojjdp .ncjrs.org/; The Cyber Safety and Ethics Initiative. (2008). CSEI Homepage: https:// (internet link) bcybersafe.org/; The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. (2008). NMEC Homepage: (internet link) ncmec.org/.
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