Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Law enforcement officials knew him only as “The Hacker” — a mysterious person (or was it more than one?) who was stealing millions of dollars in IRS tax refunds, then vanishing like the wind — along with the money — The…
Hackers Have Just Cracked The Internet’s Most Common Security Protocol, Here’s How To Protect Yourself
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HTTPS is everywhere you look. Most social media sites use it, YouTube uses it, it’s a basic protocol for secure email, and any website that takes a credit card uses it as a bare minimum. And unfortunately, researchers have just breached…
Don’t lose yourself: avoid identity theft on social media
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans More than three-quarters of American adults are active on social media, and the numbers total approximately 2.3-billion people worldwide. By living with and through our technology, it is easier than ever before to reconnect with friends, stay in touch with family…
Reignite Your Creativity; Challenge Yourself
It’s almost the end of the school year here in Texas, and it occurred to Matt and me that we have a habit of seeing great books recommended on our social media stream, buying […] The post Reignite Your Creativity; Challenge Yourself appeared first on EducationCloset. View full post…
As hackers become organised crime syndicates, it’s time to go threat hunting instead of waiting to defend yourself
Your ads will be inserted here byEasy Plugin for AdSense.Please go to the plugin admin page toPaste your ad code OR Suppress this ad slot. The past six months have seen the cyber threat landscape worsen rapidly. Hospitals are under siege from ransomware, breaches are increasingly moving to mobile devices…
Professor bullied as a boy at a Rochford school writes book to help other children Proud – Patricia Matthews with a copy of her son’s book that is aimed at helping children who have been bullied The book- Egghead 2 hrs ago / Kristina Drake Share: 1 comment Want more local news stories like these via email? Your email address Sign up A PROFESSOR has described how he was relentlessly bullied through his school years in a new book to help children overcome the problems he faced. Michael Lacey-Freeman, now 52, has written an 80-page educational book called Egghead describing his experience of being picked on. He says the aim of the book is to get a clear message across: “If you are a victim of bullying, tell your family. Don’t keep it to yourself, and don’t believe what the bullies say. They don’t know you.” Mr Lacey-Freeman was bullied while attending Holt Farm Junior and Infant School in Rochford, where he was called “Egghead” due to the shape of his head. But he has turned the nasty name around and used it as the title of his book. The story is set in the early 1970s. It is about a young boy who is constantly bullied at school from the age of seven, both mentally and physically. School for this boy is a question of survival – it is about getting through the day. Patricia Matthews, Michael’s mum, said the book is called Egghead because that is the nick name Michael was given when he was bullied. She says he was bullied due to having a misshapen head because he was born with a different bone structure. The 74-year-old, who lives in Rochford Garden Way, said: “He wants to help the other kids. He went through so much. I’m very proud of him.” Things finally got better for Mr Lacey-Freeman when his teacher suspected something was wrong and convinced him to tell his family. He is now living in Italy and teaching English as well as writing. He explained: “The story is mostly true. I should know, because that young boy was me. “When you are very young, you tend to believe that what others say about you is true. You don’t question it and you have little or no defence. Because of the constant taunts of my peers, I believed that I was worthless, a failure, a freak. I believed that I was unacceptable. “Because of this, at first I kept it all to myself. I didn’t think I could tell my family – then they would also think that I was worthless. I suffered by myself. I tried to deal with the bullying by making myself as small as possible. I would sit by the window, looking out, waiting for the school day to end.” Mr Lacey-Freeman said he didn’t want to criticise the school. He added: “It was a good school with excellent teachers. In fact one of my teachers noticed this small boy sitting by the window, and convinced me to tell my family about the bullying. Once my mother knew, bless her heart, things got a little better. I was no longer alone, and I felt stronger.” The author added: “If even only one child connects with the story and feels less alone, then I will be happy.” The book has been very successful so far and sold out on Amazon but is available online at Waterstones and eurobooks.co.uk for £8.50. Share: 1 comment Promoted stories N. Korea deploys ballistic missile for possible Fri. launch: Yonhap Nikkei Asian Review Adopted daughter reveals 15-year secret relationship with birth mother IrishCentral Bangladesh’s solution to children drownings. Turner Broadcasting System Inc. The cop who forced Target to drop their ludicrous Irish t-shirts IrishCentral Apple spurs industry shift to low-power display technology Nikkei Asian Review Tricks To Make Your Glassware Shine World Kitchen Recommended by People who read this article also read Tourists “detained” by mob – for taking photos of seafront Tourists “detained” by mob – for taking photos of seafront Teenager arrested after ten mile chase in golf buggy Teenager arrested after ten mile chase in golf buggy UPDATED: Road closed after accident along Southchurch Avenue UPDATED: Road closed after accident along Southchurch Avenue Westcliff school head girl dies age 18 Westcliff school head girl dies age 18
A PROFESSOR has described how he was relentlessly bullied through his school years in a new book to help children overcome the problems he faced. Michael Lacey-Freeman, now 52, has written an 80-page educational book called Egghead describing his experience of being picked on. He says the aim of the…
Protecting yourself from identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A report from Javelin Strategy & Research finds the number of identity fraud victims remained steady at 13.1 million in 2015 when compared with 2014, however it is still the second highest number of victims since Javelin began conducting its annual…
How to have yourself a merry cyber-safe Christmas
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In 2000, Scott Culp wrote a terrific essay on computer security. It was entitled the 10 Immutable Laws Of Security. Fifteen years is a long time in cybersecurity, so it seemed like a good time to revisit these “laws” and put…
Protect Yourself from Card Fraud at ATMs and Gas Pumps
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is looking through hours of surveillance video trying and find the person who put illegal card readers at a gas pump. Two illegal card readers also known as skimmers were found inside the gas pump at…
Here are 6 ways to protect yourself from credit card frauds
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans This year in September, police arrested a student from Vadodara for illegally using credit cards of three American nationals to book air tickets. In March 2013, two top officials of an online shopping portal were arrested after almost 200 complaints were…