Our smart city vision imagines a city where everyone has the confidence to use technology, safely and legally. We want to support residents to overcome the risks of going online, such as being scammed or having personal data stolen.
These links can help you begin to explore news, guidance and training by technology experts to ensure that you can safely go online. Upskill yourself, your family or your workforce by reading more about where to find help and support.
Supported by Together for Children, KOOTH provides free, safe and anonymous mental health and wellbeing service, providing online counselling and support for children and young people aged 10 to 25 years old in Sunderland.
Report Remove Tool is an incredibly important tool that could be of use to young people. Launched by Childline and Internet Watch Foundation, it is a tool to help young people under 18, to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet. It’s easy, safe and free.
The CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse. The organisation delivers an education programme, providing training, resources and information to professionals working with children, young people and their families.
NSPCC works to keep children safe online. The charity supplies online safety guides for parents, and resources for professionals, children and children with SEND.
UK Safer Internet Centre contains resources for 11 to 19-year-olds. You’ll find films, games, quizzes and advice to help use the internet safely, responsibly and positively.
Childnet has a range of resources including toolkits, videos, lesson plans, family activities and much more. For teachers, professionals, parents, careers and young people.
Age UK provides advice how to stay safe online as an older person – for example, email scams, what to do if you think you have been scammed, how to protect devices, banking online safely and privacy controls on social media.
Get Safe Online is the UK’s leading internet safety website. Providing unbiased, factual and easy-to-understand information on online safety. Covering protecting your computer; protecting yourself; smartphones and tables; shopping, banking and payments; safeguarding children; communication and social networking. Businesses and charities can also read free, impartial online safety advice on topics such as Cyber Essential schemes; staff training and governance.
Learn digital skills for life through Lloyds Bank Academy, such as Money Management, from budgeting, banking, borrowing, money and mental health and how to save money online. Lloyds Bank Academy also provides guidance on how to keep safe and secure online, from scams, passwords to shopping and investing.
This Digital Eagles guide can help you use digital devices and sites safely online. Use Barclays Digital Wings Cyber Secure to learn knowledge and awareness on password security, cyber security, account protection and fraud awareness.
Action Fraud offer 24/7 live cyber reporting for businesses.
Learn about the North East Regional Economic Crime Coordination Centre.
Consumer Friend aims to make consumer rights easy to understand.
Friends Against Scams offers advice and trading standards information.
The website Have I Been Pwned will tell you if you have had information/data stolen on the Internet.
The website PasswordMonster will tell you how long it would take to crack your password - you need to get this into the millions of years!
Produced November 2024. Sunderland Smart City resources may include links to external organisations and websites. We bear no responsibility for the actions, content, or services provided by these organisations, and the inclusion of these links does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of their products or services.