Child and sexual violence support groups called for a review of resources required for gardaí to investigate child sex abuse imagery and exploitation.

More than three-quarters of parents are fearful of the impact that social media use is having on their children’s mental health.

The mother of a woman who died shortly after CCTV images of her naked on a Dublin street were widely shared has called for stronger online harassment laws.

Parents are being warned that it is “incredibly important” they know who their children are speaking to online after research shows that a fifth of kids aged between eight and ten, and a quarter of 12-year-olds, talk to strangers online every day.

Irish consumers are being urged to prepare for changes to online and mobile banking from next month.

Rapist Patrick Nevin attacked three women he met on Tinder, but a criminal background check of every user of a dating app would be arduous, writes Joyce Fegan.

The Government’s much-awaited second national cyber security strategy is due to be published in the coming weeks.

It is said many thousands of internet, social media platform content moderators are liable to be traumatised after six or so months of moderation and are let go.

This week’s report that a weakness in WhatsApp allowed hackers to inject commercial spyware on to phones is another example, as if one was needed, that a belief in the idea of privacy requires the kind of optimism Lotto ticket sales relies on.

Revenge porn, online stalking, and distributing intimate photos of people without their consent are set to be made crimes punishable by heavy fines and potential jail sentences — three years after the first calls for Government action.

The Government cannot give any commitment on when a new online safety commissioner will be appointed.

The Communications Minister will announce plans to establish an Online Safety Commissioner, which will have a number of powers.

The online phenomenon has reportedly started appearing on social media platforms in Ireland in recent days.

Gardaí have searched 23 addresses, including six each in Cork and Dublin, as part of an operation targeting the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Over one-third of Irish SMEs have been targeted by financial fraud over the past 12 months, new research has revealed.

The head of the ISPCC has warned that online safety is “the child protection issue of our day”.

It is taking more than 200 days before many firms realise they have had a cybersecurity breach plus another 60 to remedy the damage caused, an expert has said.

Is it all going to end in an Instagrammed, available-on-Etsy handcart, asks Suzanne Harrington.

Children are online from a young age and we must ensure that once a child has access to the online world, their experiences are safe and positive, writes Alex Cooney.

The first step in conducting online propaganda efforts and misinformation campaigns is almost always a fake social media profile, writes Arun Vishwanath.

It only takes minutes for a child to be contacted by an online predator so it's crucial that we take more proactive steps in bringing online child sexual offenders to justice argues Sinéad McDonough

Last week two of the largest technology companies in the world — Apple and Amazon — were visible at a policy level in Ireland, writes Joe Gill

Users are still not aware of exactly how digital technology is designed to facilitate addiction, write Raian Ali, Emily Arden-Close and John McAlaney

Teenagers are making more use of privacy settings on social media, an online survey suggests.

The Oireachtas is calling for a digital safety commissioner to help protect children online.

Representatives from tech giants Google and Facebook, children’s charities and the gardaí are meeting today in Dublin to discuss the risks posed to children by the internet.

The ISPCC has this evening welcomed a Dáil debate on the Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017 and indications in the Dail tonight that there is cross-party consensus to support the issue.

There has been mixed opinion as to what the digital age of consent in Ireland should be.

Facebook said it is publishing its privacy principles for the first time and rolling out educational videos to help users control who has access to their information, as it prepares for the start of a tough new EU data protection law.

A cybersecurity expert has warned that most Irish business leaders continue to ignore cybersecurity threats at their peril. Another has claimed a “full-scale cyber war between countries will break out in 2018," writes Pádraig Hoare.

Spend time with your youngster to set up some ground rules on phone and internet use — particularly in relation to unsupervised access, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Gardaí need greater powers to protect children from online predators including the ability to obtain data from companies such as Facebook and Microsoft.

Today’s report by CyberSafeIreland on the dangers lurking on the internet is a wake-up call to parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the welfare of children.