Cork pupils get lesson on internet safety

Security, safety, and ethics were the key search terms in Cork yesterday as hundreds of primary and secondary school pupils in 11 schools across the county were given a practical crash course on the potential dangers of the internet.

Intel Security, which has its European, Middle East, and Africa headquarters in Mahon, yesterday sent a team of volunteers to various schools to mark the company’s Global Community Day and to impart words of wisdom for safe online practice.

Vice-president of engineering, Paul Walsh, led a team of six volunteers to Christ King Girls Secondary School on South Douglas Rd. He said the aim of the talks was to empower young people to use the internet wisely rather than scare them off going online.