Peer-reviewed article
Digital Safety During Online Learning: What We Do to Protect Our Student?
Dewanto Muhammad Zulqadri, Ali Mustadi, Heri Retnawati ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study identifies security risks children face during online learning and recommends protective measures. The researchers found that existing online resources provide limited guidance on protecting against internet threats. They identified seven main threats including phishing, scamming, cyberbullying, viruses, and exposure to inappropriate content. The study proposes three protective steps: helping children access safe content, teaching internet safety and data protection, and introducing digital citizenship and online ethics.
Key points
- Seven main internet threats identified: phishing, scamming, fraud, cyberbullying, viruses, privacy/personal data issues, and obscene or pornographic content
- Existing website articles provide insufficient explanation of protective measures against internet threats
- Three recommended protective steps: assisted content access, internet safety education, and digital citizenship training
- Study combines web mining and literature review methods
- Focus on safety during online learning contexts
Limitations
This is a descriptive study based on literature review and web analysis rather than empirical testing of protective measures. The document does not report on the effectiveness of the proposed protective steps or provide evidence of their impact on children's safety.
Abstract
The article aims to uncover security risks that may occur during online learning, as well as preventive measures that can be taken to avoid these threats. This study uses a combination of two methods, namely, web mining and literature review. From the results of web mining, it is found that the website articles have not provided much explanation about efforts to protect against threats on the internet, from the results of the literature review the researchers revealed that several threats that can occur on the internet, namely phishing, scamming, fraud, cyberbullying, viruses, privacy and personal data issues, and obscene or pornographic content. This study also provides three important steps in protecting children from internet threats during online learning, including assistance in accessing internet content, education about internet safety and personal data protection, as well as an introduction to Digital Citizenship and ethics in cyberspace. Keywords: Digital Safety, Online Learning Safety, Digital Citizenship