Plain-English guides for Australian parents
Cyber-safety for parents who got tired of generic advice.
Short, specific guides on the threats Australian primary-aged kids actually face — written by a 20-year cyber-security professional, not a marketing team. Each one names the threat, gives you the script, and tells you what to do tonight.
Clinton McKillop
Founder, Mindset Cyber · 20 years in cyber · CISM · ISO 27001 LI · IRAP
Free · No signup · Updated 2026
The guides
We don’t publish thin filler. Each guide is benchmarked against current Australian threat data and the eSafety Commissioner’s framework.
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AI voice scams in Australia: the safe-word system every family needs
The "Mum's voice on a call asking for the passcode" attack pattern, what it sounds like, and the safe word every family should agree on tonight.
8 min readUpdated May 2026
- Parents · Ages 5–8
My child saw something inappropriate online: what to say in the first 90 seconds
Why kids stay quiet, the four sentences parents say that break the silence, and the script for tonight.
6 min readUpdated May 2026
- Parents · Ages 5–8
iPad virus popups: a parent's guide for under-8s (Australia)
Why the iPad-virus pop-up is the under-8 scam parents underestimate, and the two-second "close it, tell" reflex every kid should own.
5 min readUpdated May 2026
- Parents · Ages 8–11
Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft parental controls (Australia 2026): a parent's guide
Chat settings, friend requests, V-Bucks, server kicks, and what to do when your kid says "everyone else can play".
9 min readUpdated May 2026
- Parents · Ages 9–12
Free Robux scams in Australia: how to spot the trade, generator + DM tricks
The fake-generators, account-stealing Discord DMs, and trade scams that target 9–12 year olds — and the four rules that block 90% of them.
7 min readUpdated May 2026
- Parents · Ages 10–13
Your kid's first phone: the 11 things every cyber-pro turns on first (Australia)
What to set up, what to talk about, and what to forget — before you hand over a phone to a primary-school kid.
10 min readUpdated May 2026
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