Fortinet releases children’s book to increase cyber awareness

Cybersecurity solutions company Fortinet has released a book designed to increase cyber awareness amongst children in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The book, “Cyber Safe: A Dog’s Guide to Internet Security”, is available to download for free in English, Spanish and Portuguese and was co-authored by Renee Tarun, Deputy CISO at Fortinet.

Two years into the pandemic and many students are still learning virtually.

“With the influx of online activity, it’s crucial for both parents and children from an early age to know basic cybersecurity best practices as many continue in a hybrid capacity through the end of this school year and into the next,” Fortinet said.

“Cyber Safe: A Dog’s Guide to Internet Security” provides an easy to understand introduction to possible dangers for children connecting online for school, video games, streaming shows and more, the company added.

The book takes readers on a journey to learn how the Internet is a useful place, and how to stay secure. Lacey, the cyber smart dog teaches her friend Gabbi the cat how to use the Internet safely.

For parents, the book includes a guide with details on what they should be aware of when their children are online.

The release of this children’s book further builds on Fortinet’s NSE 1 and NSE 2 training courses’ focus on basic cyber awareness and an overview of threat actors and their tactics. These two courses – part of the eight-level NSE Certification Program – are free for anyone interested and is for all ages including young children.

Fortinet said it would make copies of the book available to schools across the region to instil a strong foundation of cybersecurity at an early age as part of the NSE Training Institute’s initiatives to close the skills gap.

Persons are invited to nominate a school to receive a copy of the digital book.