About Niall Mulrine

Niall Mulrine delivers talks on Internet Safety to Children, parents and teachers in Ireland and blogs articles on www.CyberSafetyAdvice.com
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Apple inapp purchases, refund to parents, itunes store issues

Children costing parents millions on In-APP Purchases

By on March 17, 2014 in ONLINE THREATS

Yes, there are occasions when the child lifts the iPad or smartphone to play with it and the parents are unaware of what they are at, which most times is safe enough. But on the occasion when the child wants to play some free games or apps, that is bundled with loads of pop In-App… Read More »

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NAPD National Association Principals and deputy principals ireland, Cyberbullying

NAPD discover Cyber-bulling in Irish schools on the Increase

By on March 15, 2014 in SOCIAL MEDIA

Over the first 2 months of January and February 2014, an Irish research company Amarch carried out research on 1000 parents and young people for the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD). This study concluded that children of secondary schools in Ireland have been involved and seen an increase of Cyber-bullying since 2013… Read More »

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whatsapp messenger

WhatsUp with WhatsAPP? What the fuss about WhatsApp?

By on February 20, 2014 in SOCIAL MEDIA

  Am I worth $16 Billion? Of course I am, if I am feeling good that day!! But if I walked into my local bank would they exchange me for $16 Billion? Lucky if they even speak to me, as $16 on this own would be happy days!!! But, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg thinks me and… Read More »

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Johnny Byrne Neknomination

NekNomination-Getting drunk online by dare method

By on February 6, 2014 in SOCIAL MEDIA

The media craze to take over the world is NekNomination. Only last week has Ireland seen the deaths of two NekNomination victims and with further predictions of more deaths if people do ignore the urge to drink a lethal cocktail of alcohol. Johnny Byrne only 19 years of age drowned after participating in a NekNomination… Read More »

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data Encryption, password protection

7 Security Tips every Small Business Needs to Know

By on December 30, 2013 in SECURITY

Symantec released a great 7 Tip Stratedgy for SME for their IT infrastructure last year and I thought I would share this today, as its still very prevalent.  1. Know what you need to protect One data breach could mean financial ruin for an SMB. Look at where your information is being stored and used,… Read More »

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