Chooseday 3rd February, Choose to Be Safe

Good Morning,

This Chooseday, we’re choosing something we all use every single day — the internet.

With Safer Internet Day happening this Saturday 7 February, it’s a great moment to pause and think about how we can all be a little safer online — at work, at home, and in our communities.

Because staying safe online isn’t just an IT issue — it’s a people issue.

💼 Choose to be safe at work

Small habits can make a big difference:

• Use strong, unique passwords (and a password manager if you can)

• Enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible

• Be alert to phishing emails — especially urgent or “too good to be true” messages

• Lock your screen when you step away from your desk

• Keep software and devices updated

🤝 Choose to be safe in charities & community organisations

For organisations handling sensitive data, good cyber hygiene matters:

• Limit access to personal or financial information

• Back up data regularly

• Train staff and volunteers on cyber safety basics

• Use secure payment and donation platforms

• Have a clear plan for responding to cyber incidents 

🏠 Choose to be safe for families & young people

Online safety starts with open conversations:

• Talk regularly about online behaviour and boundaries

• Encourage privacy settings on apps and social platforms

• Remind kids not to share personal information online

• Teach them to speak up if something doesn’t feel right

• Model healthy digital habits as adults

💙 Choose to support safer online communities

You can also turn awareness into action by supporting organisations creating safer digital spaces.

One powerful example is the eSmart Digital Licence from Alannah & Madeline Foundation. 

For $200, you can fund a Digital Licence for 20 students, giving them access to Australia’s leading online safety education program — endorsed by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner. 

The program:

• Teaches kids how to play, learn and socialise safely online

• Builds critical digital literacy and cyber safety skills

• Encourages conversations between students, parents and teachers

• Uses interactive modules and quizzes designed by educators, psychologists and cyber safety experts 

It’s a simple way to help young people navigate the digital world with confidence and care.

This Chooseday, let’s choose awareness.

Let’s choose better habits.

Let’s choose to be safe — online and beyond. 

💻🔐💙

—The GoodCompany Team

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