This comprehensive guide equips teenagers and their careers with the knowledge
and tools needed to foster safe, responsible, and informed online behaviour.
It covers the most pressing cyber safety harms facing young users, such as
doxing, cyberstalking, sextortion, catfishing, and online grooming. This book
offers practical strategies, real‑life scenarios, and evidence‑based recommendations
to help readers proactively recognise and respond to online threats.

The authors explain how teenagers’ digital footprints, privacy settings, and
lack of cybersecurity controls can be exploited by malicious actors to launch
attacks such as financial theft, social engineering, and doxing. Each chapter
includes clear explanations, actionable steps, and expert insights tailored
to different audiences. This book also explores the psychological and social impacts
of digital interactions to explain how attackers exploit human psychology
to manipulate, deceive, or coerce victims into making unsafe decisions.
Ultimately, it provides clear, actionable steps for readers to enhance online safety. Readers
will develop a holistic understanding of this topic and will be able to apply
this to manage their digital footprints, identify and counteract psychological
manipulation, and develop strong cybersecurity habits to protect themselves
from the harms awaiting them in cyberspace.

This is vital for anyone who works to help teenagers protect themselves
online, whether parents or carers seeking to guide them, educators and counsellors
looking to integrate digital literacy into their curriculum, law enforcement
authorities, or policymakers aiming to develop effective online safety regulations.
It is also a valuable tool for students and researchers interested in online safety.

Julie Maclean is a researcher and consultant with over 25 years of experience with strategic technology and psychological research. She holds a Doctorate in Technology. Her research includes the dynamics of online communication and how online behaviours can lead to psychological risks and online threats.
Yeslam Al‑Saggaf is a nationally recognised expert in cyber security. He is Professor in Computing at Charles Sturt University, where he has been an academic since 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) in Computer and Information Engineering from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and a Master of Information Technology and a PhD from Charles Sturt University.