Internet Safety Month Resources for your Family and Home

Internet Safety Starts at Home: A Guide for Awareness Professionals

As security awareness professionals, we know that a “whole-person” approach is the most effective way to build a resilient security culture. When employees learn to protect their own families and homes, those habits naturally carry over into the workplace. June is Internet Safety Month, making it the perfect time to share these critical home-focused defenses that build lasting vigilance.

Advice and Guidance to Encourage among Employee Security Awareness and Training Programs

To help your workforce secure their private lives and digital gateways, prioritize these three high-impact areas in your next security briefing or newsletter:

• Treat Smart Devices Like Wallets: With homes full of IoT devices like smart speakers and connected appliances, encourage employees to treat them with the same care as their physical wallets. This means setting strong, unique passcodes for every device and—crucially—changing the default name of their home Wi-Fi network.

• Balancing Privacy and Safety for Kids: Help the parents in your organization navigate the complex digital lives of their children. Guide them to set clear boundaries and monitor activity, while reminding them that if cyberbullying occurs, digital evidence should be preserved for law enforcement rather than deleted.

• The “Backup or Bust” Mandate: In an era of rising ransomware, data resiliency is a vital life skill. Train your team to regularly back up their personal digital lives, ensuring that family memories and sensitive documents are protected even if a home device is compromised.

• Master the Secure Setup: For those less tech-savvy, suggest getting professional help to ensure their Wi-Fi networks and passwords are set up correctly from the start to prevent unauthorized access.

By empowering your workforce to act as “security leads” for their own families, you aren’t just protecting their homes—you’re hardening your organization’s human perimeter.

Read the full list of Internet Safety Month resources here: Internet Safety Month Resources for your Family and Home