Avril Ronan is Trend Micro’s Global Programme Manager for the Internet safety for kids and families (ISKF) programme.
Avril is a well-known public speaker and internet safety spokesperson whose internet safety webinars with ISL for parents and teachers are extremely popular.
Avril is responsible for the recent development and launch of Trend Micro’s Cyber Academy for kids which is in the process of being translated into 19 languages. Having received training from Trend Micro, post primary students are now delivering the Cyber Academy to kids aged 7-10 years. Their 10th Cyber Academy episode ‘Misinformation’ will launch in October 2022, to mark media literacy week.
“Giving our children – the digital and media literacy skills – to have power over their own safety, wellness, and success when we have propelled them into online spaces at such young ages is our collective responsibility. Trend Micro have invested years in promoting digital citizenship, online safety, and media literacy education in communities around the world. We are dedicated long term to raising awareness, supporting educators, and building alliances to make media literacy highly valued and widely practiced.“
Avril Ronan, Global Programme Manager for the Internet safety for kids and families
Trend Micro, founded in 1988, is a global cybersecurity leader with 7,000 employees in over 65 countries. Fuelled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints.
Trend Micro’s Internet Safety for Kids and Families (ISKF) programme was launched in 2008 to help kids around the world become great digital citizens. It’s mission is to empower kids and families to use the internet in safe, positive, and productive ways through educational programs, key partnerships, and a wide range of resources for communities (both online and face to face). To date, the programme has reached almost 3 million children, parents, and teachers in more than 25 countries.
