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Chaz Mostert supports Optus Digital Thumbprint

Supercars driver and Optus ambassador Chaz Mostert recently visited students at Balga Senior High School to talk about the importance of staying safe online as part of Optus’ Digital Thumbprint program.
The free in-school program supports digital safety and wellbeing with educational workshops, guides, and resources for young people and families.
Chaz was accompanied by Walkinshaw Andretti United CEO Bruce Stewart, as well as his No. 25 Ford Mustang GT and team truck, which students toured.

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Passphrase passport and activity sheets

Our Passphrase Passport supports young children to learn some simple digital defence moves. Try it together and explore our new colouring sheets and word search activities.

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Safer Internet Day 2024

Safer Internet Day 2024

Optus is celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024 (6 February) with a significant milestone as we reach nearly 600,000 students in the program. During the month of February over 4,000 school students will participate in free curriculum-aligned workshops by Optus Digital Thumbprint Program throughout NSW and Victoria.

A global initiative that raises awareness of online safety issues, Safer Internet Day in Australia is an initiative led by the eSafety Commissioner. This year’s theme is Connect. Reflect. Protect.

Digital Thumbprint celebrating 500,000th student at Heathmont College

Celebrating our 500,000th student in a facilitated workshop

This year, Optus Digital Thumbprint achieved the milestone of 10 years of delivery, and on the 22nd of November, we had our 500,000th student participate in a facilitated workshop. Celebrating this milestone was our awesome facilitator Dom, and students who had participated in our Fake News and Digital Discernment workshop.

Since 2013, Optus has been running our free, award-winning Digital Thumbprint Program in schools across Australia through facilitator-led and teacher-led digital interactive workshops. Overall, the Digital Thumbprint program, fully funded by Optus, has reached over 580,000 primary and secondary students across Australia.

Digital Thumbprint celebrating 500,000th student at Heathmont College
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Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month so take a look at our resources to keep you and your family safe online.

Optus Digital Thumbprint Supports Stay Smart Online Week

Optus Digital Thumbprint Supports Stay Smart Online Week

#StaySmartOnlineWeek is 7-13 October and it’s an important reminder of the need to educate families about being safer online. Explore the Digital Thumbprint guides and quizzes to support families in staying safe online.

Optus Digital Thumbprint Supports Stay Smart Online Week

Try our new Protecting Your Personal Information workshop

Support students to learn what personal information is, and actions to take to protect themselves from identity theft and scams.

Passphrases, passwords and MFA quiz

Take our new Passphrases, passwords and MFA quiz

There’s lots of ways to keep your personal information safe. Take the quiz to check out your level of cybersecurity knowledge.

Passphrases, passwords and MFA quiz
Protecting personal information quiz

Take our new Protecting personal information quiz

Sometimes we share personal information online without knowing it. This makes it easier for cyber criminals like hackers, scammers and fake friends to access our accounts or steal our identity.

Think you know how much personal information is OK to share in posts and chats?

Digital Balance Quiz

Take our new Digital Balance quiz.

Building healthy online habits can improve your physical and mental wellbeing. Take the quiz to check how well you balance screen time.

Digital Balance Quiz
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Optus Satellite School Tour – STEM brought to life

Digital Thumbprint recently partnered with our Satellite and Space Systems team on a special day of learning on digital safety and wellbeing, and careers in space tech. We are now offering schools the special opportunity to support young people to be inspired by STEM and to consider a career in the Space industry. Take your students behind the scenes with a tour of the Belrose Earth Station, meet our team of experts and participate in hands-on learning. Concepts learnt can be linked to the NSW curriculum, e.g. Space, Science and Technology, Digital Technologies (K-6 Syllabus), and Science, Information and Software Technology (7–10 Syllabus), Physics, Engineering, Communications, STEM subjects (Years 9–12). This is a unique day of learning open to groups of up to 60 students.

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Digital Thumbprint wins Contribution to Society award

Optus Digital Thumbprint has taken out the 2023 ACOMM Awards for its Contribution to Society. Digital Thumbprint celebrates 10 years of providing digital safety and wellbeing education this year.

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Live event with Chaz Mostert

Digital Thumbprint partnered with safer internet advocate and Mobil 1 Optus Racing Driver Chaz Mostert, to discuss cyberbullying and learn about exciting careers in space tech. Over 1,300 students participated across the livestream and in-person event held on July 27th.

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New guide to help young people defend against cyber criminals

Have you heard of the three types of cyber criminals? They live among us online, trying to catch us off-guard to get our personal information. Our new guide for young people shares some simple digital defence moves to fight against hackers, scammers and fake friends.

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Supporting Stop Cyberbullying Day
Digital Thumbprint continues to support and empower young people to engage positively online through our Cyberbullying and Respectful Relationships workshop. The program teaches young people how to build self-confidence and seek help, whilst also working with teachers to tackle this important issue.

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Digital Citizenship Blog Series
In support of Safer Internet Day 2019 we will be sharing our insights into how parents, teachers and youth advocates can help young Australians thrive in the face of rapid technological advancements.

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Digital Thumbprint Program facilitator with students and a teacher at Mount Ridley P-12 College in Victoria.

Digital Thumbprint reaches 350,000 students
Thanks to Mt Ridley P-12 College (VIC) on Monday 24th May, Digital Thumbprint reaches 350,000 students engaged since 2013.

Digital Thumbprint Program Facilitator with students from St Joseph’s College in Geelong, Victoria

Digital Thumbprint reaches 300,000 students
Since our Optus Digital Thumbprint Program was launched in 2013, a total of 300,000 secondary students across Australia have been taken through the program, with St Joseph’s College in Geelong being the most recent school to help us reach this milestone.

Digital Thumbprint Program Facilitator with students from St Joseph’s College in Geelong, Victoria
Digital Thumbprint Program facilitator presenting a workshop to students in a classroom.

Digital Thumbprint Reaches 200,000 Students
June marks an important milestone as we reach 200,000 secondary school students through our Digital Thumbprint program. Check out some of our thoughts on the big issues facing young people online.

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5 Tips for Parents on Cyberbullying
Need help around cyberbullying? Optus can help you connect with your kids around the potential risks with free downloadable parent discussion guides and information.

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Reclaiming our humanity in a digital world
In this paper, we have identified four themes – presented as shifts – to help empower Australian kids to achieve their full potential: digital risk, ethics, empathy and discernment.

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