🔐 Help us turn cyber curiosity into cyber capability for good / Helpwch ni i droi chwilfrydedd seiber yn allu seiber er daioni 🔐

🔐 Help us turn cyber curiosity into cyber capability for good / Helpwch ni i droi chwilfrydedd seiber yn allu seiber er daioni 🔐

Did you know that 61% of hackers started before the age of 16, and that 1 in 4 teenagers may have experimented with some form of cybercrime?

Many of these young people have genuine talent, curiosity, and a passion for technology. With the right support, those skills can be redirected towards positive and rewarding careers in cyber security.

🌟 If you know someone who may be at risk of using their technical skills in the wrong way or is close to crossing the line to committing cybercrime, consider making a referral to the Cyber Choices Programme, which we’re a part of here at North Wales Police Cyber Crime Team.

Many young people don't realise that activities such as downloading stress-testing tools, using booter services, gaining unauthorised access to accounts or systems, or modifying systems without permission can be offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

Cyber Choices is a national programme designed to help individuals understand the difference between legal and illegal cyber activity and use their technical skills in a positive and lawful way. 

Who is eligible?

✅ Anyone living in the UK who is at risk of becoming involved in, or is already engaging in, low-level cybercrime.

✅ Anyone who could benefit from early intervention, education, mentoring, or support.

✅ Individuals displaying an interest in hacking, coding, online security, gaming, or technology where there is concern their skills could be used unlawfully.

Referrals can be made by:

• Parents and carers
• Teachers and education professionals
• Youth workers
• Social workers
• Police officers

• The individual themselves

   

Signs to look out for

⚠️ Spending excessive amounts of time online, particularly late at night or within hacking forums and online communities.

⚠️ Boasting about "knocking people offline", using booter services, or bypassing security measures.

⚠️ Unexplained access to multiple online accounts, digital assets, or sources of online income.

⚠️ Possessing specialist software, hacking tools, or VPNs without a clear legitimate purpose.

⚠️ Showing unusual interest in accessing, modifying, or bypassing computer systems without permission.

Why refer to Cyber Choices?

✅ It's preventative, not punitive
Cyber Choices is an educational intervention designed to prevent offending and support positive outcomes.

✅ Helps prevent criminal records
Early engagement can help individuals understand the consequences of their actions before entering the criminal justice system.

✅ Redirects talent into positive opportunities
Participants are encouraged towards legal pathways such as ethical hacking, cyber competitions, training opportunities, apprenticeships, and careers in cyber security.

✅ Protects young and vulnerable people
Provides support, mentoring, and guidance before poor online decisions have lasting consequences.

✅ Raises awareness of legal boundaries
Helps individuals understand cyber legislation and the real-world impact of cyber crime.

✅ Develops valuable digital skills
Encourages the safe and ethical development of technical skills through legitimate opportunities.

✅ Reduces harm to victims and communities
Preventing cyber offending means fewer individuals, businesses, and public services suffer the consequences of cyber attacks.

✅ Creates positive long-term outcomes
A referral today could lead to a future career in cyber security, technology, or digital innovation.

What happens after a referral?

Cyber Choices is a supportive and non-judgemental programme. Officers typically engage in plain clothes and focus on education, mentoring, safeguarding, and helping individuals identify positive opportunities to develop their skills.

A simple conversation today could prevent future offending and help shape a successful future.

Know a student, gamer, coder, or technology enthusiast who may be at risk of crossing the line into illegal activity? Contact us to make a referral today.

🔗 Learn more about Cyber Choices here: Teen hackers tell BBC how police are helping them use their skills for good - BBC News

#NWPCyberSafe #CyberChoices #CyberPrevent

Oeddech chi'n gwybod fod 61% o hacwyr wedi dechrau cyn 16 oed, a bod 1 o bob 4 person ifanc yn eu harddegau wedi arbrofi gyda rhyw fath o drosedd seiber?

Mae gan lawer o'r bobl ifanc hyn dalent wirioneddol, chwilfrydedd, ac angerdd am dechnoleg. Gyda'r gefnogaeth gywir, gellir ailgyfeirio'r sgiliau hynny tuag at yrfaoedd cadarnhaol a gwerth chweil ym maes seiberddiogelwch.

🌟 Os ydych yn adnabod rhywun a allai fod mewn perygl o ddefnyddio ei sgiliau technegol yn y ffordd anghywir, neu sydd yn agos at groesi'r ffin i gyflawni trosedd seiber, ystyriwch wneud atgyfeiriad at Raglen Cyber Choices, yr ydym yn rhan ohoni yma yn Nhîm Troseddau Seiber Heddlu Gogledd Cymru.

Nid yw llawer o bobl ifanc yn sylweddoli y gall gweithgareddau megis defnyddio gwasanaethau booter, cael mynediad heb awdurdod i gyfrifon neu systemau, neu addasu systemau heb ganiatâd fod yn droseddau o dan Ddeddf Camddefnyddio Cyfrifiaduron 1990.

Mae Cyber Choices yn rhaglen genedlaethol sydd wedi'i chynllunio i helpu unigolion i ddeall y gwahaniaeth rhwng gweithgaredd seiber cyfreithlon ac anghyfreithlon, a defnyddio eu sgiliau technegol mewn ffordd gadarnhaol a chyfreithlon.

Pwy sy'n gymwys?

✅ Unrhyw un sy'n byw yn y DU ac sydd mewn perygl o gymryd rhan mewn trosedd seiber lefel isel, neu sydd eisoes yn gwneud hynny.

✅ Unrhyw un a allai elwa o ymyrraeth gynnar, addysg, mentora neu gefnogaeth.

✅ Unigolion sy'n dangos diddordeb mewn hacio, codio, diogelwch ar-lein, gemau cyfrifiadurol neu dechnoleg, lle mae pryder y gallai eu sgiliau gael eu defnyddio'n anghyfreithlon.

Gall atgyfeiriadau gael eu gwneud gan:

Rhieni a gofalwyr

Athrawon a gweithwyr addysg proffesiynol

Gweithwyr ieuenctid

Gweithwyr cymdeithasol

Yr unigolyn ei hun

Arwyddion i gadw llygad amdanynt

⚠️ Treulio llawer o amser ar-lein, yn enwedig yn hwyr yn y nos neu mewn fforymau hacio a chymunedau ar-lein.

⚠️ Brolio am "dynnu pobl oddi ar-lein", defnyddio gwasanaethau booter neu osgoi mesurau diogelwch.

⚠️ Mynediad anesboniadwy at sawl cyfrif ar-lein, asedau digidol neu ffynonellau incwm ar-lein.

⚠️ Meddu ar feddalwedd arbenigol, offer hacio neu VPNs heb ddiben cyfreithlon clir.

⚠️ Dangos diddordeb anarferol mewn cael mynediad i systemau cyfrifiadurol, eu haddasu neu osgoi eu mesurau diogelwch heb ganiatâd.

Pam atgyfeirio at Cyber Choices?

✅ Mae'n ataliol, nid yn gosbol

 Mae Cyber Choices yn ymyrraeth addysgol sydd wedi'i chynllunio i atal troseddu a chefnogi canlyniadau cadarnhaol.

✅ Yn helpu i atal cofnodion troseddol

 Gall ymgysylltu cynnar helpu unigolion i ddeall canlyniadau eu gweithredoedd cyn iddynt fynd i mewn i'r system cyfiawnder troseddol.

✅ Yn ailgyfeirio talent tuag at gyfleoedd cadarnhaol

 Anogir cyfranogwyr i ddilyn llwybrau cyfreithlon megis hacio moesegol, cystadlaethau seiber, cyfleoedd hyfforddi, prentisiaethau a gyrfaoedd ym maes seiberddiogelwch.

✅ Yn amddiffyn pobl ifanc a phobl fregus

 Mae'n darparu cefnogaeth, mentora ac arweiniad cyn i benderfyniadau gwael ar-lein gael canlyniadau parhaol.

✅ Yn codi ymwybyddiaeth o ffiniau cyfreithiol

 Mae'n helpu unigolion i ddeall deddfwriaeth seiber ac effaith troseddau seiber yn y byd go iawn.

✅ Yn datblygu sgiliau digidol gwerthfawr

 Mae'n annog datblygiad diogel a moesegol sgiliau technegol drwy gyfleoedd cyfreithlon.

✅ Yn lleihau niwed i ddioddefwyr a chymunedau

 Mae atal troseddau seiber yn golygu bod llai o unigolion, busnesau a gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn dioddef canlyniadau ymosodiadau seiber.

✅ Yn creu canlyniadau cadarnhaol hirdymor

 Gall atgyfeiriad heddiw arwain at yrfa yn y dyfodol ym maes seiberddiogelwch, technoleg neu arloesedd digidol.

Beth sy'n digwydd ar ôl atgyfeiriad?

Mae Cyber Choices yn rhaglen gefnogol ac anfeirniadol. Mae swyddogion fel arfer yn ymgysylltu mewn dillad eu hunain ac yn canolbwyntio ar addysg, mentora, diogelu a helpu unigolion i adnabod cyfleoedd cadarnhaol i ddatblygu eu sgiliau.

Gall sgwrs syml heddiw atal troseddu yn y dyfodol a helpu i lunio dyfodol llwyddiannus.

Ydych chi'n adnabod myfyriwr, chwaraewr gemau cyfrifiadurol, codwr neu frwdfrydig technoleg a allai fod mewn perygl o groesi'r ffin i weithgarwch anghyfreithlon? Cysylltwch hefo ni i wneud atgyfeiriad heddiw.

🔗 Dysgwch fwy am Cyber Choices yma: Teen hackers tell BBC how police are helping them use their skills for good - BBC News

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