Digital Resilience A strong resolute ability or resilience to deal with any negative experience online or offline is called digital resilience. Explicit cyber security solutions conventionally focus on external protections like parental monitoring, institutional laws, policy enforcement, etc However, by contrast, digital resilience concentrates more towards a strength-based approach towards cyber safety which consists of internal protective measures like social literacy, self-regulation, etc.

Schools and universities alone cannot undertake the digital safety and cyber security habits dialogue. It is the responsibility of every authority figure like parents, teachers, and governments to collaborate with organisations and NGOs and impart knowledge on the issue of cyber safety amongst the youth of today. The need of the hour for cyber safety is to embrace solid strategies and solutions that promote digital inclusion, digital literacy and digital resilience.

Cyber Safety Solutions Cyber safety is something that needs to be addressed in parallel with the changing trends in technology. It should be taken as a transformative backdrop of social media trends, products and practices and the fact that this technology will keep on changing and integrating into our everyday lives, the strategies and solutions must be flexible and adaptable. According to a recent study by UNESCO,62% of digital users have no idea that they were being cyberbullied. This makes it all the more significant to inculcate important regulations and guidelines beyond the academic sphere, especially during and after the pandemic.

Digital fatigue was the most observed negative trend during the pandemic. The participants of the survey also rated the impact of the pandemic on their mental health as negative.

More than 50% of the young people affirmed they have faced different challenges during the pandemic; around 40% of them said that they did not experience any challenge related to digital safety and wellbeing.

The frequency associated with digital fatigue is worrisome, with 74.84% affirming that they have faced this situation sometimes or often. In addition to this, digital stress was experienced by 64.11% of the respondents.

1 in 5 respondents does not feel prepared to implement digital safety practices, thus making it a real need to invest in the related capacities of youth workers. 93.6% of the respondents to the public survey affirmed that it is very important to have well-equipped youth workers that can empower and support young people in the post-pandemic world.

Vulnerabilities in the Post-Pandemic Era The closing down of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic meant a complete reliance on online teaching for students to ensure that formal education remained as little disrupted as possible. Simultaneously, remaining at home for extended periods of time meant that children were spending more and more time online, for socialisation and entertainment. All across the world, the growing records of cyber security concerns have become more worrisome in the post-pandemic environment. According to a European research-based survey on the implications of Covid-19 for young people and youth workers, the following observations were noted

Rise of social media platforms One of the greatest achievements of the internet is the introduction of social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook in the lives of people. They are enjoyed not just for communication boost but to gather traction in genres of business, personal development, global issues, etc. However, social media has exposed millions of users, especially young kids to the threat of cyberbullying, digital fraud, sexual solicitation etc.

Cloud Computing It is an online computing system where users can access, share and store their multimedia materials like photos, and videos by using platforms like Dropbox, Wikipedia. Since it syncs the enabled devices remotely, it has gathered much popularity. However, it still poses the issues like privacy, service reliability, security and data storage location, etc.