RSAC 2026 is now open.
Teen online safety is the cybersecurity community's most urgent unsolved problem. Here's the intelligence that proves it.
🎯 RSAC 2026 IS LIVE
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RSAC 2026 Theme: Power of Community
This year's theme is about people — the heart of cybersecurity. TeenAegis believes the most vulnerable people in our digital ecosystem are the ones who can't protect themselves: teenagers. The statistics below are why the cybersecurity community must act.
The Intelligence That Demands a Response
All statistics sourced from peer-reviewed research and government data. Click any source to verify.
American teens uses AI as a therapist
12% of U.S. teens (ages 13–17) report using AI chatbots for emotional support or advice — the very use their parents are least comfortable with.
Pew Research Center, Feb 2026Gap between what teens do and what parents know
64% of teens use AI chatbots. Only 51% of parents believe their teen does. The gap is widest in the most dangerous category: emotional support.
Pew Research Center, Feb 2026Increase in AI-generated child exploitation reports
Reports of AI-generated CSAM to NCMEC's CyberTipline exploded from 6,835 to 440,419 in a single reporting period — a 6,300%+ surge.
NCMEC CyberTipline Annual Report, 2025Of teens have used an AI companion
Nearly 3 in 4 U.S. teens have used AI companion apps at least once. The APA and Common Sense Media both advise against companion AI use under age 18.
Common Sense Media, Jul 2025Teen boys died by suicide from sextortion in 5 years
Thirty-eight teenage boys in the U.S. died by suicide between 2021–2025 after falling victim to financial sextortion scams, including AI-generated deepfake attacks.
FBI / NCMEC, Dec 2025Of parents are OK with their teen using AI for emotional support
Only 18% of parents would be comfortable with their teen getting emotional support from a chatbot — yet 12% of teens are already doing it without their parents' knowledge.
Pew Research Center, Feb 2026The Awareness Gap — Visualized
What teens are doing vs. what parents know — Pew Research Center, February 2026
Intelligence, Not Surveillance.
TeenAegis gives parents the same quality of threat intelligence that Fortune 500 CISOs use — applied to the digital environments their teenagers inhabit every day. We don't read messages. We close the awareness gap.
Guardian AI
Conversational parent support — navigate difficult online safety conversations with empathy, not surveillance
Platform Danger Index
Real-time risk ratings for every AI companion and social platform your teen might use
TeenAegis Protocol
A gamified digital literacy curriculum that teaches teens to protect themselves — 100 levels, real skills
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All statistics are sourced from peer-reviewed research and government data. TeenAegis does not manufacture or extrapolate statistics. Full methodology and source citations available at [email protected].