Traditionally, cybersafety meant the safe and responsible use of computers; these were, after all, the only devices you could use to connect to the internet, or cyberspace. As technology advances, people are now able to do much more from one device, and many different devices can now do the same thing. Convergence is when ICT devices take on multiple capabilities.  
An example of convergence can be seen in the mobile phone, or cell phone. When they were first released, mobile phones were just like traditional phones, and calling someone else’s telephone was pretty much the only thing you could do on them. As time went by, mobile phones became smaller and more useful – in addition to calling someone, you could text, do calculations, take photos and videos, record and play back sound, store information, and even connect to the internet and do all of the things you may have traditionally done on your computer or laptop.

Understanding ‘convergence’ is important when we talk about cybersafety, because it helps us to understand that people are now accessing Cyberspace from a range of devices aside from computers.  For example, someone can access an online chat environment via their computer, from a gaming device like a play station or xbox, or even on a mobile phone.