A cyber awareness session was organised at Prudence School, Ashok Vihar by Cyber team

On 03.08.2022, in view of "Cyber Jagrukta Diwas", a cyber awareness session was organised at Prudence School, Ashok Vihar by Cyber team, North-West in which around 800 school students were briefed/sensitised about the cyber safety and security while accessing social media platforms like instgram and facebook and what precautions are required to be taken while using e-payment through wallets like google, paytm, phonepe.

They were also explained about types of Cyber Crimes like Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyber Stalking, Cyber Obscenity, Computer Vandalism, Ransom Ware, Spotting fake apps and fake news on social media and internet (fake email messages, fake post, fake WhatsApp messages, fake customer care toll free numbers, fake jobs) and Internet Ethics, internet addiction, ATM scams, online shopping threats, Lottery Emails/SMS/ Debit/ Credit card fraud, email security, mobile phone security.

They were also update about Mobile app security, USB Storage Device Security, Mobile connectivity security attacks (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Mobile as USB) and preventive measures to be taken in Cyber space and encouraged for reporting of cyber crime.

A video on Cyber awareness was also showcased to them and they were sensitised not to accept friend requests from unknown persons and not to share personal details on social media.

During interaction session, Students actively participated and raised queries which were addressed accordingly.