Cyber-safety

In response to rising cybercrimes targeting students and schools, Delhi’s Directorate of Education (DoE) has mandated all government schools to promote digital safety through awareness programs. Following a recent scam attempt on 14-year-old Ambika, schools now share daily cyber safety guidelines during morning assemblies, display advisories on notice boards, and hold regular sessions led by computer teachers to teach safe online practices.

Affordable data packs in the world's most populous country, starting as low as 11 rupees ($0.13) per hour, have increased internet access and created a $1 trillion mobile payments market for firms such as Paytm, Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe.

Educate your kids about online privacy, secure passwords, and the risks of oversharing personal information. Regularly monitor their digital activities without invading their privacy.

In this capacity, she will oversee a range of national programs designed to inform the public about the dangers linked to cybercrime, such as online scams, deepfake technology, cyber harassment, and malicious AI-created content.

Cyber Dost, under the home ministry, warned about a fraudulent letter claiming to be from the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre. The letter falsely accuses recipients of accessing child pornography and threatens legal action within 24 hours. The Times of India received a similar letter. Users are advised to remain calm and report any cyber crime.

The Ministry of Home Affairs alerted the public about a fraudulent letter circulating online, falsely claiming to be from the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre. The letter accused recipients of engaging in child pornography. Authorities denied issuing such a letter and advised people to report any cyber crime to appropriate authorities, urging the public to remain calm.

According to the consumer cyber safety brand Norton's new report released on Thursday, cybercriminals now have added support from Artificial Intelligence (AI) in creating sophisticated scams which has led to a surge in incidents.

The review comes after US Senator Ron Wyden in July asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Justice Department to "take action" against Microsoft following the hack.

As we grapple with the many opportunities it provides in the realm of education and skilling, we must not forget the importance of securing our digital rights and strengthening a sense of digital citizenship that fosters a sense of safety in this new online world.

Mumbai Police is known for using hilarious puns on social media to convey essential messages. This time, they used Ashay Kumar's upcoming movie, Cuttputtli, to raise awareness about cyber security among the netizens.

The report by Norton, a consumer cyber safety brand from NortonLifeLock, revealed that most Indian adults (86%) say it is more important now than ever before, for parents to talk to their children about cyber safety.

The payment through e-Rupi is safe as it is prepaid in nature. The vouchers can be person and purpose-specific.

The line between the real and virtual world is becoming finer each day and online frauds more frequent. As we continue to spend more time online, fraudsters are also coming up with newer ways to con us out of our hard-earned money. Keep these 9 things in check to be safe.

An important aspect to check is if your child is aware of and understands the numerous risks posed by identity theft and online frauds. Not just digital payment scams, but even job scams do the rounds on the dark web. He needs to be alert when online.

The OLX study, conducted ahead of the Safer Internet Day on 11th February 2020, studied the behaviour of close to 7,500 netizens between the age groups of 18-55 to understand the state of awareness and cyber safety preparedness, thereby raising the need towards creating a safer and inclusive internet for everyone.

Online ad sites are using AI and other filters to prevent stolen vehicles from getting listed on their platforms, but their efforts are only helping partially. A large number of stolen vehicles are finding their way into online classified ad platforms.

The duo would provide valuable advice on improving cyber safety standards in order to protect computers and websites from cyber attacks, it said.

Facebook removes about 20,000 profiles from the site every day spam, inappropriate content and underage use, as part of efforts to boost cyber security.

Shourya Saluja is developing a curriculum on cyber security with the help of Infosys which will be taught first in his school and later perhaps adopted by CBSE.

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are making teen web surfers dumber, says a study of Australian parents.