Concerned over rising cases of cyber crime in the city, Safety Awareness for Everyone (SAFE) and Corporate Safety, Tata Steel, has launched a programme on cyber security for the schoolchildren at SNTI Auditorium.
Around 40 schools in the city participated in the programme. The schools were represented by their computer teacher and two senior students.In an age where digitisation is fast growing, both in concept as well as in practice, Tata Steel took up the responsibility to make the youngsters in the city of Jamshedpur aware on cyber security and various laws adhering to the same.
Mita Singhal, member SAFE, welcomed the guests and participants. Singhal has been instrumental in developing the overall module of the programme. She was assisted in this task by Mr Sohrab Kersi Gandhi of Information Technology Services, Tata Steel.
The programme was launched by SAFE chairperson Ruchi Narendran. Implementing cyber safety for students is one of her dream projects. On the occasion, Narendran said, “We exist in a rapidly developing world today. In such a scenario, while the web world has been a great source of staying connected, it has posed certain challenges before us. These challenges require awareness and mitigation. Therefore, I urge our teachers to take on this project and in turn cascade the knowledge to the students. Tata Steel takes the privilege to guide you as we move along.”
The session was made an interesting one wherein Shreekant S Mokashi, Chief, Group Information Technology Services, Tata Steel, and chief guest on the occasion, explained the vulnerability of each of the cyber users, by citing several anecdotes. He urged the audience to take advantage of the session and become equipped with the knowledge and means to protect oneself against falling prey to increasing rate of cyber-crimes.
Congratulating the apex team on conceptualising, formulating and implementing a project that focusses on an issue which is the need of the hour, Shyam Sunder, chief, Corporate Safety, Tata Steel stressed upon the urgency and importance of the session for school children.
The session was taken forward by Singhal and Gandhi, which included sessions on Safety measures that an individual should take while accessing social networking sites such as Facebook and Gmail, Securing home WiFi Network and Issues like phishing, defamation, financial frauds, and ATMs card safety