The government has also asked the authorities to create awareness among students in order to prevent cybercrimes. The activities in the club will include organising workshops, seminars, interactive and creative sessions like poster making, slogan writing etc.
The Uttar Pradesh government has asked schools and colleges to set up cyber clubs. The government has also asked the authorities to create awareness among students in order to prevent cybercrimes. The activities in the club will include organising workshops, seminars, interactive and creative sessions like poster making, slogan writing etc.
According to the National Cyber Crime Reporting portal, more than 50 per cent of cybercrimes are related to online financial frauds. Under this club, students will also be made aware about changing passwords often, avoiding phishing emails and attachments from unknown addresses, not becoming online friends with unknown people, be careful about sharing content online and using the strongest privacy setting when creating profile.
Along with these, the club will also carry out activities like sharing best practices, case studies at regular intervals in relation to shutting down the computer properly, installing and maintaining up-to-date antivirus software on the computer, keeping the internet browser up-to-date, and being alert to unusual computer activity or problem
They will be motivated to avoid joining unknown Wi-Fi networks and unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots, and not sharing information related to sensitive and financial aspects on social media.
Cybercrimes are understood as malate attacks (use of malicious software like ransomware, viruses), phishing (capturing sensitive information like username, password, credit/debit card details etc), attacks on critical infrastructure, unauthorized data access, online financial frauds, crime against women and kids like cyber stalking, child pornography, etc.
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