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Government To Provide Handbook On Cyber Safety To School Children
Thursday, December 6, 2018, 9:00 AM
The Union Home Ministry has come-out with a booklet on-cyber-safety for teenagers that tries to address their increased use of smartphones, gadgets, online gaming, social-media and fake-news. The 38-page booklet, titled "A Handbook for Students on Cyber Safety", also deals with the problems of cyber bullying, cyber grooming and email fraud. Cyber grooming is growing as one of major cyber threats faced by children.
Start-Ups Step In To Plug Gaps In India's Cyber Security Shield
Saturday, November 3, 2018, 3:43 PM
The risk of data leak and hacking by cyber criminals is increasing as smartphones become more and more complex and internet penetration widens. India saw 53,000 incidents of cyber attacks last year, most of them allegedly coming from China, according to data released by the government. Cyber security is one area where the threats are asymmetric; there can be rogue elements anywhere.
Microsoft, DSCI tie up for free cyber security training to women
Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 8:06 PM
Microsoft partnered with the Data Security Council of India to launch a three-year programme, called CyberShikshaa, to train 1,000 women from underserved communities in cybersecurity. They will be trained in ten locations including Rajasthan, Karnataka, Delhi-NCR and will also be offered employment opportunities. The programme will be open to women science graduates aged 20-27 years.
