Cops teach 4,000 students about cyber security

New Delhi: A cyber awareness campaign, aimed at educating 4,000 students from 26 schools and colleges, was organised by personnel of Shahdara District Police here on Monday.

The children were briefed about various cyber laws beneficiary to them.

According to police, the mass cyber awareness campaign was organised by Shahdara District Police at Yamuna Sports Complex in Vivek Vihar area as part of the ongoing Delhi Police week.

Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) SBK Singh presided over the programme as Chief Guest, with other senior officers of the Eastern Range also in attendance.

Singh addressed the students and briefed them about the cyber threats faced by India.

The students were advised that as they look right and left before crossing roads to ensure their safety, they should also be mindful while using the internet.

"Due precautions should be taken at the time of using the internet. Some useful features of WhatsApp, Facebook and other apps were also explained to the students, so that they may secure their personal data and information," Singh told Millennium Post.

The senior police official also told students to use passwords in regional language, in order to make it difficult to be hacked. He also entrusted students with the task of 'Each One Teach One,' in order to spread awareness cyber safety.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Nupur Prasad stated that cyberlaw expert Pavan Duggal also briefed the students regarding various cyber laws useful to them.

Duggal shared his experiences about some cases of cyber offenses and advised students to use the internet cautiously.

"Use sensible and different passwords for every site. Don't post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number and Photos. Do not download content or data whose genuinity you are not absolutely sure about. Do not trust as true, whatever you read on the Internet," Duggal told the students

"Practicing basic cyber security hygiene habits and installing sufficient anti-virus softwares were some important point shared by the cyber expert," said Prasad.

The students were also shown a presentation about how to better assess the threats of cybercrime by the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police.