In Hry, Oct To Be ‘cybersecurity Month’ | Chandigarh News
Chandigarh: In a bid to educate residents towards the use of Cyber services and trends of cyber crime, the Haryana police has decided to celebrate this October as “Cybersecurity Month” with “See Yourself in Cyber” theme. Under this, awareness campaigns focusing upon topics like multi-factor authentication, strong passwords, software updates, identify online fraudsters, prevent financial fraud, and safely use of social media have been prepared. A police spokesperson informed that since last October, first Wednesday of every month is celebrated as Cybersecurity Awareness Day.
The main goal of this year's theme, "See Yourself in Cyber" is to make people feel safe and confident in Cyberspace. This time, extra efforts will be made to involve the most important sections of society, women and children, amongst others.
“We are now receiving more than 1,000 calls daily on the 1930 National Cyber Helpline, whereby immediate action is taken. The increasing number of calls is testament to Haryana police's awareness initiatives over the past few months.” he added.
The main goal of this year's theme, "See Yourself in Cyber" is to make people feel safe and confident in Cyberspace. This time, extra efforts will be made to involve the most important sections of society, women and children, amongst others.
“We are now receiving more than 1,000 calls daily on the 1930 National Cyber Helpline, whereby immediate action is taken. The increasing number of calls is testament to Haryana police's awareness initiatives over the past few months.” he added.
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