CYBER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN : A COMMITED INITIATIVE OF

BLUE BELLS MODEL SCHOOL FOR A CYBER SAFE SOCIETY

Education today is undergoing a metamorphosis which has laid emphasis on getting children to interact and engage with intelligent machines and systems. This paradigm shift will empower in transforming young lives with the right amalgamation of technology and challenges.

Digital India as envisioned  by Honourable Prime Minister is a new wave initiative  to transform India into a knowledge based and digitally empowered  society. Technology is a beautiful gift of intellectual minds to this world, and it is on us how to use it or misuse it. With Cybercrime  on the rise and frauds and identity theft widespread, there is an urgent need to empower the young generation with Netiquettes . With the mission to sensitize the Blue Bellians on Internet Code of Conduct, the Cyber Safety Committee of the school under the mentorship of Madam Anshuka Aneja , Deputy Director –IT, BBGS  organized  Cyber Awareness Campaign from September 12 to September 23, 2019 .

Special Assembly was conducted for Middle Wing on September 12, 2019 , Senior Wing on September 14, 2019 and Primary Wing on October 14, 2019 respectively by the Cyber Committee members  to sensitize the students on Cyber Safety and Netiquettes. Age appropriate activities were designed for optimum impact like games related to Cyber Awareness for Classes III to V , Power Point Presentation , Movie Making and Web Page on Cyber Security for  Classes  VI to VIII and a Panel Discussion for Classes IX to XII.

The students were briefed about E-Commerce with a special emphasis laid on Cyber Laws, Threats posed like Hactivism- typically using social media platforms to bring to light social issues which can also include flooding an email address with so much traffic that it temporarily shuts down,  Wi-Fi Eavesdropping - one of the easiest ways in E-commerce to steal personal data which can happen on the public as well as on personal computers, Spoofing and Phishing- a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers , were explained at length. Preventive measures were suggested to all along with the detailed description of Cyber Laws. To reinforce the learning of the shared concepts, last part of the presentations was the Quiz Round in which the students enthusiastically participated .

This was an earnest attempt of all the members to nurture Netizens who would further create a Cyber Safe World .

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