Business News | CERT-In, Koo and CyberPeace Foundation Launch a Year-long CyberSecurity Awareness Campaign for Students on July 6, 2022
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): To encourage safe and responsible use of technology among young people, India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Koo and CyberPeace Fund A joint initiative “#CybersKool” was launched to build cyber security awareness among Indian youth. The initiative aims to sensitize university students and children across India over the next 11 months to keep the internet and social media safe, secure and reliable.
#CybersKool will host a series of interactive webinars, panel discussions, workshops and competitions focusing on the exchange of information around ethical online practices, online rights and obligations, and responsible online behavior. As an inclusive platform for sharing ideas and perspectives in native languages, Koo will host interactive activities such as tagline writing and quizzes for students to encourage knowledge sharing around online safety. Along with students, other relevant stakeholders such as parents, guardians and staff are expected to be involved in these events. The year-long campaign will conclude with the release of a digital cybersecurity playbook that will draw lessons from #CybersKool. The handbook will be available for students to download and read on the Koo and CyberPeace Foundation websites.
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As an independent and accountable platform, Koo has been driving citizen outreach efforts around cybersecurity with CERT-In. As India is one of the fastest growing internet markets in the world, the need to inform and educate users, especially young people in cyber hygiene, is of enormous significance.
Spokesman Koo said: “At Koo, we strive to promote freedom of expression in our native language on social media, and promoting safe and responsible user behavior is our top priority. The #CybersKool initiative is in partnership with CERT-In and CyberPeace. The Foundation has taken a step in that direction together.”
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Major Vineet Kumar, founder and global president of the CyberPeace Foundation, said: “Students are active internet users and therefore one of the most vulnerable. #CybersKool – Partnering with platforms such as Koo and CERTIn for educating youth and Relevant stakeholders regarding safe online practices. We thank the association and look forward to successful future events.”
Dr. Sanjay Bahl, Director General of CERT-In, said: “Cybersecurity awareness of the latest malicious cyber activity is a key element for Internet users and citizens to protect themselves from such activities. CERT-In, KooApp and the CyberPeace Foundation are working Co-organized a year-long cyber security awareness campaign “CybersKool” and launched as part of “Cyber Jagrookta Diwas” on July 6, 2022. The purpose of the program is to empower internet users, especially college students and schoolchildren Learn safety and security tips to protect yourself from cyber attacks, fraud and crime. Along with CERT-In, KooApp, Indian microblogging and multilingual platforms are actively working to build cyber security awareness among Indian citizens in local languages. CERT-In It is sincerely hoped that this campaign will help Internet users understand that the technologies used to empower their creativity and innovation must be used in the right way in a responsible, trustworthy and safe manner.”
Koo is a multilingual microblogging platform launched in March 2020. Its goal is to enable users around the world to express themselves online in their native language. As the innovator of language-based microblogging, Koo currently supports 10 languages - Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali and English. Unique features of the platform include translation capabilities, which can translate posts in multiple languages in real-time, while preserving the emotion and context of the original text. This enhances coverage and gains greater appeal for users. The app has over 30 million downloads and is actively used by over 7,000 prominent figures in politics, sports, media, entertainment, spirituality, arts and culture to connect with their followers in multiple languages.
The CyberPeace Foundation (CPF) is an award-winning think tank of civil society organizations, cybersecurity and policy experts with a vision to pioneer the CyberPeace Initiative to build collective resilience against the threats of cybercrime and cyberwarfare. The CyberPeace Foundation engages in policy advocacy, research, and training related to all aspects of CyberSecurity and cybersecurity. Key areas of the CyberPeace Foundation’s work are technology governance, policy review and advocacy, capacity and capacity creation and building through collaboration with various government organizations, academic institutions and civil society entities.
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