Session to orientate Netizens on Cyber Crime and Safety

Session to orientate Netizens on Cyber Crime and Safety In order to sensitize the students in the wake of rising cyber crimes, Army Public School, Golconda had organized an online session with Cyberabad DCP (Cyber Crime) Ms Rohini Priyadarshini P, IPS, to create awareness among the students and parents on the cybercrime which has seen a meteoric rise over the last few years. The Principal Mrs Vidya Muralidharan, Principal Army Public School , Golconda initiated the session with a welcome note highlighting the purpose of the webinar so that the stakeholders would have a better understanding of the nuances of cybercrime and keep themselves abreast with the current cyber scenario. The DCP enumerated the session with various types of cybercrimes such as Cyber Bullying, Stalking, Morphing Etc. and also emphasized the teenagers’ need to protect themselves while handling the accounts on Facebook,Instagram, Whatsapp etc. She also enlightened the students on the importance of keeping themselves safe in the virtual world as the teenagers are not only using the internet as consumers but also the contributors of vast database of blogs, pictures and videos constantly being created. The noble initiative by the school facilitated the students with an enhanced essential life skill in this era of cyberspace. The session became more interesting as the discussion was routed to a Q&A session wherein students and teachers had put in plethora of queries and each of their queries was extensively deliberated upon. She also illuminated the students about the validity of NCCPR, 100 and 181. On top of that she also emphsised upon the vital role of parents and teachers to curb this growing global problem. The session ended on a high note with giving vote of thanks to the guest for sparing her valuable time.