Police start visiting schools to make cyber warriors of students
Times of India | 24 July 2024
12 Kolkata: The cyber police station conducted awareness programmes at Loreto Day School and Modern High School to educate students about online safety and digital citizenship in an effort to “empower the next generation and identify the devils lying in the online world”.
The workshops were spread over the past two days and had officers address the school girls on basic cyber hygiene and the new forms of online threat.“Girls get targeted more. Hence, they need to be extra careful.
“These interactive sessions were conducted by the cyber-crime department of Lalbazar in collaboration with the school management,” said a school official.
“As cops, we highlighted the importance of safeguarding personal information online, recognizing and responding to cyber threats, and responsible internet usage. We primarily talked about threats from using internet on phones and apps. The idea was to talk of things they con-stantly use,” said an officer.
Cops stated they faced multiple questions, several of which were linked to safe browsing and safer access to social media.
The cops are planning a more permanent presence in schools. Kolkata Police is use its ambitious Cyber Sathi Project. According to sources, one person — either a teacher or any other staff member — will be trained by the KP’s cyber department. The project will be implemented in both govt and private schools. “The individual trained will act as the nodal officer for the institution and will train other stakeholders of the institution,” an officer said.