Cyber Awareness and Cyber Security

🌺IAP Mumbai kickstarted the Child and Adolescent Healthcare Week by celebrating Teenage Day with the teen students of Shree Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic College, by arranging a talk on “Cyber Awareness and Cyber Security” on 19th March 2024.

🌺Our EB member, Dr Jagruti Sanghvi introduced the session lauding the Mumbai Cyber Crime department for saving over Rs 50 crore rupees from cyber fraud this year, thanks to the police cyber cell helpline 1930.

🌺Thereafter, Mr. Ajay Patil, PSI and Mr. Rajesh Khushalani, ASI from Cyber Crime Branch, Mumbai Police- BKC took an exhaustive session on Cyber Crime and how to prevent ourselves from becoming cyber victims. They explained in detail about how fraudsters employ social engineering and emotional engineering tactics to lure people to fall prey to them. Their presentation was replete with practical demonstrations and ways to protect our digital data. They also touched upon dangers of dating sites, online investments, OTP scams, child pornography and cyber bullying- all relevant to the Gen Z!!

🌺The session was attended by 150 students of IT and Computer science and 10 staff members. Our EB members Dr Tanushri Mukherjee and Dr Harwinder Palaha took active participation in the event.

🌺The entire session was coordinated by Dr Jagruti Sanghvi on behalf of IAP Mumbai, along with Mrs Radhika Patwardhan of Bhagubhai College.

🌺Team IAP Mumbai🌺