Safety Over the Net -May 2013

As a blog dedicated to bring in visibility on Security, specialized security concerns, security events across different locations, It was interesting to be a part of the event Safety over the net organized by ITMR along with CYSI. A small writeup of the event is shared in the following paragraphs.

The Cyber Awareness programme- "Safety Over the Net", was held as scheduled on May 30, 2013 at HTC Towers, Guindy, Chennai. The programme was well started by Prime Point Srinivasan, Chairman, Prime Point Foundation, who shared an informative presentation with the audience and kept them live with a lecture full of information. He discussed the advantages, challenges and the safety aspects of social media and networking sites.  During his presentation, he emphasised the need for the youth keeping themselves within the limit while using the social media and not to get addicted.  

This session was followed by a session from Mr Balu, Former Addl. superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime, who introduced and explained the provisions under the law with real time anecdotes on cyber crime.  They were well received by the participants. Mr Mohammed from HTC ITMR presented  a brief presentation with on the need for Cyber Security education and advanced forensic education underlining the need for trained manpower to meet the requirements of India. Mr Gunasekar, CFO of HTC  shared his good experience on  the needs of Cyber security as an essential imperative. The event wound up with a Note of thanks by Mr Ramesh Bashyam, Secretary of CySI.

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