Web Portal for Cyber Safe Girl v3.0 Curated by Faculty of CSE Dept. is released Online
05-Oct-2020
A first of its kind Web Portal for Cyber Safe Girl v3.0 curated by Dr. Ananth Prabhu G. Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering was released online on Oct 3 2020, by the Home Secretary Ms. Roopa D., IPS and Sandalwood Star Kiccha Sudeep.
The Cyber Safe Girl is a unique free online web learning portal for Indians where one can get tips on Cyber safety, awareness about various cyber threats and scams and finally how to do responsible internet browsing.
The portal also allows the user to get the I AM CYBER SAFE certification by taking the Online Assessment through a simple user interface which can be accessed using any electronic device such as tab, mobile or a computer.
The course consists of 30 modules entailing animated movies, lecture series and relevant sections of the IT act and other related acts with each module comprising an online test. The website is currently running on beta mode.
Dr. Ananth Prabhu, a Cyber Security Trainer is well known for his humongous work in the field of Cyber laws and Cyber security. He is also a trainer for Karnataka Judicial Academy and Karnataka Police Academy.
Dr. Prabhu says that with the whole world moving online, the need for responsible browsing is very crucial as during the pandemic, there has been a sudden spike in cases of online fraud, scams and threats. This portal plays an important role in creating required awareness among people of all generation and especially to those who are new to online mode and have very little to no knowledge about the cause and mode of fraudulence in the digital world.
Dr. Prabhu also plans to conduct hands on training at the newly set up Center of Excellence for Cyber Security at Sahyadri. The portal is designed and developed by his Research Assistant Mr. Rohan Don Salins with inputs by Mr. Sanjay Sahay, ADGP (Retd.); Ms. Reena Suvarna, ACP- Bengaluru and Mr. Vaikunt Prabhu.
The Cyber Safe Girl 3 book is available for free download. To access the portal for free, visit www.cybersafegirl.com
