Expert advice on cybersecurity, cybersafety and cybercrime. Using real incidents, I explain why cyber risks occur, what form they take, and how they affect cybercitizens as individuals, employees, citizens and parents. Opinions expressed in this blog represent my personal views
In
Australia ,80% of the population uses the Internet for social networking,
shopping, online banking, blogging and ecommerce. As the Internet becomes a
channel for financial transactions, and an easy means to perpetuate email frauds
and scams, cybercrime will start to grow at a rapid rate. Most of us and our
children use the Internet without a complete understanding of its risks and the
knowledge to protect us. There are over15 Categories
that constitute Cybercrime which we should be aware off, and the upcoming
National Cyber Security Awareness week (June 2012) is one such government
initiative to bring together industry, community and consumers to raise cyber
security awareness among its residents.
One
of the unique proposals, this year is to find ambassadors who will help people relate
to, and visualize cyber security issues as opposed to reading a boring list of security
do’s or don’ts. These brand ambassadors named ‘Stay Smart Online Agents’, will
be flown around Australia to attend industry events throughout Awareness Week.
I
liked the trailer of the competition video with its James Bond theme. Of course
in reality there is no mystic to cyber security, commonsense is the best
weapon. We only need to learn to stay safe on digital highways.
To
participate go toStay Smart Online. Entry
is open to all Australian residents who are 18 years or over as at 16 December
2011 and closes on 14th Feb 2012.
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