Our 170th event for the community
With over 11,000 cases reported in 2020, Uttar Pradesh has replaced Karnataka as the state with the highest incidents of cybercrime, data from the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report has revealed. The scale, style and type of cyber-crimes has increased dramatically during the pandemic, with technology now allowing criminals to work from all over the world, and law enforcement agencies having to act quickly to keep up with them.
With the rapidly growing cyber-crimes and to talk about its prevention and reporting techniques and hence to make people aware, Delhi based no-to profit organization Helping Brainz and their National Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness team led by Shraddha Khedkar virtually conducted a Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Session at Ambalika Institute of Professional Studies, Lucknow on February 12, 2022. This was Helping Brainz’s 14th Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness event and their 170th project. Shraddha’s team at Helping Brainz is on a national mission to dedicate their Saturdays for Cyber Security Awareness and Cyber Security Career Counselling Sessions.
Lt. Cdr. Tejinder Kaur Bhullar (Retd. Navy Veteran)
Lt. Cdr. Tejinder Kaur Bhullar (Retd. Navy Veteran), experienced (17+ years) Human Resource and Operations Management Professional, inaugurated the virtual event and spoke about the importance of data security and why the awareness about the same is the need of the hour.
Prof. (Dr.) M. Chandra Sekhar, CEO, MacLead
Renowned and experienced (33+ years) cyber security and project management professional, Prof. (Dr.) M. Chandra Sekhar, CEO, MacLead presided over as the Guest Speaker. Prof. Chandra Sekhar briefed the audience about cyber security and how global players are highly concerned about the increase in cyber crimes and how the students can become instrumental in preventing the cyber crimes and spreading awareness about the same.
88 students and faculty members from Ambalika Institute of Professional Studies, attended the event.
Yedhu Krishna Menon, a Third-Party Risk Management and Cyber Security Professional, was the speaker and trainer of the event. During the event, Yedhu spoke about, Cyber Attacks and Attackers, Cyber Crimes, Counts and Stats, Types and Categories of Cyber Crimes, Online Gaming, Social Media Safety, discussed various case studies of Cyber Crimes, Cyber Crime prevention mechanisms, reporting structures (mechanisms, websites, phone numbers, email addresses) and Cyber Laws. Event was followed by a Quiz Competition to check the effectiveness of the understandings derived from the event. Session aimed at teaching students how to stay secure on the internet and keep their personal information secure. Students were also taught what to do if they ever fall victim to a cyber-crime.
Dr. Prajapati, (Principal, AIPS), Shraddha Khedkar (Project Manager, National Cyber Security and Legal Awareness Sessions, Helping Brainz), Pooja Kulkarni Vaidya (Head of Branding and Advertising, Helping Brainz), Pallabi Bose (Project Manager, Pandemic and Disaster Management and Special Projects), Arushi Mathur (Helping Brainz Volunteer, National Cyber Security and Cyber Crime Awareness Mission) and other faculty members, spoke and led the event from the front. Helping Brainz also takes this opportunity to thank, Prof. Aachal Sharma (Panel Member, Helping Brainz) for all her sincere coordinations and collaborations.
