Programme to ensure child safety online launched

Lesson in movement Dr Khair running students through a CyberSafe Programme website.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov fifteen According to CyberSecurity Malaysia, a number of cyber confidence incidents involving young kids went up by 112 per cent this year.

And as some-more as well as some-more young kids are exposed to a Internet, there is a pressing need to safeguard their reserve online.

To plunge into this problem, a array of workshops, partial of a DiGi CyberSAFE programme, will aim some-more than 5,000 students around a country to boost awareness of kid reserve upon a Internet.

A joint bid involving a Ministry of Education, DiGi Telecommunications, CyberSecurity Malaysia as well as Childline Malaysia, "the categorical thrust of a programme is to spread believe as well as equip students, relatives as well as teachers with collection to capacitate a family-friendly Internet experience."

Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, Deputy Minister of Education, said, "This is a perfect e.g. of how a open as well as private sectors can as well as should come together in addressing a key emanate inspiring a nation. I would additionally similar to to acknowledge Childline for entrance upon house to enrich this programme further by extending a 15999 Childline to online kid reserve issues."

His speech was read by Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof, deputy director-general (Policy), during a launch of a programme today.

Henrik Clausen CEO of DiGi said, "As accessibility to a Internet increases both during home as well as school, you have a shortcoming to safeguard you create a family-friendly Internet experience for a children.

"DiGi has an aspiration to capacitate Internet for All, giving people from all walks of life a event to reap a full potential of a Internet for personal as well as social economic development. With a increasing rate of cyber crimes quite targeting children, you want to! mobiliz e an online community, quite a younger generation, that is aware of reserve as well as remoteness issues, as well as are sufficient protected against a possible dangers upon a net."

Lt Col (R) Prof Dato' Husin Jazri, chief executive officer of CyberSecurity Malaysia said, "We are gratified to have partnered with DiGi to scale up a efforts; permitting some-more Malaysians to great from a seminar as well as a holistic overdo programme. This is a great e.g. of how you have effectively worked together with a private sector as well as collectively champion a critical emanate inspiring a nation."

The DiGi CyberSAFE programme is a half-day seminar involving talks as well as interactive sessions focusing on:

Identifying a risks as well as threats online: cyberbullying, cyber stalking, temperament theft, kid publishing as well as cyber grooming;

Learning for children: things to know whilst chatting, social networking habits, tips to stay safe;

Guides for parents: ways of creating a protected computing environment; and

Awareness of Helpline as well as assistance: Childline 15999 that is permitted around call as well as email.

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