Description
Cyber Security is a global phenomenon representing a complex socio-technical challenge for governments but requiring the involvement of individuals. Although Cyber Security is one of the most critical challenges businesses face today, visibility and public awareness remains limited. Almost everybody has heard of Cyber Security. However, the urgency and behaviour of persons do not reflect a high level of understanding.
About the speaker
Devang Jain is a final year Computer Science undergraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Goa. He is a CompTIA Security + Certified Specialist and the founding member of the InfoSec Club of IIT Goa. He has interned previously at Safe Security and is planning to pursue a Master's in Cyber Security in the future.
Speaker’s Point of View
Seeing friends and relatives falling into the traps of phishing emails, using/reusing weak passwords, running outdated software/applications, and posting personally identifiable information on social media. I felt there was a lack of awareness in society in terms of protecting data security and privacy. Moreover, I was alarmed after reading a report by Cybint that said, "Human error is the cause of up to 95% of Cyber Security breaches. With simple awareness training courses, this number can be dramatically reduced." Thus, I genuinely believe that learning how to stay cyber secure is the need of the hour, and through educating ourselves and our peers, we can remain safe from the rising cyber-attacks.
For More:
Sign up here: HackForChange
Top comments (0)