Generation Next security awareness campaign- introductory lesson for school children

July 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Technology has been part of human lives ever since it was embraced to simplify the day-to-day chores right from the invention of the wheel.  Today, it has overtaken our concept of simplified living to become a source of entertainment, socializing and advanced communication methodologies. The vast reach of information technology in our lives called for an established system of securing our data assets. The usual information security measures seem to be insufficient when it comes to tender hearts. A lot of it is caused by the natural characteristics of youngsters such as curiosity, desire of independence and fear of punishment. We need to consider these characteristics while determining how to protect them in cyber space. The only permanent solution to the threats in the cyber world is to educate children about them and the possibility of them being a target for hackers, cyber stalkers and intruders.

As an industry leader in information security sphere; Comguard recognizes and acknowledges its responsibility to spread security awareness to the society. As a part of its corporate social responsibility; Comguard initiates a nationwide information security awareness campaign for the younger citizens of United Arab Emirates, preparing them for a safer tomorrow. As an introductory lesson to this initiative, information security expert Mr. George Jason addressed the students of Our Own English High School Dubai, a GEMS school.  He enlightened students on the information security threats they face in the cyber world. He emphasized the fact that inbuilt security settings alone on any social networking platform might not prevent them from being abused while they are socializing online.   Mr. Jason mentioned several third party add on’s that could compromise computers and the information present within.  He gave several examples on how Facebook can be used as a source of abuse by hackers and cyber stalkers. Moreover, online harassment is viewed as a serious offense that could probably get one behind the bars. The US law says a person commits a third degree felony, if the person posts one or more messages on a social networking site with the intent to harm, defraud, intimidate or threaten another person. Mr. Jason emphasized the necessity of every facebook user being aware of threats associated with third party applications on Facebook. Facebook has quite a few applications that had been compromised by malicious hackers. Although these application’s were small in number, a large number of users were affected. The Apps themselves were hacked as opposed to something like Facebook profile pages, a common target for the still-spreading Koobface worm.  Mr. Jason specifically addressed every online platform that youngsters use along with the threats they can pose to them.  Finally Mr. Jason reminded the students that any information shared on electronic platform is no longer theirs. Information generated electronically can never be destroyed. Therefore, its highly important to know what information is shared and to whom.


for futher details on the initiative and tips on information secuirty visit : www.safenetizen.org


Our own English High school

Our Own English High School-Dubai is one of the most easily recognised and well-known premier schools in the UAE. It is reputed for its high standard of quality education imparted to its students and a formidable track record in academics and extra-curricular activities achieved over the last forty years. Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India, the curriculum is followed up to Grade 12.

Mr. George J Jason

Mr. George J Jason is a well known security expert and a renowned speaker, offering his immense knowledge in the field of technology and information security in various enterprises in the Middle East and in the Indian subcontinent. Mr. Jason has over 14 years of experience in the IT industry with exclusive experience in Network Security Services, Digital forensic Investigations and Ethical hacking. Mr. Jason has a rich background in solving critical cases for corporate and government agencies in investigating fraud, embezzlements and HR cases using his strong forensic skills while helping prevent many disasters relying on his core competencies - Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Risk Assessments & Gap Analysis.

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Comguard is a professional security solution provider based in Dubai Internet City; aims to offer customized training, tools, products, enhanced knowledge and expertise for information security needs. Disseminating knowledge has been its mission ever since Comguard emerged as a corporate entity; therefore Comguard is an exclusive distributor for EC-Council for the Middle East and Asia Pacific region. Backed by a strong vision and sustained growth rate ; Comguard has emerged as one of the leading Value Added Distributors of network and IT security products across 23 countries in the Middle East and Asia Pacific region. Comguard has close distributor association with industry’s noted IT security product leaders such as Kaspersky, Acunetix, Borderware, Arcsight, Guidance software, Cyberoam, Infowatch, Webspy, UM Labs, Watchguard, BLUECAT networks , EC Council and SECERNO.