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Get Safe Online; Says UK
Techtree News Staff, Oct 31, 2005 1722 hrs ISTA campaign "Get Safe Online", has been launched in Cardiff, UK, to tackle cyber crime and ensure internet safety.
A campaign, dubbed "Get Safe Online", has been launched in Cardiff, as part of a government-backed effort to tackle cyber crime and ensure internet safety.
The move is a fall-out of research conducted in Wales, which revealed that 29 per cent of the people know next to nothing about internet safety. Further, 77 per cent of the people want information about protection, in areas such as financial transactions and computer viruses.
As of now, the "Get Safe Online" website comprises a singular page, which talks about a joint initiative between government and the private sector, aimed at helping consumers and small businesses to use the internet safely.
Besides the UK government, the main organization behind "Get Safe Online" is the National High Tech Crime Unit, who have had an impressive track record with respect to promoting security awareness in the business world. "Get Safe Online" was kicked off under the codename "Project Endurance", but is now ready to go live with support from the likes of Microsoft, eBay, HSBC and BT.
As part of "Get Safe Online", security experts will remain present at St David's Shopping Centre in Cardiff, all of today, with a view towards providing up-to-date information and answering all consumer queries.
Commenting on the occasion, John Hutton, Cabinet Minister responsible for e-Government, said, that although internet has brought enormous benefits to our everyday lives, there are risks involved as well. The "Get Safe Online" campaign is being run to make the internet a safer place, for conducting financial transactions as well as exchanging personal information.
Sharon Lemon, Head, National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, said, that internet crime is posing a huge challenge, and that increasingly, organized criminals are turning to the internet as a vehicle for their nefarious activities.
Significantly, organizers of "Get Safe Online" are urging computer users to take simple steps to protect themselves such as; running anti-spyware programmes to protect home PCs, using anti-virus protection, keeping firewalls switched on, and ensuring that operating systems are updated.
The move is a fall-out of research conducted in Wales, which revealed that 29 per cent of the people know next to nothing about internet safety. Further, 77 per cent of the people want information about protection, in areas such as financial transactions and computer viruses.
As of now, the "Get Safe Online" website comprises a singular page, which talks about a joint initiative between government and the private sector, aimed at helping consumers and small businesses to use the internet safely.
Besides the UK government, the main organization behind "Get Safe Online" is the National High Tech Crime Unit, who have had an impressive track record with respect to promoting security awareness in the business world. "Get Safe Online" was kicked off under the codename "Project Endurance", but is now ready to go live with support from the likes of Microsoft, eBay, HSBC and BT.
As part of "Get Safe Online", security experts will remain present at St David's Shopping Centre in Cardiff, all of today, with a view towards providing up-to-date information and answering all consumer queries.
Commenting on the occasion, John Hutton, Cabinet Minister responsible for e-Government, said, that although internet has brought enormous benefits to our everyday lives, there are risks involved as well. The "Get Safe Online" campaign is being run to make the internet a safer place, for conducting financial transactions as well as exchanging personal information.
Sharon Lemon, Head, National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, said, that internet crime is posing a huge challenge, and that increasingly, organized criminals are turning to the internet as a vehicle for their nefarious activities.
Significantly, organizers of "Get Safe Online" are urging computer users to take simple steps to protect themselves such as; running anti-spyware programmes to protect home PCs, using anti-virus protection, keeping firewalls switched on, and ensuring that operating systems are updated.
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