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80% cybercrimes faced by school students in Maharashtra go unreported: Study
As per a recent study conducted by Responsible Netism and Cyber Peace Foundation supported by Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training (MSCERT), 80 per cent school students in Maharashtra between the age groups of 10-17 do not report cybercrimes...
China-based hackers luring Indians into fake Tata Motors scam
Cyber-security researchers in India on Thursday said they have discovered a malicious free gift campaign pretending to be an offer from Tata Motors that is collecting users' data, and the campaign has been traced to China-based hackers. The research wing of the New...
Misinformation Awards Announcement
We are delighted to announce the recipients of the WhatsApp Misinformation and Social Science Research Awards. We are grateful for the level of interest we received - about 600 proposals were submitted and reviewed and our awardees represent the highest quality...
Zoom speeds up hiring DevOps engineers, IT personnel in India
As part of its commitment to expand and innovate further in India, US-based video meet app Zoom is fast recruiting DevOps engineers, IT, security and business operations personnel in the country. Zoom, which has an office in Mumbai and data centres in Mumbai and...
Beware bullies, cyber moms are watching!
Ranchi: Parental monitoring of a child's virtual world has become bare necessity in these scary times of cyberbullying, sexting and online predation. Cyber Peace Foundation, a non-partisan civil society organisation in the city, has teamed up with experts from Google...
Cyber Peace Foundation, DSCI and Google organise workshop for law enforcement officers
Cyber and cyber-aided crimes have seen a steep rise in the last decade, calling for new skills and expertise in criminal investigations. Cyber Peace Foundation and Data Security Council of India, with the support of Google, have collaborated to design a capacity...
Instagram launches ‘Parents Guide’ for young people’s safety
New Delhi: Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Monday launched a “Parents Guide” to help young people be safe on the platform. The guide is aimed at helping young people to be safe, by informing parents about all the safety features that exist on the...
Instagram’s updated Parents Guide aims to improve child safety on the platform in 2021
Facebook-owned Instagram has launched a new "Parents Guide" for India. The new guide aims to help younger users stay safe by informing parents about all the safety features that exist on the platform. The Parents Guide is a resource provided by Instagram that helps...
CyberPeace Foundation and WhatsApp launch second edition of online safety programme for students: To add new states and more
CyberPeace Foundation and WhatsApp have announced the launch of the second edition of their 'Cyber Ethics and Online Safety Programme' for students. The programme has been launched in consultation with UNICEF and state police authorities. In the first phase, the...
CyberPeace, WhatsApp launch second phase of online safety programme for students
CyberPeace Foundation and WhatsApp on Tuesday announced the launch of the second phase of its 'Cyber Ethics and Online Safety Programme', under which the initiative will reach about 10,000 students. The programme will be extended to Assam, Rajasthan and Gujarat, and...
CyberPeace Foundation partners with WhatsApp to create awareness on cyber safety among students
CyberPeace Foundation has partnered WhatsApp to create awareness on cyber safety among students. This is an effort to build on their earlier partnership with WhatsApp under the "e-Raksha" program that reached thousands of students. This association aims to reach about...
Neha Dhupia joins hands with Facebook against sharing child abuse content online; Urges people to report it
Content Warning: The article contains references to child abuse. Neha Dhupia is known for wearing her heart on the sleeve. The actress never shies away from sharing her views, be it about relationships, breastfeeding, motherhood and more. Clearly, Neha has impressed...