Over 200 Leonora Secondary students benefit from cyber security training

Over 200 students in grades 10 and 11 at the Leonora Secondary School on Tuesday, benefitted from a cyber security awareness session hosted by the National Data Management Authority (NDMA).

The students were engaged in the various facets of online security, such as cyber bullying, creating strong passwords, virus protection, and software updates.

Speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Information Technology (IT) and Electronic Document Preparation and Management (EDPM) teacher at Leonora Secondary, Dhankumarie Beepat, said that the session will prove beneficial to the students, not only in their academic pursuits but in everyday life as they navigate the digital world.

“This is a very important session, because we have a lot of students that are on online platforms, and these students need to understand how and when to click on websites, and they need to be able to protect their identity and their privacy,” she said.

This exercise forms part of the NDMA’s drive to bolster cyber security across the country and to ensure that citizens are informed about safe online practices.

These training sessions are being implemented in observance of Cyber Security Month, under the theme ‘Secure our World’. It is in keeping with the NDMA’s mandate to not only provide internet services to the public sector but to also facilitate training and awareness to promote a digital transformation.

Similar exercises were hosted for public sector agencies. A combined 70 students from Tucville Secondary in Georgetown and Christianburg Secondary in Linden were recent beneficiaries.

Among the schools still slated to benefit from these sessions are Richard Ishmael Secondary, Cotton Field Secondary, Anna Regina Multilateral, Hope Secondary, Fort Wellington Secondary, Skeldon Line Path Secondary, New Amsterdam Multilateral, Soesdyke Secondary, and Vreed-En-Hoop Secondary schools.