Cyber Cell to promote cyber etiquette among cops, schools
The Wannacry cyber attack spread like wildfire across Western countries and paralysed hundreds of thousands of computer systems across the world.
However, India was mostly spared of the massive the cyber attack, barring a few incidents in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Noida.
Delhi has so far not been affected by the ransomware attack.
The Delhi Police, however, is not taking any chances as its Cyber Cell unit has sent out an alert to all thirteen districts and has started educating police personnel in cyber etiquette and taking preventive measures during a cyber attack.
Taking stock of the lack of public awareness in handling a cyber attack, the Cyber Cell will also be launching a series of professionally made short videos which will be streamed on the Delhi Police social media accounts.
The videos are a part of the public awareness programmes which the Cyber Cell had been undertaking in various schools across Delhi. Talking to Millennium
Post, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Economic Offences Wing and Cyber Cell), Anyesh Roy, said that the Delhi Police have been sent an alert from the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), which has been communicated to all thirteen districts.
The recommendations from CERT involve basic troubleshooting methods and cyber etiquettes to be followed to stop the spread of malicious cyber attacks.
DCP Roy said: “One of the biggest problems with such a cyber attack is the fear of loss of data. In government and private offices, it is advised to back up their data on a daily basis, while important data should be backed up every hour.”
“In the case of Wannacry cyber attack, the worm spreads through a network though unsolicited mails. One must be educated in figuring out the unsolicited mails, so that the worm may be contained and spread to other computers,” added the police officer.
The advisory from CERT may be meant for the officials from Delhi Police, but the Cyber Cell will start reaching out to the public.
The Cyber Cell has so far conducted three programmes in 302 schools, including both government and private schools. The last programme was conducted on May 9.
The police have also imparted sensitisation programmes among the students and the teachers. Around 419 teachers responsible for computer studies have attended these programmes.
“In the United Kingdom, the attack spread because people did not follow proper cyber etiquettes. We want to use short videos and presentations to educate the public,” Roy added.