Seminar on cyber security was conducted at Government Polytechnic Kohima (GPK) to spread awareness amongst the students and faculty on various online threats that have the potential to cause personal harm and financial loss on October 20. CEO of Ellide Computers, Swapan Kumar Das spoke on a range of issues such as the need for strong passwords for Facebook and email accounts, online scams, cyber stalking and brute force attacks. The audience was also enlightened on the technique of social engineering-the art of manipulating people so they give up confidential information. Real life incidents of victimization by using social engineering techniques were narrated to help the students avoid such entrapment.
Principal of GPK, Er. Vipulhou Lhoungu said that such seminars were organised to help provide well rounded education that went beyond the curriculum and met the challenges of the times. National Board of Accreditation (NBA) coordinator and event coordinator, Er. Hangkum Sao Chang expressed that such seminars were part of the larger goal of achieving NBA accreditation for GPK. He said a number of others systems and practices are being put in place at GPK in order to ensure continuous quality improvement and to promote excellence in technical education.
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