{"id":46908,"date":"2022-10-21T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/bugesera-students-tipped-on-protecting-online-data\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:05:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T15:05:14","slug":"bugesera-students-tipped-on-protecting-online-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/bugesera-students-tipped-on-protecting-online-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugesera: Students tipped on protecting online data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The campaign conducted on Thursday 20th October 2022 at Gashora Girls Academy also attracted students from neighboring schools including Groupe Scolaire Dihiro and New Explorers Girls Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Mutabazi from Rwanda Computer Security Incident Response Team (Rw-CSIRT) at NCSA urged students to be cautious lest they end up being dragged into activities exposing them to risks. He also requested them to protect themselves and their online data. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more you use electronic gadgets, the higher you have the risks of being exposed to hackers attempting to defraud you or access your online data to be used for unlawful activities,\u201d said Mutabazi.    <\/p>\n<p>He advised students not to share their passwords with anyone, avoid sharing personal information and using public internet.   <\/p>\n<p>Students were also reminded to always lock their devices, sign out all social media accounts before going offline. <\/p>\n<p>The CEO of NCSA, Col David Kanamugire has emphasized that children should be enlightened on online safety or be protected against exposure to harmful content and other threats.  <\/p>\n<p>Also present at the event was Christophe Nsengiyaremye, the Director General of Education Sector Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Education who urged parents and teachers to educate students on pros and cons of technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44889 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuyobozi_wa_ncsa_col_david_kanamugire_avuga_ko_ubu_bukangurambaga_buzamara_ukwezi_aho_bazazenguruka_hirya_no_hino_mu_gihugu-18a55.jpg\" alt=\"The CEO of NCSA, Col David Kanamugire has emphasized that children should be enlightened on online safety. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44888 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kagabo_george_waje_ahagarariye_mtn_rwanda_muri_ubu_bukangurambaga_yasabye_abakiri_bato_kwitwararika_ku_bijyanye_n_umubare_w_ibanga-40ab6.jpg\" alt=\"George Kagabo represented MTN Rwanda at the event. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44887 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_8747-b3d75.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44886 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_8734-81a94.jpg\" alt=\"Students also had an opportunity to ask questions. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44885 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_8684-7ae42.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44890 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_8658-e89d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-44892 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ele-5.jpg\" alt=\"Christophe Nsengiyaremye, the Director General of Education Sector Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ministry of Education urged parents and teachers to educate students on pros and cons of technology.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{As part of the ongoing cyber security awareness campaign, the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) in collaboration with MTN Rwanda, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) and other relevant partners has interacted with students in Bugesera District and tipped them on precautionary measures to curb cyber threats.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-46908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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