Kohima, October 20 (MExN): A seminar on cyber security was presented by Swapan Kumar Das, CEO of Ellide Computers at Government Polytechnic Kohima (GPK) on October 20. This seminar was organised to spread awareness amongst the students and faculty on various online threats that have the potential to cause personal harm and financial loss. Swapan Kumar Das spoke on a range of issues such as the need for strong passwords for Facebook and email accounts, online scams, and 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 using social engineering techniques were narrated to help the students avoid such entrapment themselves, added a press release received here. Er. Vipulhou Lhoungu, Principal of GPK said that such seminars are organised to help provide well rounded education that go beyond the curriculum and meet the challenges of the times. National Board of Accreditation (NBA) coordinator and event coordinator, Er Hangkum Sao Chang expressed that such seminars are 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 that is encouraged by the NBA’s developmental approach to promote excellence in technical education.
