Strong passwords, 2-step verification emphasized at Google Internet Safety Workshop

Mohali, July 19, 2016 : Need to have a strong and unique  password and use of 2-step verification and security key were among the host of measures emphasized at a Internet Safety Workshop organized by Citizens Awareness Group in partnership with Consumer VOICE, Delhi and Google at Gian Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology in Phase II here on Tuesday. The workshop was part of a series of state workshops being organized across India.

Highlighting the best internet security practices in a Security Café conducted on behalf of Consumer VOICE and Google, Ms Rinki Sharma, who had come from New Delhi, said passwords being the first line of defense against cyber criminals, it is important that these be strong and unique  and be changed frequently.

She said with 2–step verification and security key, consumers can protect their account with both password and phone. Talking about protecting your device, she said tools such as Android Device Manager help you locate your device. So, if you’ve lost a device, you can use Android Device Manager to find its approximate location on a map and when it was last used.

She advised the audience to always remember to download apps from trusted sources. Your screens should also be kept locked using passwords, patterns, fingerprints, pin or through face recognition, she added.

Rinki cautioned internet users to beware of various scams that entice you into sharing your personal sensitive information with unknown sources. Checkout for authentic domain names before you give out your personal information, she said.

Dwelling on safe and secure shopping online, she said it was necessary to ensure that the websites from which you make your purchases is reputed. Make sure you have researched sufficiently about the product. It is good to look for secure checkout process while making your payments. In short, be safe – be secure!

 Citizen Awareness Group chairman Surinder Verma said no doubt internet is a very strong medium of communication and information, but measures should constantly be upgraded to safeguard the users from cheating, fraud and malicious propaganda.

Chandigarh Management Association (CMA) president Dr Avneet Bedi and chairman of the Gian Jyoti Group of Institutions J S Bedi were also present.

Chandigarh: India’s largest stock exchange National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) in association with the market regulator SEBI, Citizen Awareness Group and Press Club – Chandigarh organized a Regional Investor Awareness Programme on “Financial Inclusion through Financial Education” at Chandigarh today. The program was conducted to educate people about benefits of financial markets and to make them aware about opportunities to grow their wealth.

The welcome address was delivered by Mr. Jaswant Singh Rana, President, Press Club. “SEBI has always taken the lead in spreading awareness about the market through such programs. The regulator will continue to take steps to ensure faster financial inclusion”, he said. Mr. Amit Pradhan, Regional Director, SEBI delivered the keynote address and spoke about SEBI’s role in ensuring fair trade and its role in monitoring the financial market. He also informed that the regulator is now playing a larger role as it started monitoring the commodity market as well.

Ms. Rana Usman, Sr. AVP, NSE was also present during the program. Referring to SEBI’s publication, she informed that North India plays a critical role in India’s capital market as states like Punjab, Haryana, among others, contribute heavily and NSE is witnessing healthy participations in new age products like ETF from these states in particular. AUM of ETF has surged to an all-time high recently, hovering around Rs 16000 cr. “Nifty based ETFs are witnessing a high participations as the benchmark index captures the India’s growth story”, she said. ETF’s are low costs and well researched products. For instance, an investor can invest in the top 50 stocks traded on NSE, by buying just one unit of Nifty ETF, for just around Rs 600. The units are easy to buy and sell on an exchange platform. At the same time, risk is reduced, because you are investing in 50 stocks (of the Nifty index) and not in only one stock.

A technical session was also delivered by Mr. Suryakant Sharma, DGM, SEBI, NRO and Ms. Renu Bhandari, CM, NSE. Investors were advised on the steps they should take to ensure that their interests are protected. “Investors needed to execute few mandatory and voluntary documents with a member broker. They must read them and should know the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of investing while entering the market”, they said during the interaction.

The program ended with a vote of thanks presented by NSE.

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