The National Agency for Cybersecurity, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, launched an awareness campaign targeting about 3,000 school students, teachers and parents, which is the first awareness campaign in the field of cybersecurity directed to male and female students in public education in the country.
Through the intensive campaign, which targets about 30 schools in the country, the National Agency for Cybersecurity aims to educate students and parents about the dangers and threats of cybersecurity, raise awareness of ways to prevent them, and highlight behaviors that help protect the education sector and the student community from cyber risks, thus contributing In promoting the values of preserving digital citizenship.
Dalal Al-Aqidi, Director of the National Cyber Excellence Department at the National Agency for Cybersecurity, said in her statements: This project comes within the framework of the National Agency for Cybersecurity’s keenness to enhance awareness of cybersecurity risks, and based on its vision of building a safe cyber society, in which all segments enjoy sufficient awareness. To meet the challenges that accompany the accelerating technological revolution, as well as the Agency’s full belief that enhancing cyber security in the local community is the focus of a partnership between educational and security institutions to build an awareness and value shield that secures protection from the dangers of the digital world for students of all ages.
She added that the partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education resulted in the launch of the Cybersecurity Educational Curriculum Project, which is the first of its kind in the region, in terms of targeting students in the school environment, and directing it to each age stage with content commensurate with the degree of awareness and awareness that it enjoys, in addition to the orientation For people with special needs, parallel education and adult education, to ensure the dissemination of cyber awareness in the entire student community, including school students, teachers and parents.
She pointed out that the cybersecurity curricula project is presented in a smooth and enjoyable framework, which would contribute to social awareness of cyber risks in all their forms, as a variety of educational tools were used, all of which fall within the framework of raising awareness of the importance of cyber security, and these training tools include products Visual awareness clips, posters and diagrams, in addition to a guide for teachers and a guide for parents.
She explained that in conjunction with a project "Cybersecurity educational curricula"Another pioneering initiative was launched to complement the cybersecurity educational curricula, which is the cybersecurity awareness initiative. "Cyber Echo"Where it aims to enhance awareness of the concepts and values of cyber safety within the framework of extra-curricular activities within the school environment, as the initiative is based on producing cyber educational content through a set of targeted activities and events, based on field visits to public and private schools, and holding workshops that include presentations of educational clips. And cyber competitions, various events, activities and applications, in addition to distributing gifts to students.
As a continuation of the cybersecurity curricula project, the National Agency for Cybersecurity launched an electronic platform that includes the entire knowledge content, including video clips, character descriptions, designs and instructions, so that all are available to the student community, and those wishing to obtain cyber knowledge and awareness easily.
It is noteworthy that the schools in which the awareness campaign began are: Al-Muthanna bin Haritha Model Primary School, Hattin Model Primary School, Saad bin Moaz Primary School, Saud bin Abdul Rahman Model Primary School, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani Primary School, Moza Bint Muhammad Primary School, Al-Bayan Elementary School, and Umamah School. Bint Hamzah Elementary School, Al-Shifaa Bint Abdul Rahman Al-Ansariah Primary School, and Al-Khansa Primary School.
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