After successful completion of the Internet Safety Campaign at Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata, Kaspersky Lab, along with Data Security Council of India (DSCI), has launched Internet Safety Campaign – Stop. Think. Connect in Mumbai. The campaign involved a college outreach programme in the top Indian metros – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. Participating team in each city had to ideate and present a creative theatrical interpretation of key themes around Internet Safety.
The campaign kick-started at Atharva College of Engineering, Malad, Mumbai. The campaign attracted registrations and participation from colleges in and around Mumbai. Shortlisted teams from St. Xaveirs College, Rizvi College, SVIT College, Kelkar College, etc performed street plays based on the themes like Internet Security starts with You, Identity Theft,
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Virtual World are the Threats Real, Taking Control over Your Digital Life, Online Gaming, Protecting Your Credentials, etc. Performance of each team was moderated by Dr Satya Pal Singh, Joint Commissioner of Police, Mumbai; R. J. Sidhu, Fever 104; and Lokesh Rai, Rangbaaz Theatre Group. The performance from each team was judged on the criteria of content research,
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direction, enactment, uniqueness and time adherence. The Kelkar college team won the first prize. They were awarded with prize money of Rs.50,000 for their fabulous performance, content, theme and presentation. Rizvi College was declared as
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Runner-up and was awarded with the cash prize of Rs.15,000/-. The awards were presented to the winning teams by Dr Satya Pal Singh, Joint Commissioner of Police, Mumbai; R. J. Sidhu, Fever 104; and Lokesh Rai, Rangbaaz Theatre Group.
Maxim Mitrokhin, Director – Operations, Kaspersky Lab – Asia-Pacific, said, “We are pleased to partner with DSCI for the Internet Safety Campaign – Stop. Think. Connect (STC). Kaspersky Lab being one of the leaders in the IT security domain, we consider Internet Safety Awareness and Education as our social responsibility. With the Internet safety campaign – Stop. Think.
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Connect, we aim to educate users with the simple and basic steps to be safe and secure online. We would like to encourage everybody to join the initiative and take advantage of tools, information and safety guides shared via STC microsite, STC blog and social media properties.”
