HELPING raise online-protection awareness among the youth, Fortinet Phils. has donated 1,400 complimentary copies of the children’s book Cyber Safe:Coauthored by Renee Tarun, deputy chief information security officer and vice president of information security at Fortinet, the learning material contains an easy-to-understand introduction to possible dangers for children when they go online for school, video games, and streaming video shows, among others.
“Internet usage among children dramatically increased amid the pandemic, especially with the shift to remote and hybrid learning,” he said. “This [has] created additional threats that impact children’s privacy, safety and security…Because of children’s little understanding of these cyber threats, they may be more vulnerable targets for cyber criminals.”
Linking with the Department of Education in the City of Manila, the global provider of broad, integrated and automated cyber security solutions turned over 1,000, 300 and 100 copies of the book to P. Gomez Elementary School, Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School, and Ramon Avanceña High School, respectively.