BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250829T083144Z UID:0C35C96E-9003-4F07-B2AD-A0DDD1D52B13 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250823T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250827T190000 DESCRIPTION:The session focused on spreading awareness among both school an d university students about the various threats present in the online worl d not only against women but all the people in the society. Participants w ere educated about cyberbullying\, online crimes\, threats\, morphed image s\, and deepfakes\, along with practical ways to prevent and tackle them. To ensure better understanding\, the concepts were delivered through fun g ames and quizzes\, making the session interactive and engaging. In additio n\, we visited schools for underprivileged students\, where they were taug ht the basics of cybersecurity in the same interactive manner. As part of our outreach\, stationery kits were distributed to over 60 students\, enco uraging their active participation. Looking ahead\, we also plan to provid e scholarships to outperforming students in the future as funds increase\, to further motivate and support them in their education.\n\nThe event had a significant impact on both school and university students by enhancing their awareness of online safety and digital literacy. The interactive for mat of games and quizzes kept the participants highly engaged\, making it easier for them to understand and remember critical concepts of cybersecur ity. Many students expressed curiosity and enthusiasm to learn more about the subject\, with several showing interest in joining future IEEE activit ies and initiatives. Our outreach to underprivileged schools created an ad ded social impact\, as students not only learned the basics of cybersecuri ty but also received stationery kits\, which further encouraged their part icipation. The initiative has laid the foundation for future efforts such as scholarship support for deserving students\, ensuring that the event co ntinues to create long-term value beyond its immediate outcomes.\n\nRoom: CR-5\, Bldg: Academic Block\, Jaypee University Of Information Technology\ , Solan\, Himachal Pradesh\, India\, 173234 LOCATION:Room: CR-5\, Bldg: Academic Block\, Jaypee University Of Informati on Technology\, Solan\, Himachal Pradesh\, India\, 173234 ORGANIZER:ieee.juit@juitsolan.in SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:Cyber Shield: Empowering Women in the Digital World URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/498634 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-fami ly: 'Times New Roman'\,'serif'\; mso-fareast-font-family: Caladea\; mso-an si-language: EN-IN\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-S A\;">The session focused on spreading awareness among both school and univ ersity students about the various threats present in the online world not only against women but all the people in the society. Participants were ed ucated about cyberbullying\, online crimes\, threats\, morphed images\, an d deepfakes\, along with practical ways to prevent and tackle them. To ens ure better understanding\, the concepts were delivered through fun games a nd quizzes\, making the session interactive and&nbsp\;</span><span style=" font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,'serif'\; mso-fareast-font-family: Caladea \; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN\;">engaging. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,'serif'\; mso-fareast-font-family: Caladea\; mso-ansi-l anguage: EN-IN\;">In addition\, we visited schools for underprivileged stu dents\, where they were taught the basics of cybersecurity in the same int eractive manner. As part of our outreach\, stationery kits were distribute d to over 60 students\, encouraging their active participation. Looking ah ead\, we also plan to provide scholarships to outperforming students in th e future as funds increase\, to further motivate and support them in their education.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,'s erif'\; mso-fareast-font-family: Caladea\; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN\;"><sp an lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\ ,'serif'\; mso-fareast-font-family: Caladea\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; m so-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">The event had a s ignificant impact on both school and university students by enhancing thei r awareness of online safety and digital literacy. The interactive format of games and quizzes kept the participants highly engaged\, making it easi er for them to understand and remember critical concepts of cybersecurity. Many students expressed curiosity and enthusiasm to learn more about the subject\, with several showing interest in joining future IEEE activities and initiatives. Our outreach to underprivileged schools created an added social impact\, as students not only learned the basics of cybersecurity b ut also received stationery kits\, which further encouraged their particip ation. The initiative has laid the foundation for future efforts such as s cholarship support for deserving students\, ensuring that the event contin ues to create long-term value beyond its immediate outcomes.</span></span> </p>\n<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,'serif'\; mso-fareas t-font-family: Caladea\; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN\;"><span lang="EN-US" st yle="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,'serif'\; mso-far east-font-family: Caladea\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-languag e: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;"><img src="https://events.vtools.iee e.org/vtools_ui/media/display/f96ba6d2-f5c4-4ac0-9d07-35da7e74a07f" width= "238" height="302">&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</span></span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR