More than 2,000 persons have enrolled for a free online Cyber Crime Intervention Officer (CCIO) course offered by Mysuru-based Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), a non-profit venture, as part of the International Cyber Security Awareness month.
Director of ISAC Captain (retd.) Anand Naidu told The Hindu that the online CCIO course enables participants to volunteer as first responders to cyber crime. “They will not only be able to help themselves, but also their near and dear ones. They will be able to give first aid to cyber-injured persons, but the investigation will, however, have to be carried out only by the police.”
The CCIO course, which is open only to people above the age of 16, is aimed at helping the participants provide the first response to victims of cyber crime. “It will help prepare people offer the first response to cyber crimes like online sexual offence or breach of an e-mail,” he said.
