Jalandhar December 26 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- Faculty development programmes are always organized at Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar to enhance the knowledge of faculty members on contemporary topics. A faculty development programme was organized on the topic ‘Mitigating Major Cyber Threats’ where Dr. Jagmohan Mago, Associate Professor in PG Department of Computer Science was present as the Resource person.
Principal Dr. Neerja Dhingra while expressing her views on the significance of the said subject put forth that in the contemporary times, the digital and virtual age has made life very easy but at the same time, cyber crimes have also reached their peak. She asserted that in this age it is easy to become victim of cyber crime. So, we need to become cautious and vigilant while using digital gadgets.
Dr Mago also explained in detail about the situations in the cyber world
Addressing his views on ‘Mitigating Major Cyber Threats’, Dr Jagmohan Mago said that it is the need of the hour for us to be familiar with the relevance and importance of cyber security in today’s everyday life. Dr Mago also explained in detail about the situations in the cyber world in which one can become a victim and what are its dangers and also shared that if a person takes protective measures, they can prevent themselves from becoming the prey to cyber crime, for which the measures like antivirus, firewall, AI based encryption can be adapted in our gadgets.
He also emphasized that if ever one accidentally becomes a victim of cyber crime, then one must pursue its solution and not just suffer in silence. The faculty members also asked many questions on this burning issue of faculty development, which Dr. Mago answered satisfactorily.
Dr. Dhingra admired the presentation shared by Dr. Mago and also acknowledged the efforts of Programme Incharges of FDP – Dr. Anjana Kumari and Dr. Payal Arora for successfully organizing the Faculty Development Programme.