Don Bosco Tech (Kollam) conducted a guest session on “Online Safety while using social media” for trainees on October  17, 2020, at 11.30 am. The awareness session was taken by Mr. Godwin M who is the top banana in the field of Motivational and Public speaking in Kollam. Mr. Tinu Ruben (Trainer, Don Bosco Tech Kollam) introduced him to the trainees. Thereafter, he briefly explained himself to the trainees about the activities that are being undertaken by him. He then discussed and pointed out Online Safety while we are on social media platforms nowadays. He précised on the importance of this topic to the trainees before getting into the session. It was a great day to take part in his session as he is in the online marketing field.  He pointed out that we would not safe while online. Hackers who are still on the lookout for personal information can use credit or bank information might manipulate them in illegal activities by adopting one’s identity.

He discussed ten effective methods that would help us to avoid getting into trouble online while using it.“When we use professional platforms try to not give complete information on personal matters as it might be traced by anyone from anywhere in the world and the information once given online cannot be erased even we delete it from our account on the social platform. As noted, both web browser and mobile operating systems have settings available to protect our privacy online.” he said. A major website like FACEBOOK also has privacy-enhancing settings available. These settings are sometimes hard to find because the company wants your personal information for its marketing value.   He then shared a life-changing experience in the field of the online working journey from being a clerk in an office to an online marketer, speaker, and so on.

Keywords that he focussed the entire session were: Keep professional information limited, privacy settings on, practice safe browsing, choose a strong password, make an online purchase from trusted sites, Be careful what we post/ who we meet online. After the lecture, students got clarified their doubts on the topic. This awareness session was a big opportunity for them to know more about cyber-attacks and how to browse the internet safely. As per the feedback that came from the trainees, this class was very useful. Finally, Abhitha (a trainee, Don Bosco Tech, Kollam) conveyed a vote of thanks.