UK launches major net security awareness campaign
A major UK government campaign to help consumers and small businesses protect themselves from internet security threats launches in the UK on Thursday. The 'Get Safe Online' campaign aims to arrest the growth in computer security risks that threaten to slow down the rise of ecommerce. The scheme - backed by the launch of a www.getsafeonline.org website - aims to help the public to become more "cyber-savvy" and to consolidate net security information, which is currently fragmented.
UK: Get safe for e-services
Cabinet Office minister Jim Murphy wants to boost confidence in e-government services through the UK's internet safety campaign.
The Get Safe Online campaign, launched on 27 October 2005, aims to help people understand online threats and how to protect their computers against them.
UK government declares war on cyber-criminals
According to the Get Safe Online campaign, launched today in London to raise public awareness of the dangers of cybercrime, over three quarters of the UK's population (83 per cent) do not know enough about protecting themselves online.
UK: Get Safe Online, net users urged
The answer? A government campaign, reinforced by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and backed by suppliers such as BT, Dell, eBay, Lloyds TSB and Microsoft, to educate the population, and to persuade them to take responsibility for their actions online.
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