Pause before you pay: thousands join cyber safety march to promote safer online habits in Hyderabad
Thousands of residents in Hyderabad participated in a 'Cyber Security Flash' march to promote awareness about online fraud. The event, organized by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau, encourages citizens to pause and verify digital transactions to prevent cybercrime.
Why it matters
Rising cyber fraud necessitates public awareness campaigns to protect citizens from financial loss and digital exploitation.
Thousands of mobile phone flashlights and LED wristbands lit up Necklace Road on Thursday (October 1) evening as around 3,000 people walked with a simple message against cyber fraud: pause, think and verify before you click, share or pay.
The two-kilometre ‘Cyber Security Flash – Pause for Safety’ Light March, organised by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) at People’s Plaza, marked the beginning of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Telangana. The theme for this year is ‘Don’t Make It Easy for Them’.
The participants included police personnel, students, ex-servicemen, members of the industrial and factory community, Sahachari women volunteers from Malkajgiri, and families and other citizens from across Hyderabad. As the march moved along Necklace Road, participants switched on their mobile phone flashlights and LED wristbands in a display meant to symbolise vigilance against cyber fraud.
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