At the State Services, you can check your level of protection against cyber fraudsters

A new section dedicated to cybersecurity has opened on the State Services portal. Now everyone can check how protected they are from online fraud and find out useful information that can help against various kinds of cyber threats.

In a new section “Cyber ​​security is easy!” On the State Services portal, users can take a test to determine how well they are familiar with the tricks used by cyber scammers to take possession of personal data and financial resources of citizens. The section also contains information on how to recognize cyber and telephone fraudsters and how to counter them. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (Mintsifry RF).

It is clarified that the new section on the State Services was developed as part of the federal project “Information Security” of the national program “Digital Economy” and became part of the All-Russian Cyber ​​Hygiene Program.

Also, within the framework of this program, the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation launched special projects aimed at increasing the cyber literacy of citizens. Yes, on website “CyberHealthy” will help the user create strong passwords for their accounts that are easy to remember, but difficult to hack, and they will also teach you how to protect your smartphone from hacking and explain how not to fall for phishing and check the security of sites. And on website “Cyberbullying”, which is mainly aimed at teenagers and their parents, you can read bloggers’ stories about how they coped with cyberbullying, learn how to resist online bullying and how to help a victim of cyberbullying.

The department noted that new projects will soon be launched to help citizens protect themselves and their data on the Internet.

Alena Bodrienko.

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