𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬.
Many studies have shown that women are more likely than men to be the target of, and impacted by, onlineharms such as online harassment, including sexual harassment.
As a mother of two girls, it has become a personal mission to make the internet safer for women and girls.
That is why it was my absolute pleasure to speak to a hall full of talented and driven young women about cybersecurity and cybersafety recently. Almost 100 dedicated students from various polytechnics in Singapore were gathered under the STEM First program by United Women Singapore, with support from Citi and the FinTech Academy.
While my dear friend Eelee Lua spoke of the importance of RegTech in the FinTech landscape, I continued the conversation by highlighting:
– How cybersecurity and cyber safety are intricately connected in our daily lives
– How to apply basic cyberhygiene along with social cybersecurity steps
– How online harms, such as deepfake pornography and image based sexual abuse, are an urgent issue for women and girls
We wrapped up with a group activity to create a checklist in their personal lives on their chosen regtech or cybersecurity/safety topic, which could easily be implemented.
Seeing their (along with their Citi mentors!) enthusiasm, quick learning, and engagement was both rewarding and highly encouraging.
The internet just got a bit safer.
Many thanks to Eelee for roping me in for this opportunity, and congratulations to Dr. Lillian Koh and team for this noble endeavour, so well organised and executed.
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