Aust Govt and Stephen Conroy here to help e-protect YOU!

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Friday, 06 June 2008 11:29

Opinion and Analysis

The Stay Smart Online press release from Senator Conroy continues, and says that: “The Australian Government has partnered with major Australian and international companies, peak bodies and community groups to help raise community awareness of e-security issues throughout National E-security Awareness Week.”

Senator Conroy concludes by saying that: “A range of organisations are partnering with National E-security Awareness Week by holding public information sessions and events and providing information to customers, members and staff.”

Those information sessions are as follows:

Tuesday 10 June
E-security seminar for Seniors
Level 1, 280 Pitt St , Sydney 10am
Organiser: Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association and Australian High Tech Crimes Centre

Tuesday 10 June
E-security for Small Business breakfast
Darwin Airport Resort, 1 Henry Wrigley Dr , Darwin , 7am
Organiser: Australian Internet Technology Security Forum

Tuesday 10 June
E-security seminar for students, parents and teachers
St. Clare of Assisi , Heidelberg St , Conder, Canberra , 7pm
Organiser: Australian Federal Police

Wednesday 11 June
E-security and social networking seminar for students, parents and teachers
Sir James Foots Bld (Rm 241), St. Lucia Campus, University of Queensland , Brisbane , 1:30pm
Organiser: AusCERT and Integrated Information Systems

Thursday 12 June
E-security seminar for Seniors
The Coral Sea Room, Ipswich RSL Club, North Ipswich , 9:30am
Organiser: Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association

The organisations helping the Australian Federal Government make the E-Security Week a success are:

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Attorney General's Department, Australian High Tech Crime Centre (Australian Federal Police), eBay, Australian Bankers' Association, ABACUS (Australian Credit Union Association), Internet Industry Association, McAfee, Microsoft Australia, Sophos, Symantec, Telstra, Attachmate/Australian IT Security Forum, AI Group, and the Australian Seniors Computer Club Association.