Close to 100 people packed into Subiaco Library on Friday night to spend their evening learning about cyber safety.
The Scams and Sushi event, which was run for Scam Awareness Week, shared the types of scams that are targeting Australians with easy steps for how to detect scams and stay safe online.
Facilitator Caitriona Forde, who is a cybersecurity awareness and culture expert, spoke about how being scammed was not a sign of weakness and how it could happen to anyone, anytime.
The session gave people straight forward knowledge of how to help safeguard themselves from digital threats and included a Q&A opportunity with Caitriona – while energising them with tasty sushi.
Caitriona said, “Cyber security is a life skill. Technology is a great thing, but the reality is that there are threats we need to learn to protect ourselves from.
“I love delivering these types of workshops and helping the community.”
Susanne attended the session and said, “Caitriona was terrific. We are so grateful to have had this [event] and all the helpful information we received.”
Caitriona’s top three tips for better cybersecurity are:
- create strong, unique passphrases for every account
- set up multi-factor authentication
- regularly install software updates.
Subiaco Library runs regular free events that aim to improve digital literacy on a range of topics.
For more upcoming events across the City, head to the
events calendar.