"Institutions at this age must have a cybersecurity policy, follow basic cyber hygiene and report cybercrime and have dialogue with law enforcement," additional commissioner of police (II) Pranav Kumar said. ADVERTISEMENTHe was a speaker at the 103rd annual conference of the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools in India. Speaking on awareness of cybercrime and cyber safety, Kumar said that restricted access means, for example, that finance personnel should not have access to human resource data, and vice versa. "It's important we address these issues," Terence Ireland, principal of St James’ School said. Michelle Gardner, principal of St Jude’s School, Dehradun, said: “Children making memes of teachers can tarnish the reputation of schools.”

Source: The Telegraph January 07, 2026 02:40 UTC