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27: THINK BEFORE CLICKING – Cyber Security: DOs & DON’Ts

DOs

  • Have a strong Password
  • Change password often ( every 15 days)
  • Use Licensed software
  • Use good anti virus.
  • Update regularly with patches.
  • Back up your data and documents
  • Avoid cyber cafes for financial transactions
  • Download from trustworthy sites
  • Configure email to be secure
  • Disable auto opening of documents
  • Use two step authentication for online services
  • Have different account & username for multiple users of same device
  • Check social network configuration
  • Use parental control tools for browsing

DON’Ts

 

  • Click on suspicious or unknown links
  • Use pirated software
  • Share confidential information
  • Share pins and passwords
  • Reply to Spam  messages
  • Ignore updates
  • Leave storage devices outside unattended
  • Share email with unknown individuals
  • Use simple guessable passwords
  • Keep webcam connected when not in use
  • Use same password for different applications or accounts
  • Open suspicious attachments
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25: PROACTIVE APPROACH TOWARDS FLIGHT SAFETY

Aviation business military or civil, demands a very high degree of safety. A Proactive approach is required to ensure safety. Some suggestions are as follows:

    • Give wide publicity to safety aspects.
    • Increase awareness regarding safe practices.
    • Organise talks, discussions and brainstorming sessions.
    • Include safety aspects in the training and continuity syllabus, curriculum and testing procedure.
    • Include safety aspects in all briefings and debriefing.
    • Undertake periodic safety pledge to follow rules in letter and spirit.
    • Conduct Regular Aerospace safety audits.
    • Utilise modern training aids and simulators.
    • Employ effective Anti-Bird measures.
    • Employ effective FOD measures.
    • Instill sense of ownership among all operators.
    • Conduct regular hangar safety audits.
    • Take extra care of legacy aircraft and equipment.
    • Insist on safety during maintenance activities and ground handling.
    • Conduct all agencies emergency drills regularly.
    • Ensure all documents are up to date.
    • Identify weak crew and take corrective action.
    • Identify weak areas and take corrective action.
    • Ensuring Safe flying and operating Environment.
    • Deal with safety violations in a strict manner.
    • Adopt proactive approach towards planning, monitoring and supervision of activities and events.

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23: DIGITAL ADDICTION – PART 1: UNDERSTANDING DA

 

Defining DA. Digital addiction can be defined as excessive, obsessive and compulsive use of digital technology. There is a thin line between the need to use a device and the compulsion to use the same. DA is becoming a common phenomenon mainly impacting adolescents and adults and is more common in singles.

Emotional Symptoms. The emotional symptoms could include following:

Anxiety

Loneliness

Stress

Depression

Loss of sense of time

Isolation

Agitation

Lack of concentration

Physical Effects. Physical affects could be as follows:

Backache

Headache

Weight loss / gain

Strained vision

Insomnia

Threats. DA threatens to subvert ones attention from essentials and has potential of negative impact on the general wellbeing. It starts hampering normal life, cutting off people from physical society and relationships.

Remedial measures. Some of the remedial measures are as follows:

Restricting use of smart phones and internet.

Laying down timings.

Removal of unnecessary apps.

Turning off notifications and alerts.

De-addiction. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences has started a clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology) for internet de-addiction.

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