Digital scams are the dark side of digitization, a phenomenon, unfortunately, very widespread and constantly evolving. It is necessary to increase the awareness and digital skills of citizens to prevent and contain increasingly sophisticated IT threats. This is why Confconsumatori, as part of the initiative "Who's afraid of the web”, organizes Tuesday 20 December at 15.30 the webinar entitled "Before and after the digital scam: protection tools for the citizen”: the event, open to all citizens, will offer an overview of new generation scams, with an eye also to what is happening abroad (which could soon concern us too), and will provide useful indications and advice both for preventing risks, both to protect themselves from damages caused by digital fraud; it will also be possible to ask questions to the experts.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: The event will be entirely online on the Zoom platform. Participation is free and open to all, but registration is requiredprior to this LINKS or by contacting the following addresses: ufficiostampa@confconsumatori.it and 0521/231846.
THE PROGRAM – After the greetings of Mara Colla, honorary president of Confconsumatori, the first interventions will focus on preventive tools and measures to limit the risk of suffering digital scams.
Speakers will: Roman Stasi, CERTFin Chief Operating Officer, to illustrate the “I Navigati” awareness campaign; Elena Farinella, President, e Adrian Bottazzi, Secretary General of ACFE Italy Chapter, who will talk about QRishing, an emerging international scam, e Vito Giordano, computer criminologist, who will provide strategies to protect your data. In the second part of the event Antonio Pinto, Confconsumatori expert and Member of the Committee of Market Operators and Intermediaries at Consob, will address the issue of protecting defrauded consumers. The interventions will be moderated by the journalist Richard Quintili which will also give space to questions from the public. Finally, the conclusions will be entrusted to Mark Festelli, national president of Confconsumatori.
WHO IS AFRAID OF THE WEB - Is called “Who's afraid of the web?” the Confconsumatori initiative created to help people face the fears that limit the effective use of digital resources. The project, financed by the Ministry of Economic Development (with funds pursuant to Law 388/2000 - year 2021), is divided into numerous information and training activities, designed to push citizens to overcome their limits and take full advantage of the potential of the internet while protecting yourself from growing risks. “Who's afraid of the web?” also adheres to Digital Republic.
Received in the editorial staff on December 16, 2022
