Symantec Partners with The Northern Territory Government for National E-security Awareness Week

Public and Private Sector Partners to Help Protect Darwin Businesses from Cybercrime

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Australians are being encouraged to take some simple steps to improve their online security as part of National E-security Awareness Week.

National E-security Awareness Week aims to inform Australians about the importance of e-security and highlights simple steps all Australians can take to protect their personal and financial information.

The week involves a range of events designed to promote the simple things people can do to stay smart online.

In Darwin, Symantec and The Northern Territory Government will be holding a free security business seminar on Wednesday, 10 June at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 32 Mitchell Street, Darwin. To register, book online at www.nt.gov.au/upskills or phone 08 8999 6888.

“Australians are increasingly using the internet in their everyday lives, doing their banking, shopping, communicating with friends and family and running their businesses,” the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy said.

National E-security Awareness Week 2009 highlights a shared responsibility for e-security as the Australian Government partners with more than 30 major organisations from the ICT industry, commercial business, state and territory government agencies and the community.

“I’d like to acknowledge the fantastic support of our partners who are participating this coming week and encourage everyone to take part in the activities and events on offer throughout the week ahead,” Senator Conroy said.

“Symantec is proud to be a partner in National E-security Awareness Week again in 2009,” Craig Scroggie, vice president and managing director, Pacific Region, Symantec said.

“The online world has so much to offer and our aim this week is to help equip local businesses with the skills and knowledge to protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated and targeted cyber security threats so they can interact and do business online with confidence.”

Information on National E-security Awareness Week activities and the alert service is available on the Australian Government’s e-security website www.staysmartonline.gov.au.