Indian university and CyberPeace unveil digital threat response programme

Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women and CyberPeace have launched the CyberPeace Keepers and First Responders initiative, The Hindu reports. The programme will train students to research and respond to a range of online threats, according to the organisation. These include scams, deepfakes, artificial-intelligence-enabled deception, misinformation, impersonation and online abuse.

The initiative is intended to give participating students a role in examining digital harms and responding to them. The available source material does not specify the number of students involved, the length of the training or the procedures they will use. It also provides no details about the launch date, the programme’s funding or how the university and CyberPeace will assess its results.

The stated focus is on building student capacity to address deceptive and abusive online activity.