Founder: Ananya Tadepalli Innovation Academy, Fulton County, GA
Our Story
Cyber Defense Initiative is an unincorporated non-profit association. Here, we are driven to do our part in protecting our communities from Cyber Threats. Since pandemic, internet usage has ballooned across our communities, with computer and internet becoming core backbone of purchase, education and work-from-home. This has resulted in 20% increase in internet users, with a 40-100% increase in internet service usage. Along with this growth in computer usage we have also noticed a steady growth in cyber crimes and cyber threats at home, with 60% of Americans already exposed to it. Lack of knowledge and awareness of risks among users makes them vulnerable to Cybercrime.βCyber Defense Initiative aims to increase awareness and knowledge about cybercrimes through series of lectures, blogs, podcasts. Such Knowledge, and Awareness will equip our communities with defense mechanisms such as avoid, protect and react
Aug 2022 | Launched Site |
Sep 2022 | Launched Blog |
Oct 2022 | Launched P-CRAT Personal Cyber Risk Assessment Tool |
Nov 2022 | Launched Cyber Security Awareness Lectures |
Dec 2022 | Launched Win-TER: Windows Tool for Exploit Reporting |
Mar 2023 | Launched Project with Girl Scouts of America |
Feb 2024 | Congressional Gold Award for cyber awareness campaign |
Mar 2024 | Girl Scout Gold Award for training in elementary schools |
Sep 2024 | Published Childrens Book: Cyberville Chronicles |
Oct 2024 | Proclamation from City of Milton |
Oct 2024 | Commendation from Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia |