“Become a Cyber Sigma, train with Hackers” – an educational campaign financed by the Santander Foundation’s “Hacks Against Cyberattacks” grant programme
How to feel safer on the Internet and avoid the growing number of threats? The Santander Foundation has just launched the second edition of its ”Hacks Against Cyberattacks” project, in which grants are allocated to cybersecurity education.
One of this year’s initiatives is an educational campaign by the Sarigato Foundation (Hackers project). Anyone can train their resistance to cyberattacks in an interactive game, while supporting the needs of children and young people from difficult backgrounds.
In the face of the rapidly growing number of cyber threats, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated, education on personal financial security is one of our priorities. That is why we have launched the "Hacks Against Cyberattacks" grant programme, through which we raise public awareness in this key area. I believe that investing in knowledge is the best form of protection against digital threats, and I am glad that we were able to finance the Sarigato Foundation's activities in this area. By working together, we can do cool and useful things
Both children and their parents are exposed to various forms of online fraud, partly due to a lack of ability to recognize threats and thus avoid traps set by cybercriminals.
This type of exclusion mainly affects those who need support but cannot find it in their environment, such as children, young people and senior citizens.
Created as part of a campaign run by the Sarigato Foundation, this intuitive, accessible online game consists of ten challenges. Its interactive format makes it easy for both children and adults to understand key concepts. By engaging in individual activities, users learn to recognise deepfakes and fraudulent attempts to obtain data, listen to voice messages, learn how to create secure passwords, look for „catches” that may indicate potential threats, receive practical tips and develop habits related to secure online banking. The game is available at: https://cybersigma.hakersi.pl/
We learn throughout our lives, and the concept of lifelong learning is, in a sense, a response to a dynamically changing reality. Digital education and expanding our knowledge of new trends helps us to protect ourselves against various threats, but also to ensure the protection and safety of others.
The campaign’s audience can also help in the fight against digital exclusion. By playing the game, you can financially support the digital education of young people from children’s homes, foster care, community centres and day care centres, who are the target group of the „Hackers” project (https://hakersi.pl/). The aim of the Hackers project is to support independence through learning new technologies and digital skills. The project has been running since 2016, in cooperation with care facilities, volunteers and businesses.
The campaign organisers emphasise that intergenerational communication plays a key role and that cybersecurity should start with dialogue and cooperation. That is why it is so important to learn from each other – in the family, in private situations and professional settings.
The Sarigato Foundation’s campaign was financed by a grant from the Santander Foundation’s „Hacks Against Cyberattacks” programme, which supports education on safe online financial management and raises awareness of cyber threats. The Santander Foundation has financed 18 projects with a total value of PLN 1.2 million. More information is available at: https://fundacja.santander.pl/haki-na-cyberataki-2024.
