KPMG International Provided Cyber Literacy Training for 80,000 Youth in 45 Countries in 2nd Annual Program

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

For the second year running, KPMG cyber security professionals
from 45 countries around the world led classroom sessions aimed at
educating young students about the importance of cyber security and
internet risk. The sessions were held during October, which is known
as International Cyber Security Awareness Month.

"Our cyber security professionals from around the world have put
the 'fun' in cyber security fundamentals for students," said Akhilesh
Tuteja, who co-leads KPMG's Global Cyber Security practice, along
with Greg Bell. "The cyber security lessons provided a real
opportunity for young students to engage with individuals who have
deep skills and knowledge about issues facing this generation."

Given the tremendous success of the inaugural KPMG Cyber Day
initiative held on a single day last October, this year KPMG expanded
the program to make every Friday in October a KPMG Cyber Day. This
enabled KPMG to reach even more students with cyber lessons developed
by KPMG's Global Cyber Security Practice.

"Global CEOs we've interviewed for our latest CEO Outlook, and
those I speak with recognize the critical role they play in their
businesses being cyber secure," said Bill Thomas, Global Chairman,
KPMG. "Cyber security can no longer simply be left to the IT
department, smart businesses know every employee has to be digital
now and alert to the dangers. We all play a role in helping to ensure
the business leaders of tomorrow are cyber safe. That's why I'm
tremendously proud of the program our people have delivered in
classrooms all around the world."

In a digital age where many young people are logging long hours of
screen-time, it is critical that government bodies, parents,
teachers, organizations and industry experts all work together to arm
them with the information they need to stay safe online and offline.

- According to the Children's Internet Study, conducted by The Centre
for Cyber Safety and Education, 40 percent of kids have connected
or chatted with a stranger online; with 53 percent of those kids
having revealed their phone number to a stranger.
- Alarmingly, the same study found that those admit to chatting with
strangers online, 11 percent met with a stranger and 6 percent
revealed their home address.

"Our global approach to citizenship prioritizes Quality Education
and Lifelong Learning in line with the Sustainable Development
Goals," said Lord Dr. Michael Hastings, Global Head of Corporate
Citizenship, KPMG. "The more we do today to collectively advance the
competence and knowledge of today's youth on cyber security, the
better we can prepare these future leaders to meet tomorrow's
challenges and be part of the confident digital future."

You can follow the conversation @KPMG on Twitter using the
hashtag: #CyberSafe

About KPMG International

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing
Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 154 countries and
territories and have 200,000 people working in member firms around
the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are
affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG
International"), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct
and separate entity and describes itself as such.

Contact:

Amy Greenshields

amygreenshields@kpmg.ca

T: +1-416-777-8749

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