January 27, 2020 Opening On-line Seminar on Security Measures for Public Wireless LANs

In recent years, the spread of public wireless LAN services has progressed. However, many security measures are not sufficient, and there are possibilities of incidents such as cyber attacks and information leaks using public wireless LANs as stepping stones.
Accordingly, with the aim of enlightenment about the security measures of public wireless LAN users, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will start an on-line seminar on security measures for public wireless LANs on Monday, February 10, 2020, and has decided from today to accept applicants wishing to attend the seminar.

1. Seminar period

From Monday, February 10 through Monday, March 23, 2020

2. Start date of accepting participants

Monday, January 27, 2020

3. Outline of the seminar

This seminar is organized with the themes specified below, and experts will introduce the risks of using public wireless LANs and appropriate security measures in an easy-to-understand video format.

1. 1st:
   Smoother and More Usable Public Wireless LAN <Wi-Fi Technology>
2. 2nd:
   Very Dangerous Unidentified Wi-Fi
3. 3rd:
   Is that Wi-Fi genuine?
4. 4th:
   Learn about Various Public Wireless LAN Services
5. 5th:
   Wi-Fi Connection and Encryption Mechanism
6. 6th:
   How to Use the Web Safely
7. 7th:
   Protect Important Informations on Your Own
8. 8th:
   To Use Wi-Fi More Safely and Securely
9. 9th:
   (Additional theme (1)): Latest Trends of Wi-Fi Standards
10. 10th:
    (Additional theme (2)): Latest Security Measures at Home and Outside

4. How to participate

This seminar distributes video content on a large-scale open on-line seminar platform called "gacco", which is operated by DOCOMO gacco, Inc. A participant needs member registration and seminar registration through the webpage that introduces this seminar. (Those who have already registered themselves as members need seminar registration only.)