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National E-security Awareness Week (the Week) is an Australian Government initiative that aims to help Australians understand e-security risks and educate home and small business users about the simple steps they can take to protect themselves, their families and their businesses online.
There are events, community activities and initiatives scheduled across Australia throughout the Week, initiated by the Australian Government and its industry and community partners, which will explore e-security 1) In the home: looking at the many ways families use the internet at home, from online transactions to social networking ; 2) On the land: highlighting the increasingly crucial role the internet plays in rural and regional Australia, and 3) In the office: looking at the value of the internet to small businesses who are increasingly operating online.
The Australian Government's Stay Smart Online website provides information on e-security matters.
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NATIONAL E-SECURITY AWARENESS WEEK EVENTS
Friday, 6 June
Morning, Canberra ACT - Launch by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy
10:00am-12:00pm, Bulahdelah NSW - Being Secure On-Lineseminar by CTC
11:30am, Docklands VIC - "e-Security: is it my problem?", a small business seminar; speaker - Rob Forsyth, Sophos (City of Melbourne and Digital Harbour)
10:00am-12:00pm, Bowraville NSW - Seniors workshop by CTC
10:00am-12:00pm, Kyogle NSW - Protection Software seminar by CTC
11:00am-1:00pm, Holbrook NSW - Staying Safe Online seminar by CTC
12:00noon, North Ryde, NSW -Microsoft will launch a new suite of consumer information products as part of a campaign encouraging consumers to ‘protect yourself, protect your PC, protect your family'; speakers - Senator Stephen Conroy and Tracy Fellows
3:00pm-5:30pm, Tambar Springs NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
4:00pm,ANU, Canberra, ACT - a public lecture/seminar by Quintessence (a start-up company developing a commercial application for Quantum Cryptography)
5:30pm-7:30pm, Bowraville NSW - Home workshop by CTC
7:00pm, Conder, ACT - AFP seminar for students, parents, teachers (St Clare of Assisi)
Sydney - SCADA COI meeting
Wednesday, 11 June
10:00am-12:00pm, Eden NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
11:00am-12:00pm, Kyogle NSW - Internet Nasties seminar by CTC
11:00am-3:00pm, Tea Gardens NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
1:30pm, Brisbane, QLD- Auscert and Malcolm Compton, Information Integrity Solutions, host a social networking seminar for high school students, parents and teachers (University of Queensland)
2:00pm-4:00pm, Oberon NSW - Phishing and Identity Theft seminar by CTC
3:00pm-5:30pm, Tambar Springs NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
5:30pm-7:30pm, Coonamble NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
6:00pm-8:00pm, Wellington NSW - Small Business Workshop by CTC 7:00pm-9:00pm, Oberon NSW - Small Business and e-Security seminar by CTC
Friday, 13 June
10:00am-2:00pm, Sydney - Over the horizon e-security forum, which will look to the future to anticipate upcoming challenges for internet security; speaker - Senator Stephen Conroy
10:30am-12:30pm, Coonamble NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
10:00am-12:00pm, Eden NSW - e-Security seminar by CTC
1:30-3:00pm, Scone NSW - Internet Nasties seminar by CTC
A broad group of Australian and international corporations, peak bodies and community groups have joined with Government to promote e-security throughout the Week. Partners include:
National E-security Awareness Week (the Week) is an Australian Government initiative that aims to help Australians understand e-security risks and educate home and small business users about the simple steps they can take to protect themselves, their families and their businesses online. 
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