Kuwait City, May 30: Reflecting its dedication to spreading financial awareness across all sectors of society under the umbrella of the “Let’s Be Aware” campaign introduced by the Central Bank of Kuwait, in cooperation with local banks and Kuwait Banking Association (KBA), National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) organized two cybersecurity sessions at two schools, public and private, thereby expanding its efforts to promote awareness on fraud risks to include the educational sector.

The sessions delivered to the students of Amra Bint Hazm School and Universal American School highlighted the different types and risks of cyber fraud and the required protection precautions. The sessions also included educating students on the principles of cybersecurity and tips to protect their accounts from fraudulent messages, by using strong, long hard-to-guess passwords which contain letters, numbers, and symbols, and changing them frequently.

Speaking on this, Sarah Al-Amad, Senior Communications Officer at National Bank of Kuwait said, “NBK is always dedicated to promoting banking and financial culture in the society. It is a pleasure to extend our awareness efforts to students in public and private schools to familiarize them with cybersecurity and educate them on the different types of fraud and required security precautions.”

“The engagement was great, with students not only enjoying the session but also gaining valuable insights that will undoubtedly benefit them in navigating online and protect them from cyber fraud,” she noted.

“Organizing such awareness activities underscore NBK’s proactive approach in educating and empowering individuals to steer clear of fraud. As one of the leading financial institutions in Kuwait and across the region, NBK frequently organizes various activities to raise awareness on all topics related to the banking sector to help combat fraud and financial crime,” she added.

NBK shares educational content on all its social media and other digital channels to warn customers against fictitious investments whether in cash, commodities, virtual currencies or real estate.

Moreover, the bank always warns customers against all fraud types via SMS, e-mail or phone calls by publishing material on its social media platforms to warn customers from clicking ads with unknown sources like those promising highly lucrative returns, enticing them to register their personal information on fake trading platforms to obtain profits, or accounts claiming offering financial aids.

It is worth mentioning that NBK is a key promoter and participant in all CBK’s campaigns and initiatives to increase financial and banking awareness among different segments of society. The bank also ranked first in promoting the “Let’s Be Aware” campaign in 2023 according to CBK, outperforming all local banks.