The c0c0n conference is being held virtually so that individuals from all around the world can participate, as the 13th edition drew over 6,000 people from all over the world last year.
The 14th edition of ‘c0c0n,’ an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, will be place virtually from November 10-13, and will be inaugurated by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat.
During the lockdown period, the conference, which is being conducted by Kerala Police in collaboration with two non-profit organizations, Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB) and Information Security Research Association (ISRA), will focus on online scams and defenses, according to a press release.
The statement said “The conference is being held in such a way that online security is beneficial even to children in the state where many crimes are taking place with the shift to online classes,”
The c0c0n conference is being held virtually so that individuals from all around the world can participate, as the 13th edition drew over 6,000 people from all over the world last year.
The statement said that conference “aims to discuss at the international level the challenges facing the digital world during the COVID period and the solutions needed to overcome them”
“It also provides an information sharing platform on cyber security issues, enhancement of law enforcement agencies/corporates/researchers/academia’s effectiveness and efficiency through the improvement of the technical and administrative capabilities in incident handling and a channel to discuss strategic directions and future challenges,”
Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome is the theme of this year’s ‘c0c0n,’ according to the announcement.
National and international experts will speak on a variety of topics, cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, quantum computing, automotive cyber security, drone attacks detections using deep learning, data security and privacy, cyber espionage and cyber warfare, according to the statement.
According to statement, Kerala Police is inviting more women who play prominent roles in cyber security as speakers for the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n’ to inspire more women into cyber security and to provide them an equal opportunity to aspire to senior leadership roles.