InCTFCon

International Cybersecurity Conference & Trainings


January 21 - 23, 2022

What is InCTFCon ?

InCTFCon is an International Cybersecurity conference organized on behalf of Amrita InCTF. Our mission is to educate and promote a culture of online and technology safety and security. We want to empower those that are technologically savvy to take up the cybersecurity mantle in order to find a fulfilling career in cyberspace while serving those in need. InCTFCon offers multiple avenues of entry into cybersecurity both professionally and academically.

Our pre-conference national contest (InCTF) had a participant strength of over 15000 from all over India, including top IITs and NITs. The big dream behind this conference is to inculcate a new generation of cybersecurity professionals to protect the globe from a cyber pandemic and to safeguard India's future in the digital atmosphere.

Inspiring & Empowering Youth in CyberSecurity

InCTFCon offers contests, programs and world-class workshops along with the pre-conference event InCTF, which is one of the biggest cybersecurity contests in India. Over the years, InCTFCon has created a unique, ever-growing community with people from academia and the industry, ready to empower young people for years to come.





End to End Program

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CTF Hacking Conference

A pan India CTF final round, which is a centre stage that showcases the best talent in cybersecurity, with the winners getting cool rewards and scholarships.

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Training Programmes

Exciting training sessions and workshops to recognize and nurture talents in the field of cyber-security and empowering them to take it up in their career paths.

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CyberSecurity Conference

Talks, Panel Discussions and insightful Keynote sessions on cybersecurity by top global experts in the field.




Why InCTFCon

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There are a lot of untapped opportunities for people to take up the role of safeguarding a digital space.

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There is a heavy global demand for cybersecurity professionals but there aren’t many skilled people out there. This job pays really well!

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The projected growth of employment in cybersecurity is estimated to be around 3.5 million new job opportunities by 2022.

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The danger of a cyber pandemic is imminent and the world needs cybersecurity professionals to protect the world from such an attack – just like a superhero!

Speakers

Keynote
Ajay Prakash Sawhney

Ajay Prakash Sawhney

Secretary. Ministry of Electronics & IT

Government of India
Keynote
Lt. General (Dr) Rajesh Pant (retd.)

Lt. General (Dr) Rajesh Pant (retd.)

National Cyber Security Coordinator

National Security Council Secretariat of India
Keynote
Arundhati Bhattacharya

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer

Salesforce India
Speaker
Shri. Atanu Chakraborty

Shri. Atanu Chakraborty

Chairman

HDFC Bank
Speaker
Joshua Brown

Joshua Brown

Vice President – Global Chief Information Security Officer

H&R Block
Speaker
Chris Caren

Chris Caren

CEO

Turnitin
Speaker
Suvabrata Sinha

Suvabrata Sinha

Chief Information Security Officer

NXP Semiconductors
Speaker
Dotan Sagi

Dotan Sagi

Founder & CEO

Be-Strategic Solutions
Speaker
Yogi Kapur

Yogi Kapur

Director, SOC

Salesforce
Speaker
Sandeep Shukla

Sandeep Shukla

Professor

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Speaker
Atul Agarwal

Atul Agarwal

CEO

Secfence
Speaker
Srinivas Bharadwaj

Srinivas Bharadwaj

Lead Founder

Jnana Marga Technologies
Speaker
Dr. Amir Schreiber

Dr. Amir Schreiber

Senior Director

Bank Hapoalim
Speaker
Lavi Lazarovitz

Lavi Lazarovitz

Head of Research

Cyberark
Speaker
Richard Chow

Richard Chow

University Research Manager and Scientist

Intel
Speaker
Manoj Abraham IPS

Manoj Abraham IPS

Additional Director General of Police

Kerala Police
Speaker
Rushi

Rushi

Senior Program Manager

Ministry of Home Affairs
Speaker
Uri Shai

Uri Shai

Independent Consultant
Speaker
Aniket Amdekar

Aniket Amdekar

General Manager - Cyber Defence Education

Great Learning
Speaker
Prajeesh Prathap

Prajeesh Prathap

Head of Platform and Operations

IT&Care
Speaker
Sam Paterson

Sam Paterson

IR Analyst

MDSec
Speaker
Mini TT

Mini TT

Security Technologist

Dell
Speaker
Ramesh Kumar

Ramesh Kumar

Senior Engineer

CrowdStrike
Speaker
Ajit Dhumale

Ajit Dhumale

Senior Engineer

CrowdStrike
Speaker
Dr. Altaf Shaik

Dr. Altaf Shaik

Senior Researcher

Technical University of Berlin
Speaker
Adv. Prem Kamath

Adv. Prem Kamath

Lawyer & Cyber Law Consultant
Speaker
Dr. Varun Kapoor IPS

Dr. Varun Kapoor IPS

Additional Director General of Police
Speaker
Prasad Patibandla

Prasad Patibandla

Director, Research and Operations at Centre for Research on Cyber Intelligence and Digital Forensics(CRCIDF)
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Britto Sidhan

Britto Sidhan

General Manager – Global Security Lab

Schneider Electric
Speaker
Sagar Gulhane

Sagar Gulhane

Sr. Threat Research Engineer

CrowdStrike
Speaker
Raphael de la Vienne

Raphael de la Vienne

Technical Security Officer

IT&Care
Speaker
Nishaanth G

Nishaanth G

Security Researcher

MDSec
Speaker
Akshay Jain

Akshay Jain

Security Researcher

PhonePe
Speaker
Dr. M. Sethumadhavan

Dr. M. Sethumadhavan

Head - Cybersecurity, Professor

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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Dr. Bhavani Rao

Dr. Bhavani Rao

Dean, Social Sciences & Humanities

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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Dr. Bindu Menon

Dr. Bindu Menon

Professor and Head Psychiatry and Behavior Medicine

Amrita Hospital
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Siddharth Pillai

Siddharth Pillai

Co-Founder & Director

AarambhIndia.org
Speaker
Ganesan Kumaresan

Ganesan Kumaresan

Child Protection Specialist

UNICEF

Event Timeline

Phase 1

October 2021 - December 2021
InCTF Training Round & Team Registration

Participants will solve Beginner level Challenges

Beginner-Level Training

Basic CybserSecurity Training, introducing participants to Web Security & Exploitation, Assembly, Digital Forensics, Reverse Engineering

Phase 2

December 2021
Qualifer Round

Participants enhance their skills by practising different CTF-challenges from the Traboda Labs platform.

Pre - conference talks

Participants receive advanced talks in different cybersecurity areas to level up their skills.

Phase 3

January 2022
InCTF - Finals

Finale of InCTF - Jeopardy Style CTF, organized by teambi0s

Final Summit

3-day CyberSecurity Conference, that will feature talks, panel-discussions, seminars etc.

Organized By

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

India's No.1 Ranked Private University

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, founded in 1994, within the next 2 decades has emerged among the leading universities in India, and has been conferred the status of Institute of Eminence by the Govt. of India. It is ranked as the fourth best university in the NIRF Ranking 2020, and has been swiftly establishing itself as a world class teaching and research institution.

Team bi0s

India's No.1 Ranked CTF Hacking Team

Team bi0s is a community of college student focusing on cyber security, and actively participating in CTF contests worldwide. For several years now, team bi0s has consistently been the No.1 CTF team in India. The team members also actively involve in security research projects, organizing training programs & CTFs, and developing security tools.

Team bi0s

India's Leading CyberSec. Researchers

Amrita Center for Cyber Security Systems and Networks promote partnership between industry, academia and the government to foster innovative research and education in Cyber Security, thus enhancing knowledge, deriving solutions, benefiting society and mitigating risks. The Center is supported by the Government of India throught many of its Departments and Mission REACH programs. The Center has been designated as a Center of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) for Cyber Security in India.

Community Partners



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