Air Chief calls for cyber security at CAC meet
He said this while attending the Central Air Command (CAC) Commanders' Conference 2024 at its headquarters here today.
Cyber security has emerged as a high in-demand and exciting career option in the last few years due to the penetration of internet in our daily lives as an essential commodity. The constant efforts being made to secure our online data have given birth to various career opportunities for cybersecurity enthusiasts. To encourage students to make a career in this field, Internshala Trainings has launched Hack-a-thon, an ethical hacking contest. The last date to apply for enrollments is till 6th February 2019.
In this contest, students will get to learn ethical hacking from scratch through a 6-week online training. The highlight of the training is a virtual lab consisting of several real like live websites where students will get to perform security audits and find vulnerabilities.
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The students will be required to make a project report at the end of the training. The top 3 performers will stand a chance to win cash prizes worth 65,000 rupees.
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On the launch of Hack-a-thon, the founder and CEO of Internshala, Sarvesh Agrawal said, “As new websites and mobile applications explore on the scene every day and with so much of our data being store online and financial transactions happening online, the world needs more and more security researchers to keep the internet safe for everyone. Through this contest, we are encouraging students to pursue a career in this niche and high in-demand field.” He further added, “Ethical hacking is a fun to learn skill and opens up a profusion of opportunities for the students”.
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