Upcoming Event: 29th & 30th May 2010

hackEDGE 2010

2 Days ETHICAL HACKING WORKSHOP with Hands-On practical sessions | intense LIVE DEMOS like never before | WIN LAPTOP | Certificate & Security Tools DVD

In today’s unprecedented growth in Computer technology, where all the Law-Enforcement agencies, Corporate, Govt. Bodies, Academia, Individuals & other sectors are getting dependent on computers & internet, it becomes very crucial for every sector to secure its Confidential Data/Information from the professional crackers. Moreover, as our society is getting dependent on all the Electronic Transactions like, E-Shopping, E-Banking, E-Commerce, E-Ticketing, E-Gaming etc, the ‘Cyber Crime’ on another side is also rising up day by day and on the basis of this, the new concept of “Cyber Security” is coming up into the picture and its also in Boom.

Join us on a yet another exciting fun filled program this month on 4th weekend (i.e on 29-30 May,2010) ,This is a great networking opportunity for the ethical hackers and security enthusiasts across the country with intense knowledge sharing sessions, demonstrations and hands on experience on the latest tools and technologies that enables you to discover and contribute to make the world a SECURE place to live in.

Who should attend :

This workshop will be significantly benefited for

• Students
• Auditors
• Site Administrators
• Research Analysts
• Web Developers and Designers
• Systems Administrators
• Network Administrators
• Wireless/Blackberry Administrators
• Security Officers
• Security Professionals
• Anyone Seeking a Career into information security
• And anyone who is concerned about the integrity of the network infrastructure

What is the Duration:

2 Days (10:00 AM ~ 05:30 PM)

What will I Learn:

On Day 2, infySEC with its first kind of event with “capture the flag” concept in India. “Capture the Flag”, the security hacking game is specially designed on Day 2 forming teams of experienced ethical hackers and security professionals from the attendees to mock the attackers and hackers in the security battlefield. Join us for the true digital experience real time, Once again,We cordially invite you to be part of the Digital journey and win exciting surprise goodies!

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