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Women In AppSec Panel Discussion

InfosecGirls were invited to AppSecUSA 2015 for a panel discussion on “Encouraging diversity and advancing cybersecurity education”. The panel discussion was at 3:30 pm PDT. It was a panel of 3 with Infosecgirls co-founders Apoorva, Shruthi and Elissa Shevinsky,‎ CEO & CoFounder at JeKuDo Privacy Company. The event was moderated by Astha Singhal. The moderator asked  the Infosecgirls about the initiative . Below are the questions asked at the discussion and the answers by us :

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Infosec Girls at AppsecUSA 2015

Infosec Girls will be present at AppsecUSA at the panel discussion to discuss about “Encouraging diversity and advancing cybersecurity education” on Thursday September 24, 2015 3:30pm – 5:00pm PST.

Description of the event :

Even in male-dominated STEM fields, computer science and security careers stand out for having so few women. Join the panelists, the founders of InfoSec Girls, to discuss how they are advancing cybersecurity education in India while also encouraging women and girls to consider careers in the field. Join the conversation and share your thoughts and suggestions on how to increase diversity in the security industry

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Infosec Girls featured on YourStory.com

YourStory has covered the efforts of InfosecGirls in spreading security awareness amongst the women in the industry. To view the interview article please refer the links:

Apoorva’s Story –http://goo.gl/iN8zTC

Shruthi’s Story –http://goo.gl/jiRJ4x

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Winja CTF for Women at NULLCON 2015

NULLCON is an international security conference which is a four day event comprising of talks, workshops, training, exhibition, cyber security challenges, recruiting opportunities and business/recreational networking. It is one of the largest international security events in the Asian subcontinent in terms of the new content and participation. NULLCON 2015 was held at Bogmallo resort of the beautiful state of Goa. More information on NULLCON can be found on it’s official website [http://nullcon.net/website/]

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Red Hat India - Women’s Day Celebrations

The InfoSec Girls were invited to give a talk on Women in Technology on the account of International Women’s Day at Red Hat India Bengaluru office. We had close 20-30 people attending the talk from different departments of Red Hat. Our agenda for the talk was Women in Tech and InfoSec, Cyber crimes faced by women and Career in InfoSec .We talked about Women in Technology and InfoSec and what holds women back and issues faced by them.We spoke on few success stories of women in the world of tech. We also spoke on how cyber-crimes against women is on rise and tips on how to stay safe online and basic etiquette while online. This was followed by a walk-through on career options in InfoSec. After our talk few female employees  at Red Hat shared their success stories on how they balanced work life and personal life. Their personal experience in pursuing a career while caring for their families was truly inspiring. The event ended successfully.

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The Information Security Workshop at HasGeek House, Bangalore

The InfoSec girls organized a one-day workshop on 17^th Jan 2015 on Information Security workshop at the HasGeek house. As it was part of the initiative it was all women event held in association with HasGeek. The event had close to 20-25 attendees with mixed crowd of students, developers, network admins & security analysts.

The workshop covered basics of Network and Web Application Security, which included topics like Nmap, Metasploit and Owasp Top 10.It was a hands-on session where the participants worked with the instructors. At the workshop we also spoke about career guidance, if they were looking for a switch to Infosec.

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NULLCON Women in Security- WINJA 7th February , 2015, Bogmallo Resort Goa

It is a hacking simulated competition where individuals attempt to attack and defend computers and networks using certain software and network structures. The duration of the event would be for 2 hours.

Why be a part of the event?

• You can test your hacking skills.
• A unique event for Women in Security and interested in Security (never been done before in an Indian InfoSec conference).
• To learn different attack vectors for various vulnerabilities and have fun while doing it.

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HasGeek 17th January, 2015, HasGeek House, Bangalore

HasGeek conducts events (https://hasgeek.com) . We will be conducting a one day workshop covering career options and basics of application and network security. It will be a hands-on session. The participants will works along with us. The workshop will also have challenges at the end which the participants will have to crack individually.

InfoSec workshop intends to disseminate information and awareness about web and network applications security. Specifically, the workshop will cover Web Application Security (OWASP 2013 Top Ten) and Network Security using Nmap and Metasploit.

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National Conference for Women police, Trivandrum

As a part of implementation of Flagship Programme on Gender Awareness, Kerala Police hosted a 2-day National Conference on “Gender Sensitization and Empowerment of Women ” for Women Police Officers on 27th and 28th November 2014 at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Thiruvananthapuram. The conference aimed at sharing best practices and experiences of Women Police Officers in different states regarding the empowerment of Women. The theme of this year’s conference was “Women Police – Touching new Heights”. The conference showcased and analyzed the success stories of women in India, with reference to women Police.

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C0c0n 2014 Workshop on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking – By Women, For Women.

Workshop at c0c0n 2014

C0c0n is an annual Information Security conference organised by ISRA and the Kerala State Police. C0c0n 2014 is a 3-day event. Day 1 has all the workshop events taking place and Day 2, 3 with conference talks, which includes tech talks and panel discussions.

The specialty of c0c0n 2014 was the keynote speaker, Former President DR.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.C0c0n 2014 was held at Crown Plaza, Kochi.

We had submitted a proposal for conducting a workshop for the women participants, as the theme for 2014 was Cybercrimes against women. Our proposal was accepted and we were invited to conduct a full day workshop on ‘Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking By Women For Women’. This workshop was our first event together. The workshop venue was Infopark, Kochi.

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