Two Days Workshop on Cyber Security & Cyber forensic stressed

A two-day Workshop on 'Cyber Security and Forensic' was imparted to the students of computer science and electronics branches at Emax Institute of Engineering and Technology. Renowned ethical hacker and cyber security guru Gaurav Pawar delivered workshop on ethical hacking. At least 500 young engineers attended the Workshop in which Gaurav unfolded the intricacies of the Web and underlined the importance of ethical hacking. He explained that an ethical hacker is a computer and network expert who attacks a security system on behalf of its owners, seeking vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker could exploit. He elaborated that an ethical hacker is required in an organisation to test a security system, and report problems instead of taking advantage of them. Highlighting the dangers that lurked in the use of Web, he said any Internet user could be a tragic victim of hacking unless they were careful. He cited an example of a Mumbai woman who fell prey to hackers while chatting for hours on Facebook without taking any precautions. Her day-to-day life was uploaded live on the Internet.

He demonstrated ways of accessing blocked sites in college systems and the difficulties faced by college authorities in preventing misuse. Gaurav gave demonstrations on unravelling the IP address of any computer, importance of keeping the IP address safe, use of anonymiser to hack into any system, role of Internet proxy servers and types of services available on the Web to overcome restrictions imposed by Internet proxy servers. He also touched upon the aspect of terrorists and other criminals hacking into systems of security agencies. He also highlighted the importance of computer’s MAC address and the ways of protecting it. He demystified trojans, showing how these could cause damage and ways to stay safe from hackers who used trojans. He asked students to learn computer security techniques and tools of ethical hacking. He also spoke about the nefarious activities of cyber criminals and suggested some techniques to Internet users to keep themselves secure from such dangers.

Director General of Emax Dr. Baljeet Kapoor delivered the welcome address. He expressed concern over the increasing trend of cyber crime and the steps needed to prevent it. He emphasised that Internet users must use precautionary measures for safe use and hiding identity. Chairman, Om Prakash Aggarwal motivated the students to get advanced training in ethical hacking and cyber security to become entrepreneur consultants. The students said such seminars were need of the hour.