{"id":663132,"date":"2024-11-28T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T04:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=663132"},"modified":"2024-11-28T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T17:14:20","slug":"ust-secures-first-three-places-at-the-capture-the-flag-competition-at-indias-prestigious-cybersecurity-event-c0c0n-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/663132\/","title":{"rendered":"UST Secures First Three Places at the Capture the Flag Competition at India\u2019s Prestigious Cybersecurity Event &#8211; c0c0n 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><em>c0c0n 2024 is India\u2019s longest-running premier international cybersecurity conference, fostering innovation and collaboration and in its 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Teams from UST\u2019s Kerala centres selected as all top 3 winners from among 35 participating teams across India<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663134\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-663134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pic-1-c0c0n-2024-Shine-Mohammed-and-Anand-Sreekumar-from-UST-receive-the-first-prize-from-David-Baptiste-Researcher-ERNW-Germany-and-Rejah-Rehim-CEO-of-Beagle-Security.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">c0c0n 2024 &#8211; Shine Mohammed and Anand Sreekumar from UST receive the first prize from David Baptiste, Researcher ERNW Germany and Rejah Rehim, CEO of Beagle Security<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Thiruvananthapuram:\u00a0 <\/strong>UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, showcased their excellence by clinching the top three positions of\u00a0<em>Capture the Flag (CTF)<\/em>\u00a0competition at\u00a0c0c0n 2024, India\u2019s premier international cybersecurity conference, held at The Leela, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.\u00a0 Organized by the Information Security Research Association (ISRA), c0c0n is dedicated to showcasing, educating, innovating and promoting awareness of information security and privacy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renamed as\u00a0BESEC.CTF\u00a0from DomeCTF, this year\u2019s Capture the Flag (CTF) competition featured various cybersecurity challenges that include Web Challenges, Reverse Engineering, Cryptography, API Exploitation, Digital Forensics, and Steganography, offering an ultimate arena for ethical hackers to showcase their talent and tackle cutting-edge challenges while demonstrating their proficiency in the field.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663135\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-663135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pic-2-c0c0n-2024-First-Place-winners-Shine-Mohammed-and-Anand-Sreekumar-from-UST-and-First-Runners-up-winners-Gokul-Krishna-S-and-Shibin-B-Shaji-from-UST.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pic-2-c0c0n-2024-First-Place-winners-Shine-Mohammed-and-Anand-Sreekumar-from-UST-and-First-Runners-up-winners-Gokul-Krishna-S-and-Shibin-B-Shaji-from-UST.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pic-2-c0c0n-2024-First-Place-winners-Shine-Mohammed-and-Anand-Sreekumar-from-UST-and-First-Runners-up-winners-Gokul-Krishna-S-and-Shibin-B-Shaji-from-UST-240x172.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">c0c0n 2024 &#8211; First Place winners Shine Mohammed and Anand Sreekumar from UST and First Runners-up winners Gokul Krishna S and Shibin B Shaji from UST<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led by Shine Mohammed, Information Security Lead, and Anand Sreekumar, Information Security Analyst, Team R38007, emerged as the winner while Team localgho5t, led by Shibin B Shaji, Information Security Lead, and Gokul Krishna S, Information Security Analyst, secured the first runner-up position. Vishnu Prasad P G, Information Security Lead, and Athul Nair, Information Security Analyst of Team Cyber Ninjas, finished as the second runner-up. The winning team received the prize from David Baptiste, Researcher ERNW Germany, and Rejah Rehim, CEO of Beagle Security. All the three winning teams are from the Information Security (IS) division of UST.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663136\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-663136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pic-3-c0c0n-2024-Second-Runners-up-winners-Athul-Nair-and-Vishnu-Prasad-P-G-from-UST.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"672\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">c0c0n 2024 &#8211; Second Runners-up winners Athul Nair and Vishnu Prasad P G from UST<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking about the win,\u00a0<strong>Adarsh Nair, Director &amp; Global Head of Information Security Compliance, UST,<\/strong>\u00a0said, \u201cI extend my heartfelt congratulations to UST\u2019s Information Security Team members for their exceptional display of skill and problem-solving prowess in tackling diverse cybersecurity challenges. As the digital landscape transforms and AI takes center stage, robust cybersecurity has become a fundamental pillar of innovation and progress. Competitions like CTF serve as critical platforms for nurturing cybersecurity professionals, sharpening their expertise, and pushing the boundaries to compete in high stakes battles of intelligence and strategy. By achieving this milestone, UST reaffirms its commitment to advancing technical proficiency, fostering teamwork, and driving innovation\u2014core principles for ensuring the safety and resilience of digital ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 17th edition of c0c0n brought together cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, researchers, and enthusiasts from across the globe, further cementing its reputation as a premier international cybersecurity event. UST\u2019 Information Security teams had also secured the winners and first runner-up positions at\u00a0c0c0n 2023\u2019s CTF competition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_663137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663137\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-663137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Pic-4-UST-Team-at-Indias-Prestigious-Cybersecurity-Event-c0c0n-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"579\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UST Team at India\u2019s Prestigious Cybersecurity Event &#8211; c0c0n 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>c0c0n 2024 is India\u2019s longest-running premier international cybersecurity conference, fostering innovation and collaboration and in its 17th\u00a0edition. Teams from UST\u2019s Kerala centres selected as all top 3 winners from among 35 participating teams across India Thiruvananthapuram:\u00a0 UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, showcased their excellence by clinching the top three positions of\u00a0Capture the Flag (CTF)\u00a0competition at\u00a0c0c0n 2024, India\u2019s premier international cybersecurity conference, held at The Leela, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.\u00a0 Organized by the Information Security Research Association (ISRA), c0c0n is dedicated to showcasing, educating, innovating and promoting awareness of information security&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":663134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-663132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663132"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663140,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663132\/revisions\/663140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}