Beleswar Prasad Padhi
Linux Kernel Team Bangalore
IN CONVERSATION
Linux for Security
ACM VIT CHENNAI PRESENTS
International online workshop
Cybersecurity
Workshop.
Explore. Learn. Defend.
Five days of industry insights, hands-on learning, and daily Capture the Flag challenges. Build the skills to make a safer digital tomorrow.
14–18 September 2026
6:30–8:30 PM IST
Join online, from anywhere.
THE OFFICIAL POSTER
SEPTEMBER 2026
05 Days of discovery
Fully online
Daily CTF challenge
Open to learners worldwide
01 / THE WORKSHOP
Same curiosity.
A safer tomorrow.
Step into the world of cybersecurity with ACM Student Chapter, VIT Chennai. This five-day online workshop brings together industry professionals and academic expertise to explore how we protect systems, data, and people.
From Linux and Zero Trust to AI security and penetration testing, get a glimpse of the challenges defenders face—and put your learning into practice with a daily Capture the Flag (CTF) challenge.
Learn in the sessions. Think like a defender in the CTF.
02 / THE PROGRAMME
Five days.
A new perspective every day.
6:30–8:30 PM IST
Linux for Security
Beleswar Prasad Padhi · Texas Instruments
Daily CTF challenge · Challenge details to be announced.
Session topics and timings are subject to confirmation. The final agenda will be updated here.
03 / THE RESOURCE PERSONS
Learn from the people
working in the field.
Perspectives from security, cloud,
systems, and academia.
Arun Santhosh R A
Cyber Security Professional Chennai
IN CONVERSATION
Zero Trust for Security
Ranjan Kathuria
Cyber Security & Cloud Security Professional · AI-driven security solutions USA
IN CONVERSATION
AI Security
Sathish Eathuraj
Head of InfoSec and EUC · Cybersecurity content creator and YouTuber
IN CONVERSATION
AI Tools and Privacy Breaches
Abhishek Kumar
Founder · CTF mentor
IN CONVERSATION
From Code to Compromise
Giri Veeraraghavan Veda
Founder & CEO · Penetration testing expert Chennai
IN CONVERSATION
Penetration Testing and Vulnerabilities
SCOPE, VIT
Dr. S. Brinda
Assistant Professor
IN CONVERSATION
Unified Threat Management Systems
04 / JOIN THE WORKSHOP
Your next step
into cybersecurity.
Five days of learning. One global community.
Choose your participant category below.
VIT COMMUNITY
VIT participants
Exclusive access for students and research scholars of VIT.
Free
/ 5-day pass
Complimentary with VITC EventHub registration
- All five workshop days (6:30–8:30 PM IST)
- Daily Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges
- Official Certificate of Participation
- Interactive live Q&A with industry experts
ACROSS INDIA
Non-VIT participants
For university students & professionals from outside VIT in India.
₹
200
/ participant
Full 5-day event access & national CTF
- Full access to all 5 workshop sessions
- Daily Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges
- Official Certificate of Participation
- National CTF rank recognition & Q&A
AROUND THE WORLD
International participants
For international students & professionals joining from outside India.
$
15
/ participant
USD via global Google Form registration
- Full online access from anywhere globally
- Daily Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges
- International Certificate of Participation
- Global CTF leaderboard & community
Faculty coordinators
Dr. Subbulakshmi T
Dr. Lekshmi K