ClubHack

ClubHack Keynote Series in Bangalore – Aug2014

ClubHack — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 05:21:58 +0000

ClubHack Keynote Series in Bangalore was a roaring success

Speakers

Pratap Reddy
Secretary Home.
Govt of Karnataka

Tanuj Gulani
VP – Speciality Line & Reinsurance, Prudent

Pavan Duggal
Advocate Cyber Crime, Supreme Court

Alok Vijayant
Dir IDG, NTRO

Venkatesh Murthy
Sr. Manager – Cyber Forensics, DSCI Cyber Labs

Amit Finegold
Sr. Security Specialist, Checkmarx

Who All Attended

InfoSec Keynote series talks are for the cream of the crop leaders of IT and security industry. Bangalore event was attended by 80 people from industry with designations like

CEO
CISO
CIO
CTO
CSO
and even CFO
VP Engineering
VP Security
Director IT
Director Risk Management

Sponsors & supporters

CheckMarx
Auth-Shield
Prudent Insurance Brokers
DSCI
Science & Technology Park, GoI
Indian Infosec Consortium

Sorry We Failed in 2013…

ClubHack — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 05:24:55 +0000

Hi,

So as the headline suggests, it’s a story of our failure and the lessons we learnt coming out of it.

FAILURE #1: We failed doing our flagship event in Pune

We couldn’t host our flagship event in Pune, an event we have been celebrating with deepest since 2007. We had to take this hard decision because we directed all our energies to host the India’s mega security conference – Ground Zero Summit. Ground Zero Summit (http://g0s.org) was an effort by all local conferences which was organized successfully from 7th till 10th of November 2013 in Delhi.

FAILURE #2: We failed taking our event to Middle-East last December as planned and announced.

We had announced our Middle-East plans with much fan fare and we had a lot of excited people calling us to participate but we failed to get it started. After negotiating and finalizing the MoU with a local govt body the deal was withdrawn at the last moment. Not only due to the attitude of the “sarkari” people but also due to some messed up work from our side.

Lesson learnt – things will not go in right direction without a strong & enthusiastic local support like the one we have received in India from you.

Learning from our mistakes, we are taking cautious steps and exploring possibilities of having an event in Singapore this year. With right support and blessings, we may go beyond South East Asia as well.

Also in this time of market introspection, we learnt something more. The event structure was old, boring and needed a fresh thought. We are out again to do another set of experiment for the first time (as always), we may face many failures before we succeed but I’m never bothered about that, the idea is to explore and bring changes.

So what’s next?
ClubHack events will now be divided into 3 major categories. A) Keynote Series [http://www.clubhack.com/events/keynote-series/]
An event for CXOs who were reluctant going to generic conferences. The Keynote Series by ClubHack caters to the cream of the crop leaders of IT and security industry. A single day event consisting of the finest talks from some of the top minds in the industry sharing their point-of-view, concerns, experiences and predictions about their common love interest – Security.

B) Connect [http://www.clubhack.com/events/connect/]
ClubHack Connect will be unique un-conference without predefined topics or speakers. Just like barcamps you can choose to listen to a particular speaker or choose to utilise the dais which is open on first come first basis to share your new ideas. But unlike barcamp the focus of the event will always remain around security. ClubHack Connect events are not meant to be big, fancy, expensive conferences, instead these are meant to be low-key local gatherings that are affordable, even to allow people from all walks of life to attend, meet, share, and learn. Sponsorships and donations will make this possible keeping ticket prices low. As the name suggests, ClubHack Connect is an open for all platform to Connect with like-minded people from the Infosec community. There is just one rule: Share and enjoy!

C) Hackathons [http://www.clubhack.com/events/hackathon/]
As you already know, it will be a day (or night) for all code junkies, geeks and nerds to get their hands on the latest innovations in the technology field with a single motive – Break it to secure it. Sheer technical work. No talks, just action.Now people are free to chose their kind of event and attend accordingly.

So let’s start a fresh new journey with fresh ideas. Hope to get even more support from you all to take this ahead.

Thanks

Rohit Srivastwa

Founder, ClubHack

Ground Zero Summit (G0S) – Asia’s Foremost Information Security Event

ClubHack — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:56:06 +0000

ClubHack is proud to be part Asia’s biggest Information Security event – Ground Zero Summit (G0S).

G0S is a largest collaborative platform in Asia, founded together by leading cyber security thought leaders and government of India to address emerging cyber security challenges and demonstrate cutting-edge technologies. G0S is the only platform in the region providing opportunities to establish and strengthen relationships between corporates, public sector undertakings (PSUs), government departments, security and defense establishments.

ClubHACK Launched India’s 1st Bug Bounty Platform For Crowd-Sourced Pentesting Programs

ClubHack — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:19:43 +0000

India’s pioneer information security conference ClubHACK comes up with new initiative to help companies in conducting bug bounty programs & bug hunters to assist them in getting acknowledged for their hard-work. On August 27^th, Bugs4bounty – online bug bounty co-ordination platform is launched. This project is supported and incubated by Science & technology park, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. It will be available at http://www.bugs4bounty.com

Bugs4bounty, is dedicated platform created for running a bug bounty programs. This platform will help corporate to run bounty programs & award researchers. Also Bugs4bounty platform will co-ordinate with researchers or ‘bug hunters’ to get the submission, filter it and submit to company.

Bugs4bounty will assist researchers by providing required technical environments, take care of money transactions & make sure their efforts get well acknowledged. Researchers who would like to participate will have to register on this platform by filling form available here http://www.bugs4bounty.com/join-us-a-bug-hunter/

Know more about this initiative – http://www.bugs4bounty.com/faqs/

Feedback for Top5 2013 Report

ClubHack — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:11:51 +0000

Thanks for taking out time to read the report

India Infosec Concerns Report

Please feel free to submit your feedback in the comment section below

Download the Top5-2013 Report

ClubHack — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:07:27 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of the Top5-2013 report covering Information Security concerns for India.

This is the first report from IndiaWatch, in partnership with ClubHack, and the first of it’s kind report as it is based completely on the submissions of InfoSec professionals in the country.

India Infosec Concerns Report

This is not your regular annual threat and risk report on Information Security but has gone further – we reached out to the IS professionals and got them to articulate the concerns that trouble them. Concerns about the government, about corporations and about you, me and the regular user. So we got a lot of emotional stuff which drowned us and has taken us a long time to put together into a structural format which looks and feels reporty!

Our intention is to bring home truths home and while we are talking straight we are sure that you will appreciate honest opinion and criticism which has been presented with corrective information where possible. Of course, we do not claim this is the be all and end all as it is not possible to get all Infosec concerns into 20 odd pages. However we have made our best effort to identify the Top 5 and present them to you.

Feedback is requested and we also want more people to participate in our other research projects … so your support will be appreciated. If you want to join the movement you are welcome to drop us a mail.

If you have read this far, we thank you for your interest in the Top5-2013 report.

Once you have read the report we shall welcome your feedback via email or you can visit the URL printed on the back cover of the report.

May the force be with you!

ClubHack goes International

ClubHack — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:22:46 +0000

This winter ClubHack goes international and marks a presence in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region in Middle East

FAQs
Wow! great news, but what about India. Are you closing operations here?
No, we aren’t closing our India operations, rather making them more stronger. Our Indian activities will continue but with little twist here and there

So are you going to have an event in India in 2013
Oh Yes!, without any doubt, but not in Pune this time. ClubHack in partnership with other security events in India is putting up a mega conference in Delhi by November 2013 last week. This event will be known as GroundZero InfoSec Summit. Details about the same are at http://g0s.org

So what about Pune, will you abandon the Pune fans
Of-course not, Pune has been a huge support to us and has helped us reach where we are today. As the G0S is happening in the last week of November, having an event in December doesn’t make a lot of sense for many people (including our sponsors)

Then when do we see next ClubHack event in Pune
Tentative dates for next ClubHack in Pune is April 2014. Will send out updates on them as and when things take shape.

Top 5 Security Risks, Threats & Concerns for India in 2013 … for the Nation, it’s People and Corporations

ClubHack — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:55:02 +0000

The world publishes their top threat and risk lists and usually some of them are relevant to us and some are not. Some are vendor driven, some have personal analyst viewpoints or are influenced by institutional / state thought. It is high time we thought about risks and threats that we, in India, can relate to and can be termed of-the-people and by-the-people.

This is our effort to put together a risk and threat listing which will identify the top 5 for the nation (India), it’s people and it’s corporations.

We would like to invite you all to contribute to this effort and submit what you consider the top 5 in the three categories by filling in a brief submission form at http://goo.gl/O3lWF

The 2013 top-5 will be released in the first week of January and will be re-visited quarterly or half-yearly. We plan to keep this dynamic in nature and will update in case there are any earth shattering events at anytime in the interim.

Please spread the word to your friends and associates so we can get as many submissions as possible. Remember the link is http://goo.gl/O3lWF

Dinesh O Bareja (Open Security Alliance – Indiawatch)
Rohit Srivastwa (ClubHack)

Hacking & Security Conference ClubHack 2012 to start from November 30, 2012

ClubHack — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:56:50 +0000

India’s first & renowned hacking conference ClubHack 2012 is going to start from November 30^th, 2012 in Pune. Venue for the ClubHack 2012 is The Hotel O which is located on north main road in Koregaon Park in Pune.

ClubHack 2012 is four day conference which will be featuring 15 technical briefings, 4 workshops & Hacknight. Workshops are divided as pre conference & post conference which will allow geeks 7 professionals to attend more than one workshop.

On first day of event (November 30) pre conference workshops & Hacknight are scheduled. Powershell for hackers by Nikhil Mittal & Securing Mobile applications – Exploits Demystified and Solutions Simplified by Dinesh Shetty & Ashish Rao are scheduled as pre conference workshops. Hacknight will be conducted at Amiworks Pvt. Ltd. on Senapati Bapat road at Pune. It will be start from 7pm of Nov 30^th to 8am of Dec 1^st. Hacknight is a complete night-out of making new products/plugins/modules/scripts, etc. With Hacknight hackers, developers will get a chance to work on project they always wanted to.

Event will be inaugurated on December 1^st & ClubHack will launch a surprise tool. Later on technical briefings will start till December 2^nd evening. Topics for technical briefings containing infrastructure security, smart grid security, legal nuances to cloud, hacking & securing iOS apps, information security, hacking using NFC into smart phones, content type attacks, demonstration of tools like Hybrid Analyzer for Web Application Security (HAWAS), XSS Shell, FatCat & real time recording system.

On last day of ClubHack 2012, post conference workshops will be conducted. Workshops are Putting application security maturity models in practice by Ketan Vyas & Hackers vs. Developers by K.V.Prashant & Akash Mahajan.

ClubHack 2012 is powered by leading IT security Solutions Company – Quick Heal, global cyber intelligence firm – iSight Partners & Computer Society of India. Media partners for event are The Hacker News (internationally recognized news source), ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) & eHacking News (Information Security News portal).

Registrations for event are open till midnight before the workshops & technical briefings scheduled dates. On the spot registration facility is also provided. You can register to event by visiting this link http://www.clubhack.com/2012/registrations

Detailed Schedule:

Day 1, November 30^th, 2012:

– Pre conference workshops – Powershell for hackers by Nikhil Mittal & Securing Mobile applications – Exploits Demystified and Solutions Simplified by Dinesh Shetty & Ashish Rao

– Hacknight at Amiworks, Pune

Day 2, December 1^st, 2012:

– Inauguration, Keynote

– Special tool Launch by ClubHack team

– Technical Briefings

Day 3, December 2^nd, 2012:

– Technical Briefings

Day 4, December 3^rd, 2012: Post conference workshop – Putting application security maturity models in practice by Ketan Vyas & Hackers vs. Developers by K.V.Prashant & Akash Mahajan.

How really secure are we online? [A ClubHack–Trak.in Survey]

ClubHack — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:59:22 +0000

Is the internet really secure? Is my money safe? How private are my private details?

As Indians, we are very cautious about our lives, even more cautious about our money. People were skeptical about the internet and the openness it brought with it. But boy, have we welcomed with open arms or have we really welcomed with open arms?

For a developing nation our internet usage statistics are really mind boggling. We have welcomed e-commerce, e-shopping with open e-wallets, and not just commerce but social networking too. Downloading, facebooking, googling are the verbs which are used frequently in our day to day lives.

But the questions I mentioned at the start do bother us, don’t they? Do you feel that your facebook account was probably accessed by someone else? Are there certain settings that have changed on your PC without you changing it? Are online transactions really all that safe?

ClubHack and Trak.in is here with a survey to understand your doubts regarding internet security, help us by filling out this simple survey. This survey doesn’t ask or record any private data, just simple question that ask you regarding your concerns about internet security.

The survey will take less than 1 minute to fill up, but it would give a great insight on how do we perceive online security and how secure we really are.