Creating awareness on internet security and increasing the knowledge on \u2018hacking literacy\u2019, Nepal\u2019s young research team is conducting Threat Con<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Nepal\u2019s first hackers’ meet is scheduled for November 22 and 23, 2018 in Kathmandu and is being organized by a private internet security service provider ThreatNix<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were aware that Nepali websites were not safe, but the number was really alarming: 700 plus websites were found attacked by hackers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe concluded that almost an equal number of websites get hacked every year. It was a serious issue,\u201d says Threat Con organizer Suyash Nepal<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Threat Con is designed for different target groups and will provide extensive teaching sessions for comprehensive knowledge gaining. This knowledge will be instrumental in developing career goals.<\/p>\n \u201cThough the number of professionals is very low, there are many people who are interested to work in this field. Most of them are students of computer science and different engineering programs. Some private colleges in Kathmandu have introduced dedicated cyber-security courses under foreign university affiliations,\u201d adds Nepal.<\/p>\n The two-day event will hold two workshops\u2014 building secure APIs & web applications and bug bounty.<\/p>\n A conference will be held on the second day including five paper presentations on:<\/strong><\/p>\n And, a panel discussion involving concerned government agencies & private company representatives and security professionals will also be held as part of the event.<\/p>\n \u201cBesides talk sessions and workshops, we offer the participants an opportunity to build networks of the professionals,\u201d says researcher Abiral Shreshta<\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cOn the sidelines of the conference, we have tool exhibition stalls, live bug bounty demonstrations and hacking games. There will be a chill out area where you can take rest and talk about anything if any of the presentations bores you. It will be a completely fun event,\u201d informed Nepal.<\/p>\n ThreatNix is organizing the event in partnership with Internet Society Chapter Nepal and CAN Federation among others.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have requested the government agencies to bear some costs of the event as well, and we are hopeful about their cooperation,\u201d adds Nepal.<\/p>\n Additionally, government agencies such as Nepal Telecommunications Authority and the Department of Information Technology will provide \u2018moral support\u2019.<\/p>\n So far, 30 professionals have registered to the event.<\/p>\n Tech Gyaan – A Know-how about Hacking & Internet Security<\/strong> \u201cHacking is not a negative activity in itself. Both attackers and defenders can be called hackers. People who manipulate software & websites and operate them in the way they want are hackers. But, their intentions differentiate whether they are attackers or defenders.\u201d says Nepal.<\/p>\n According to Nepal, people who hack information are called \u2018crackers\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThe international community differentiates hackers from crackers. However, in the case of Nepal, they are all \u2018hackers\u2019. Therefore, here, we use the phrase \u2018ethically active hackers\u2019 to refer to people like us, who hack software and websites to help people enhance their security,\u201d informs Shrestha.<\/p>\n Nepal adds that there are a large of \u2018ethically active hackers\u2019. \u201cIt is amazing that there are hundreds of people who hack websites of other people and companies, find out their shortcomings, fix them and come out without revealing the identity, many times without expecting any reward,\u201d adds Shrestha.<\/p>\n Threat Con also aims to bridge hacking professionals and the market requirement. \u201cEvery place that stores data in digital form and uses the internet to disseminate information needs hackers to keep data safe. Therefore, our scope is very wide. But, today, the number of professional hacking personnel in Nepal is around 20-25,\u201d Shrestha reveals.<\/p>\n Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\nNepal and Shrestha have shared some knowledge on hacking and internet security. Here\u2019s what they said:<\/p>\n