ShaktiCon
CyberSecurity Conference, Trainings & Competition,Exclusively for Women.
ShaktiCon is an annual global conference focused on inspiring, training, and upskilling women in cybersecurity,
What is ShaktiCon?
ShaktiCon is a completely free global conference focused on inspiring, training, and upskilling women in cybersecurity. ShaktiCon includes keynote sessions, training, contests, and workshops. Our pre-conference contest attracted over 1500 participants from 5 continents in December 2020.
Born out of an understanding that cultural circumstances do not always encourage women to flourish in male dominated fields, ShaktiCon is committed to creating a female focused environment to showcase the range of womens talents in cybersecurity.
By doing this we hope to train a new generation of women to be more actively engaged in the field and enter the cybersecurity workforce. ShaktiCon is all about women role models encouraging young & aspiring women hackers to attain their goals without any fear.
End-to-End Programme for Women in Cyber-Security
1. Training Programmes
Workshops & training sessions organized aimed at scouting, nurturing & empowering women talents in the field of cyber-security.
2. CyberSecurity Conference
Talks, panel discussions & keynotes by leading women in Cyber Security.
3. CTF Hacking Competition
Women-only CTF hacking contest for showcasing talent, and winning prizes & scholarship.
Speakers & Trainers
Sanju Misra
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Linde
Maddie Stone
Security Researcher
Google Project Zero
Thaís Moreira Hamasaki
Offensive Security Researcher
Intel
Gal Zaban
Security Researcher
Cymotive
Silvia Nerea Anguita
Cybersecurity Auditor
Siemens
Sung Lee
Staff Security Architect
VMware
Tiffany Bao
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
Sabna Sainudeen
President
(Women in CyberSecurity) WiCyS India
Arya M Shankar
Product & Solution Security Professional
Siemens
Caroline Leman
Security Engineer
ANSSI
Bhavna Soman
ML Security Researcher
Microsoft
Zoey Garvey
Consultant Software Engineer
Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco
Allison Marie Naaktgeboren
PHd Student
Portland State University
Sreelakshmi Panangatt
Security Engineer
VMware
Dr. Krishnasree Achuthan
Director
Amrita Center for Cyber Security
Sreepriya Chalakkal
Security Analyst
Siemens
Goals
Volunteer
Volunteering is a great way to make a difference supporting women in cyber security. We are looking for volunteers who would like to support us. There are various ways to help us - contribute your talks, trainings, organisational support, promotions and more.
Event Timeline
Phase 1
ShaktiCTF - Beginner Round
Beginner level women-only CTF
Beginner-Level Training
Basic CybserSecurity Training, introducing participants to Web Security & Exploitation, Assembly, Digital Forensics, Reverse Engineering
Phase 2
Challenge Phase (powered by Traboda)
Participants enhance their skills by practising different CTF-challenges from the Traboda Labs platform.
Intermediate-Level Training
Participants receive advanced trainings in different cyber-security areas to level up their skills.
Phase 3
ShaktiCTF - Finals
Finale of ShaktiCTF - Women-Only Jeopardy Style CTF, organized by the organizers of InCTF
Final Summit
3-day CyberSecurity Conference exclusively for Women, that will feature talks, panel-discussions, seminars etc.
Help Us in Our Mission to Make Cyber Security More Accessible for Women
We are offering a limited number of exclusive sponsorship opportunities to companies & organizations.
Our Sponsors
Organized By
India's No.1 Ranked Private University
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, founded in 1994, within the next 2 decades has emerged among the leading universities in India, and has been conferred the status of Institute of Eminence by the Govt. of India. It is ranked as the fourth best university in the NIRF Ranking 2020, and has been swiftly establishing itself as a world class teaching and research institution.
India's No.1 Ranked Women CTF Team
Team Shakti is a trailblazer of a women-only cybersecurity team mentored by Amrita Center for Cybersecurity Systems and Networks at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Amritapuri Campus that is committed to bridging the gender divide. Although relatively new to the scene, the team is made up of luminous minds, paving the way for a brighter future.
Community Partners
