The Hackers Meet-Up FAQs
Hey there curious souls, had questions in your mind, we are here to answer them. Oh! here’s something to chew on.
Q. What is THM?
The Hackers Meetup is a monthly meetup which features in the calendars of security researchers, hackers and professionals around the nation. The event aims to bring together primarily security researchers, hackers, business leaders, entrepreneurs but also includes practitioners from academia, industry, government organizations as well as students to elaborate and discuss the IT Security challenges that we are facing today and also about the next generation computer security issues.
Q. Why attend THM?
We host monthly gatherings to offer a valuable platform for both cyber security researchers and enthusiasts eager to delve into the latest trends and challenges within the field. Our focus is on fostering a deeper understanding of cybersecurity through research, exploration, and engagement. These meet-ups are tailored specifically for independent security researchers who are passionate about discovering vulnerabilities and pushing the boundaries of their knowledge. Our goal is to facilitate knowledge-sharing, raise awareness about cybersecurity issues, foster connections, and build a supportive community of like-minded individuals.
Q. Who are we?
ComExpo Cyber Security Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to ensuring the safety, openness, and equal accessibility of the internet for all. Our mission is to empower individuals of all ages and backgrounds to contribute positively to the online world. We strive to enhance web literacy by raising awareness and providing education on web development skills. We reach out to various settings such as schools, colleges, workplaces, and public venues to deliver our educational initiatives.
Q. Wanna know more about our community?
The Hacker’s Meet-up initiative by ComExpo Cyber Security Foundation started in June 2015 which is free for all and open for all event. We did 300+ meet-ups with 400+ speakers on 500+ topics and 100+ news articles were published till now which shows a huge success of our initiative, from last year we received amazing response from 15000+ individuals who came back again and again from different cities, states to attend the most wanted event in Ahmedabad city which helped us to form a first ever cyber-security community in Gujarat. Now, we have started 20+ Chapters in other cities across India and 5+ chapter abroad with 100+ Active Volunteers and 5000+ Members.
Q. Where are our meetings held?
Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat
Maharashtra: Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur
Rajasthan: Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
Delhi NCR: New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida
Punjab: Ludhiana, Chandigarh
UP: Lucknow, Prayagraj, Agra, Kanpur
MP: Indore, Bhopal
WB: Kolkata, Asansol
Other Cities: Guwahati, Patna, Ranchi, Raipur, Goa, Madurai, Dehradun, Hyderabad, Chennai, Coimbatore, Bangalore.
Currently we are looking forward to expand our community and start our chapters in other cities too.
Q. What are the themes that we follow every month?
· January: Privacy and security
· February: Malware and reverse engineering
· March: Data security
· April: Cybercrime, Cyber Forensics and Cyber Law
· May: Application Security
· June: Exploit shell coding
· July: Network security
· August: National security
· September: Risk compliance management
· October: IOT and smart security
· November: Hardware hacking
· December: Emerging technologies
Q. What are some of our Other Programs?
· SecurityVue (Cyber Security Masterclass) — How Hacker’s Hack (Weekly)
· Hack’05 (BootCamp for Hackers) — Xtreme Hacking Workshop (Monthly)
· Hackers Corner — Twitter Chat (Monthly)
· Hacker’s Hour — Capture the Flag (Quarterly)
· Hack Master — Hack the Hacker (Half Yearly) Red-Team vs Blue-Team concept
· BugsXploration — 24hr Bug Bounty Night (Yearly)
· Research Presentation (Monthly)
· Research Fellowship (Yearly)
· Research Mentorship (Yearly)
· Code for Privacy Hackathon (Yearly)
Aren’t you intrigued by us? If yes, make sure you attend our next meetups. In fact, go ahead and mark it in your calendars now. Do follow us on social media apps to stay updated about our events.
- Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/HackersMeetup/
- Twitter page https://twitter.com/hackers_meetup
- Instagram page -The Hackers Meetup (@thehackersmeetup) • Instagram photos and videos
- LinkedIn page — (5) The Hackers Meetup: Overview | LinkedIn
- Medium Profile https://medium.com/@thehackersmeetup
