The Guest Lecture was planned with an objective to enhance the practical knowledge of the students from the expert of cyber security apart from class room lecture.

The speaker of the session was Mr. Akash Mittal, Cyber Security Consultant & Team Lead at HCL Technologies, Noida.Mr. Akash began the sessionwith the basic question of what cyber security really is ?He made the students aware of the cyber threats, prevailing in the security and discussed on how to ensure that their data is safe. He advised to be cautious of the information we are providing to the strangers as it can be used against us.

He gave insights on cyber security terminologies, the different roles in the field of cyber security, different cyber security attacks like DOS, D-DOS, Phishing attack, Man-in-the-middle attack, advanced persistent attack, Ransomware attack in which the victim is threatened that it’s personal data will be published unless a ransom is paid and the tools which can be used for the security of the organization like SIEM solution, antivirus solution etc. He also enlightened the students about different cyber security domains like: Software development security, security operations, security assessment and testing, identity & access management, asset security, security engineering, communication and network security. He gave the students the roadmap to cyber security like the certifications, training, courses and higher education.

Students doubts and queries were answered patiently and in a detailed manner by the speaker. Overall, it was a very interactive and enlightening session for all the students.