Code, crack, defend: a cybersecurity workshop experience

Join us for an engaging Cybersecurity Workshop focused on Red and Blue team tactics! Dive into the dynamic world of ethical hacking, where you'll explore the foundations of attack and defense strategies. Gain hands-on experience through a live demo and a guided session where you'll attempt to root a VM. There will be 3 expert workshop facilitators who will be there to assist and provide valuable insights throughout the session.

Key Takeaways:

Learn simple defense techniques to shield systems against cyber threats.

Understand and act upon the most common worldwide cyber attacks.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is open to all levels of experience! It's perfect for software engineering students, tech industry professionals, and anyone passionate about cybersecurity and penetration testing.

What to Bring:

Your laptop with at least 25 GB of free space, to be able to run a virtual machine

Oracle Virtual Box installed on your laptop before coming to the workshop. To download (free), click: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

At the end of this workshop, each person that downloaded the VM will be given explicit instructions on how to root the machine and gain elevated privileges to manipulate the machine.

Workshop Facilitators:

Marios Georgiou ・Marios Christou ・Kyriakos Sourmelis

Agenda:

6:30 doors open 

7:00 workshop begins

8:30 pizzas & beers

9:30 doors close 

Location: Limassol, The amphitheater is exactly opposite the Library Bar. Click here of exact location

Parking Option 1, Parking Option 2

Don’t miss this opportunity to upgrade your skills and connect with fellow tech enthusiasts. Reserve your spot now and become part of the growing GDG Cyprus community! Follow us on our socials and join our WhatsApp group to stay updated with our events.

Let's build a safer cyber world together!

Agenda

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Hosted By

Maria Stylianou, Engineering Manager

I'm an engineering leader, passionate about building stuff, experimenting and failing fast. My expertise lies in up-skilling developers and scaling tech organizations. I advocate for increasing diversity in tech, and creating truly inclusive and fun environments.

I consult tech organizations to increase their efficiency, with trainings (via HRDA), team facilitations and individual tech coaching. I'm also building Sequela, an early-stage startup on a mission to decarbonize health institutes.

Hit me up for a challenge, advice or coffee!

Andreas Lefkatis, GDG Organizer

I am a Greek Cypriot Software Developer passionate about Web, DevOps and Mobile Application Engineering.
My interests lie in how cloud based infrastructures and mobile devices could revolutionise ubiquitous computing and today's tech world.
GDG Cyprus Lead and HackCyprus Organiser

Mike Yerou, Software Engineer - Director

Mike Yerou studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and completed his master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Southern California. He interned at Amazon in San Francisco before joining Google in London as a full-time software engineer. After almost 7 years at Google, he left to co-found his own company, Pale Blue, doing tailor-made software for enterprises worldwide.

Michalis Mavris, Software Engineer

Andreas Loizou, Managing Director

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cyprus-presents-code-crack-defend-a-cybersecurity-workshop-experience/.