Amrita Center for Cybersecurity Systems and Networks (ACCS) conducted a cybersecurity workshop on January 27, 2020, for Amrita Vidyalayam Davangere students with the aim to start Cybersecurity clubs and encourage students to take up a career in cybersecurity.
The students were given practical lessons on Python, Linux and Cryptography, and were educated on the safe use of the internet. The workshop also highlighted the future of cybersecurity in the job market, how students around the world are learning cybersecurity and how students can contribute to this field through cybersecurity-related events and contests. The students were asked to register and play on picoCTF to get first-hand experience on the global level CTF event.
The training sessions were organized in a meticulously planned manner spanning three days. Around 122 students took part in the training program.