India is reporting two cybercrime complaints every minute and recorded over 11 lakh cybercrime complains in 2023, with losses running into $1 billion (₹7,500 crore), Deputy Chief Secretary, Government of India, Bhavesh Mishra said during the inauguration of AppSec hackathon 2024 here on Friday.
The event, organised collectively by the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB), Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CCoE) and Data Security Council of India (DSCI), saw over 10,000 participants, including students, from over 20 countries.
The inauguration was followed by a multiple choice question-based screening round to assess their foundational knowledge in application security. The top candidates will advance to ‘Capture the Flag (CTF)‘ round, where they will tackle a simulated e-governance application to uncover and exploit vulnerabilities, reflecting real-world cybersecurity challenges.
“A virtual dummy has been created for the same. This will be followed by a virtual kick-off on August 17, after which the final results will be announced on August 22,” said TGCSB Director Shikha Goel.
The top five selected each from Telangana, the rest of India and around the world will stand a chance to work with the TGCSB. They would also be offered internship and job opportunities by various IT firms in the State, the official added.
Security should also be considered a functional requirement while designing a product or application, stressed Joint Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat, Narendra Nath.
DGP Jitender, TGCSB SP Harshvardhan, TGCSB SP (Cybercrimes) Devender Singh, Sriram from DSCI and Sai Krishna from CCoE also attended the event.
