Leaders on campus explores careers in cybersecurity for students
Mark your calendar for Thursday (Aug 14) at St Francis College, Koramangala, for an engaging session titled, Careers in Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity has emerged as a mission-critical industry, safeguarding everything from personal data to national infrastructure. For today's students, it offers not just lucrative job opportunities but the chance to be at the frontline of protecting the digital world. In a landscape where cyber threats evolve by the hour, the field demands sharp problem-solving skills, adaptability and a passion for staying ahead of malicious actors.
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At the Leaders on Campus event, students will hear from Rahul Sasi, CEO and co-founder of CloudSEK, a Singapore-headquartered contextual AI company that predicts cyber threats before they occur.
A self-taught cybersecurity expert who began his journey with Garage4Hackers community in 2006, Rahul went on to work with iSIGHT Partners (later acquired by Google) and Citrix, before founding CloudSEK in 2015. Today, his company serves over 200 top organisations worldwide, including major banks, tech giants and healthcare leaders, offering cutting-edge threat detection, analysis and remediation solutions.
Quiz for college students
Ahead of the talk, The Times of India is hosting a thematic quiz on cybersecurity exclusively for college students in Bengaluru. The quiz will feature four questions each day for two days, starting today (Tuesday). Students who answer all eight questions correctly will stand a chance to be featured in The Times of India.
Quiz questions (Set-1):
1) In networking, what does the abbreviation VPN stand for?
2) What type of malware is designed to demand payment from victim?
3) Which cybersecurity attack involves overwhelming a system with traffic to make it unavailable?
4) What cybersecurity term refers to exploiting a vulnerability before it's publicly known?
To participate in this quiz, submit your responses on WhatsApp to 9071112970 in the following format:
Your name, your college, Answer 1, Answer 2, Answer 3, Answer 4.
Check TOI tomorrow (Wednesday) for the second set of the quiz. Answer questions on both days and stand a chance to get featured in TOI.
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