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TECHx
a day ago
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- TECHx
Positive Hack Camp 2025 Announced for Cybersecurity Students
Home » Emerging technologies » Cyber Security » Positive Hack Camp 2025 Announced for Cybersecurity Students Positive Technologies has announced the dates for the Positive Hack Camp 2025. The international cybersecurity education program will take place from July 26 to August 10 in Moscow. The program is designed for students and young cybersecurity enthusiasts. It is part of the Positive Hack Days cyberfestival. Positive Hack Camp offers intensive training in ethical hacking, hands-on labs, and global experience sharing. Applicants must submit their registration by June 15, 2025, on the official website. Positive Technologies revealed that the program is supported by the Russian Ministry of Digital Development and CyberEd, a partner of the Cyberus Foundation. The global initiative will welcome over 100 participants. Last year, more than 70 individuals from 20 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East joined the camp. Participants will benefit from: Real-world cybersecurity challenges Workshops and training led by white-hat hackers These experts are credited with discovering thousands of critical vulnerabilities. Their work has strengthened security for major companies like Apple, Cisco, Dell, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Oracle, and PayPal. Yuliya Danchina, Customer and Partner Training Director at Positive Technologies, reported that the camp aims to build a more secure digital future. She said the mission is to train highly skilled cybersecurity professionals to protect digital sovereignty. The program will be conducted in English and is open to students and young professionals aged 18 and above. It includes safety, food, accommodation, and chaperoning. Beyond training, Positive Hack Camp will feature cultural tours and international networking. The goal is to create a strong global cybersecurity community.
Russia Today
4 days ago
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- Russia Today
Hack fest in Moscow sparks BRICS cyber ties
BRICS countries believe that Russian cybersecurity experts are the best in the field according to Positive Technologies Global Educational Director, Yulia Danchina. Positive Technologies (PT), the leading Russian information security company, organized the Positive Hack Days 2025 cybersecurity festival in Moscow, considered to be the largest event of its kind in the world. The festival is being held from May 22 to 24, with delegations from over 40 countries across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in attendance. Danchina emphasized that the festival offers a chance to share the company's educational and practical expertise with other countries, particularly BRICS members. The visiting international delegates feel confident that 'Russian experts are the best in protecting the infrastructure of companies and organizations,' she said. 'This is confirmed by the deals and the level of discussions that we are seeing here today.' Representatives of one BRICS country, Indonesia, have already signed a bilateral agreement on cybersecurity cooperation with PT at the event. Yudi Darma, senior official at Indonesia's Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry, said that his office was considering the modules, simulators, and teaching laboratories that PT has under development. 'Positive Technology also has the capacity to produce a certification that can provide proof of the competence in cybersecurity,' Darma said. According to Baiq Hana Susanti, an expert on AI education at Sakuranesia Society Foundation Indonesia, working with the Russian information security company could provide valuable guidance, particularly as Indonesia begins integrating AI into its new educational curriculum. Brazil, another BRICS member, has also expressed interest in the cybersecurity firm's expertise. Brazilian lawmaker Jose Jacovos told RT on Saturday that PT provides significantly more affordable cybersecurity solutions than other global leaders in the field. 'The solutions presented here in Russia… are much more affordable for smaller cities with lower capacity for tax collection in Brazil,' he said. Russia is 'very advanced, light-years ahead of many countries,' he added. The Russian and Brazilian energy and science ministries signed bilateral agreements to promote cooperation in their respective fields earlier this month. Brazil is one of the founders of BRICS, which it established alongside Russia, India, and China in 2009. The economic bloc was joined by South Africa two years later. Indonesia joined alongside Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the UAE last year. Last year, the bloc grew to account for 40% of the world's economy in Purchasing Power Parity terms, according to IMF data. The 11 BRICS nations represent more than two-fifths of the global population.
Russia Today
4 days ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Russia considers blanket credit ban for citizens
The Russian Interior Ministry is mulling the idea of a blanket ban on issuing credit to citizens as part of broader efforts to protect them from fraudsters. The proposal would require individuals to apply for personal exceptions online or through official centers, a senior official said on Friday. Deputy head of the Investigative Department Danil Filippov announced the proposal during the Positive Hack Days cybersecurity forum in Moscow. 'We already have many laws that allow citizens to voluntarily block access to credit,' he said. 'But we are putting forward a different concept – not voluntary restriction, but a total ban, with the option of individual unblocking.' Filippov said he believed Russian citizens would not oppose the measure if it helped law enforcement protect them. 'And if someone needs to get a loan or another service, they can simply press a button online and receive that service,' he added, as cited by Vedomosti. Individuals seeking to lift the credit ban would need to go through a specific procedure, according to Filippov. Citizens would be issued a warning and asked a series of questions, such as whether they were acting under the influence of third parties or intending to transfer the borrowed funds to someone else. 'And perhaps, after answering these questions, they may choose not to press that button,' he said. Currently, Russians can already impose a self-restriction on credit issuance, a service that more than 11 million people have used, according to Sergey Boyarsky, head of the State Duma's Committee on Information Policy. While Filippov acknowledged that the self-restricting option is effective and 'has demonstrated a measurable impact,' he said a full prohibition would be 'a more productive and serious step.' The ministry's proposal has not yet been formalized but reflects growing concern in Russia over the rise in cyber and financial fraud, particularly scams involving bank transfers and unauthorized lending. In 2024, financial fraud resulted in the theft of 27.5 billion rubles from Russian citizens' accounts, marking a record high, according to the country's Central Bank figures. The nation's largest lender, Sberbank, estimated that losses from telephone scams amounted to at least 295 billion rubles during the same period.
