Conference on Cloud Computing & Cyber Security
At
Amrapali Institute of Management & Computer Applications, Haldwani
Cloud computing is one of the most beneficial innovations for businesses providing low-cost, virtual services, and local hardware. Users place almost everything in the cloud, but what do we really know about its security? How can the users protect their data and privacy from being compromised? Cloud storage has its benefits, but it is also important to remain secure while taking advantage of any technology. While most organizations are offering cloud storage options to keep the data stored in the cloud safely, many organizations are concerned about mobbing their data to the cloud.
Understanding the need of the hour, Faculty of Computer Science and Applications (FCSA) , Amrapali Group of Institutes organized a one day conference on “Cloud Security” in collaboration with Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) on 16th September, 2017 for the BCA, MCA and B.Tech (CS) students. It was our honor to have Mr. Sanjeev Arya, (Honorable MLA, Nainital) as chief guest for the conference. Dr. Sanjay Dhingra (CEO, Amrapali Group of Institutes) welcomed the chief guest. During his speech, the chief guest focused on the importance of digital literacy and security issues with digital transactions.
The conference started with the welcome address of keynote speaker, honorable Dr. Manoj Kr. Pandey(Director, FCSA). In his speech, he focused on different aspects of cyber security and key measures to protect one against the cyber frauds. The next session was taken by Mr. Satyam Rastogi( Chairman, Cloud Security Alliance, Uttrakhand), in which he explained the emerging technologies in Artificial Intelligence and increasing dependency of the modern world in to it. He stated that “Artificial intelligence is one of the most prominent technologies currently being advanced.Not only is it a hot topic for researchers, but the world's greatest technological minds are fearful of its potential.”
In post lunch session Mr. Vikas Singh Bisht focused on android hacking, he gave a live demo by hacking the mobile of one of the audience. He explained various methods by which we can protect our data in smart phones. In further session, Mr. Ankit Giri gave the information on Malware and ransomware and tried to explain about the potential threats raised by them in today’s technical world. In the last session Mr. Anshul Loshali and Mr. Akshat Khanna educated about the cyber laws and new emerging currency BITCOIN.
Around 300 students from Computer Science & Application stream participated in the conference. The session of various experts was interesting as they were focused on the latest technologies and their security issues. Students attended the sessions with great interest and curiosity; many students were awarded for the raising good queries. The session ended with vote of thanks by Mr.Nandan Singh Dasila (Conference Coordinator, FCSA, AGI).