Baku:The Caspian region’s premier offensive security conference, CyberHackCon, is set to take place in Baku for the first time. The event is scheduled for October 27 at The Ritz-Carlton Baku and aims to gather a diverse group of cybersecurity professionals.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, the conference will feature participation from ethical hackers, cybersecurity experts, security researchers, Red Team and Blue Team specialists, bug bounty researchers, chief information security officers, and technology leaders from various sectors including banking, telecommunications, and public sectors.
The event will include more than 12 speakers from around the globe, highlighted by Davud Rustamov, Director of the National Cybersecurity Centre; Tural Mammadov, former Chief Information Security Officer at SCISSS and founder of Insight Advisory; and Shahmeer Amir, Chief Technology Officer at Veiliux and CEO of Speeqr.
CyberHackCon is designed for those at the forefront of security research, offering in-depth technical briefings, live hacking demonstrations, and detailed examinations of modern cyber warfare techniques. The conference aims to build a technically focused cybersecurity community in Azerbaijan that aligns with international standards.
Ilkin Javadov, founder and CEO of the conference, emphasized the importance of uniting government agencies, the financial sector, and world-class researchers under one roof as a significant step towards establishing CyberHackCon as a leading cybersecurity conference in the region and globally.