Students host G3C conference for the third year running
Students from the Ethical Hacking Society came together to host the third student-led G3C conference, which was recently held at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Glasgow Caledonian Cyber Convention (G3C) brings together students, industry professionals and enthusiasts from the field of Cyber Security to share ideas and knowledge about the subject.
Hosted by students from the Ethical Hacking Society, the conference is now running for a third year after taking a break during the pandemic.
The conference took place on November 4 and 5 saw people from across the country attend, with delegates getting the chance to hear talks from industry guests, engage with workshops and network with cyber security professionals.
Digital Security and Forensics student and acting Ethical Hacking Society President Dionysios Voutos was happy with how the conference went, despite some initial challenges.
“I took over the role of President, only a few weeks before the G3C was due to start.” Dionysios explained.
“I’ve been part of the Ethical Hacking Society for a few years now, so I’ve got experience of organising events.”
Helping out with the conference were six students from the Ethical Hacking Society, as well as some volunteers from the Cyber Security and Networks department. Despite being a small team, the students were able to put on a successful third conference and even had the opportunity to network.
Dionysios said “The event went well! I honestly didn’t expect for it to go as well as it did due to our initial problems and the fact that we were short staffed. Three members are in their final year, so they were focusing on doing their dissertations at the same time! However, if there were any issues, we dealt with them quickly so we’re all happy with how it went.
We had six people help out as part of the committee, as well as three or four volunteers. All the students came from the Cyber Security programme, but it was a great team effort overall.
The reason we involved students from the Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking and Digital Security and Forensics is so they have the opportunity to build experience and also network with useful contacts from the industry.”
By Rachael McAlonan
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