c0c0n 2025 – India’s Premier Cyber security & Hacking Conference

International Cyber Security & Hacking Conference, one of India's flagship cybersecurity conferences, will take place from 07 to 11 October 2025 in Kochi, Kerala. The event starts with three days of intensive hands-on training (07-09 October) followed by the main conference (10-11 October) at Grand Hyatt, Bolgatty, Kochi.

The event, which is the oldest and one of the biggest cyber security conferences in this part of the globe, brings together cybersecurity researchers, industry experts, government agencies, law enforcement, academia, and policy makers to engage in knowledge exchange, skills development, networking, and joint efforts to tackle evolving cyber threats. It is a rare platform to discuss, showcase, educate, understand and spread awareness on the latest trends in information safety, cyber security and hi-tech crimes. It also aims at providing a common platform for security forces, government, industrial leaders, startups, students, and professionals to get hands-on exposure to the latest technological advancements in the field.

The Mission of the Conference is "Connect | Collaborate | Contribute", emphasizing the importance of bringing all stakeholders together, in the cyber security domain.

Key Details

• Dates: 07-11 October 2025 (Trainings: 07-09 Oct | Main Conference: 10-11 Oct)
• Venue: Grand Hyatt, Bolgatty, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Theme / Tagline: Securing the Cyber Future Together
• Organisers: Kerala Police in collaboration with c0c0n / Information Security Research Association (ISRA)
• Support & Partnerships: Cyber security firms, research communities, governmental and non-governmental bodies

Keynote Speakers & Guests of Honour

c0c0n 2025 will host several distinguished speakers and thought leaders from national and international cybersecurity domains. Below are some confirmed names:

• Govind Mohan Union Home Secretary, Government of India (Chief Guest)
• Dr. Ajay Kumar Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Government of India (Keynote)
• Rear Admiral Sanjay Sachdeva, NM Director General, Defence Cyber Agency (Keynote)
• Nathan Hamiel - Senior Director of Research, Kudelski Security (Keynote)

These speakers will address themes such as AI, cyber risk, resilience, national security, and emerging threat landscapes.

Speakers & Session Highlights

In addition to the keynotes, the conference will feature a broad roster of experts delivering talks across multiple tracks:

• Rajesh Kumar (CEO, I4C, Ministry of Home Affairs)
• Hea-Eun Moon (Director, Red Alert Lab, South Korea) on air-gap and ICS security
• Pravin Kumar (CISO & DPO, NPCI)
• Johnson K Jose (CTO, Federal Bank)
• Sony A (SGM, Digital / Technology, South Indian Bank)
• Christopher Dio Chavez (Chief Hacking & Defense Officer, RADAR IT)
• Nick Pailthorpe (Global Director, Government Relations, Kodex)
• Jairam Ramesh (Director Cyber Security, AIA Digital+)
• Sunho (Marvin) Lee (Senior Security Researcher, NSHC)
• Suresh Sharma (EVP, Group CISO, Motilal Oswal)
• Others from cyber, fintech, product security, incident response, academic research, law enforcementSession titles include:
• Defending The Future in an Uncertain World: AI, Risk, and Resilience (Nathan Hamiel)
• Silent Protocols Piercing the Air-Gap: Blind Spots in ICS Security (Hea-Eun Moon)

Other tracks cover Law Enforcement, AI/ML, Technology/Research, GRC / Policy, and specialized topics such as cloud, telecom, hardware, secure code, etc.

Trainings & Workshops (07-09 October)

c0c0n pre-conference workshops provide three days advanced hands-on training on current and evolving domains in cyberspace. The trainings are designed and delivered by top industry experts ensuring content quality and help participants discover new technology domains, explore the best practices adopted and followed by the industry and to network with industry peers and leaders. A total of 14 Workshops are being held as part of c0c0n 2025. As the training is primarily hands-on and lab oriented, only limited seats are allotted for each workshop to ensure quality delivery and 400 delegates are enrolled to attend these workshops.

The confirmed/tracked workshops include:

• Windows Kernel Exploitation (Foundation & Advanced)
• Multi-Cloud Security (AWS, Azure & GCP) [2025 Edition]
• Offensive OSINT
• Android Security Primer
• Automotive Security (hands-on)
• Telecom / RAN & Core Network Protection (Mastering Telecom Security)
• SIGINT / ELINT / COMINT / Electronic Warfare sessions
• StealthOps (Red Team Operations 2025 Edition)
• HackTheWeb: Pentesting Beyond Basics
• Secure Code Audit - Exclusive Edition
• Hacking Android, iOS, IoT apps by Example
• Breaking Smart Kiosks with Windows 11 OS Hardening
• Offensive Tradecraft Development

These sessions are intended to build practical skills in software and system security, exploit development, network defense, threat modeling, forensics, and red teaming.

Villages / Interactive Domains

One of the distinctive features of cocon is the Village concept-interactive zones where participants engage in specialized hands-on activities, challenges, and hacking experiments. Villages scheduled for 10-11 October include:

• RC Engineering Village
• Radio Village
• AI Village
• Telecom Village
• Adversary Village
• IoT Security Village
• Lock Picking Village
• Phishing Village

Village organizers are drawn from security communities, research groups, and domain experts. For example, in past editions, Manish Gupta, Parth Agrawal, Yash Bharadwaj, Abhijeet Kumar among others have served as village leads or contributors. Villages allow attendees to explore new attack surfaces, defensive strategies, hardware hacking, radio / wireless domains, adversarial simulation, phishing labs, and more in an immersive, collaborative environment.

Exhibition Pavilions

Parallel to the technical tracks and villages, cocon 2025 will host an exhibition area with product and industry pavilions. This space provides an opportunity for cybersecurity vendors, product teams, startups, and service providers to showcase tools, platforms, threat intelligence systems, defense technologies, secure coding frameworks, forensic tools, and more. Attendees will have access to demos, proof-of-concept stands, networking booths, and opportunities to engage with innovators and vendors in the cybersecurity ecosystem.

Tracks - The conference has six major tracks

• Main - Policy Track
• Technical Track
• Artificial intelligence Track
• Financial Track
• CSEA- Countering Online Crimes against Children Track
• Law Enforcement / LEA Track & Initiatives

There is a dedicated LEA (Law Enforcement Agencies) track in the conference, reflecting c0c0n's commitment to bridging security communities and policing. Sessions will focus on digital forensics, tracing cybercrime, cross-border collaboration, victim identification, legal frameworks, and cyber policy support. In past speaker lists, officers such as Dr. Sandeep Mittal, IPS (Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing) and Yashasvi Yadav (IPS) (Maharashtra State Cyber) are scheduled to deliver in the LEA track. Special initiaves around CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) investigation, victim identification capacity building, and cross-agency coordination are expected to be underscored given the conference's thematic relevance this year.

Audience & Participation

The conference expects participation from 3000 delegates from various segments, including:

• Cybersecurity professionals and practitioners
• Researchers and academics
• Government agencies and policy makers
• Law enforcement delegates and cyber crime units
• Students, hackers, and community security groups
• Startups and product/security vendors

Special Attractions

Drone Exhibition with display of latest payload carrying drones

Technological display by VSSC

Launch of revamped KIDGLOVE initiative

Humanoid AI Robotics display

Cyberdome projects display.

c0c0n is not only a police conference, but it is a cyber security event. It is an event in which industry veterans from all around the globe will take part. Also we have representation from the police officers from all the States in India, Senior officers from NIA, CBI, Intelligence Bureau, RAW, NCRB, BPR&D, CERT-In, etc . cocon is a rare platform to discuss, showcase, educate, understand and spread awareness on the latest trends in information safety, cyber security and hi-tech crimes. It also aims at providing a common platform for security forces, government, industrial leaders, start-ups, students, and professionals to get hands-on exposure to the latest technological advancements in the field. "The issue of cyber security needs to move beyond traditional policing activities and requires a different outlook to deal with technology".

Opening Ceremony - 1000 AM on 10th October 2025 by Hon'ble Union Home Secretary Sri Govind Mohan IAS, in the presence of Sri. Hibi Eden Hon'ble Member of the Parliament, Sri Ravada Chandrasekhar and Sri Manoj Abraham IPS, Director VACB.

Closing Ceremony 0500 PM on 11th October 2025 by Hon Chief Minister Sri Pinarayi Vijayan, chaired by Sri. P. Rajeev, Hon'ble Minister for Law, Industries and Coir, and attended by Sri. K. N. Unnikrishnan Hon'ble MLA, in the presence of Sri Ravada Chandrasekhar IPS State Police Chief, Kerala. & Adv. Anilkumar.M, Hon'ble Mayor, Kochi Corporation

Complete details available at https://c0c0n.org/home