http://www.indianexpress.com/news/scared-ethical-hackers-just-wont-come-here/394025/ By Chandan Haygunde The Indian Express Dec 04, 2008 There is going to be a big drop in the number of ethical hackers from abroad taking part in ClubHack 2008, the second international convention of hackers to be held in Pune this weekend, on December 6 and 7. Of the 15 foreign experts who were scheduled to come and address the hackers, only two are coming. The rest are dropping out citing security concerns after the Mumbai Terror strike. Expected to take centre stage at this meet is cyber terrorism. Rohit Srivastawa, founder of ClubHack, said 15 foreign speakers — from Brazil, US and Egypt— were expected for the hackers’ convention. “Now, we have only two coming for the event. Others would not come because of security reasons as the terrorist attack in Mumbai has forced them to back off. However, we will have equally talented Indian speakers to cover up for their absence,” he said. [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Thu Dec 04 2008 - 22:33:03 PST
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