Tom Gallagher (@secbughunter), VP Engineering, MSRC, Microsoft kicked off #BlueHatIndia this morning. Tom emphasized 3 things during his opening remarks: ✅Community: In-person collaboration is incredibly important. Talk to people about what they're working and brainstorm together. ✅Curiosity: At MSRC, we receive all the vulnerability reports submitted to Microsoft. People present new ideas at conferences and start to experiment and apply those ideas and find vulnerabilities. ✅Learning: We see people apply their curiosity and use their learnings to find new vulnerabilities based on what others have presented. If you find a vulnerability in Microsoft, please submit a report to us: msrc.microsoft.com/report/vu…

We’re excited to unveil the 6 #BlueHat India Villages. Here’s a look into what each Village has to offer: 1. AI in Security Village: Discuss the use and influence of AI in security. 2. Women in Security Village: Highlighting gender diversity, positive trends and success stories, and speed networking. 3. Forensics Villages: Introduction to digital forensics, processes and techniques, interactive quiz, and CTF. 4. MSRC Village: Discuss best practices with MSRC blue teams and learn about Microsoft bug bounty programs. 5. AppSec Village: CTF vs. RTF challenges, explore AI and security intersection, and the evolving cybersecurity landscape. 6. Threat Hunting Village: Best practice discussions, fun threat hunting quizzes, and handouts. Which village excites you the most? We can’t wait to welcome you to #BlueHatIndia tomorrow!