Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Goa was chosen as the venue for the SAMVAAD 2026 national cybersecurity conference, organised by CERT-In under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The event focused on enhancing India’s cyber audit ecosystem and addressed emerging challenges in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT, and post-quantum cryptography. Hosted at the BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus, it brought together over 500 delegates and featured numerous technical presentations. The conference also introduced new tools and certification programs aimed at strengthening cybersecurity practices, particularly for financial institutions and critical infrastructure sectors.