Cyber Threat seminar cum workshop: Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0

Current Context: The Indian Army (IA) hosted the second Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0 Hackathon under the auspices of HQ Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). To encourage interactions with people, academics, and organizations to identify qualified talent in the field of cyber security, a cyber threat seminar and workshop were held.

• The selected talent was honoured by General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff (CAS), on January 17, 2023, during a virtual ceremony.
• Its objectives were to improve the level of training in Cyber Deterrence, Security Software Coding, Electro Magnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO), and Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ ML), as well as to shorten the development time for novel solutions in the field of Cyber Security.
• To address the various facets of cyber threat analysis, the event was divided into four sub-events, and awards were handed there:

1. Secure Software Coding: Won by Aravindha Hariharan M, a Cyber Security enthusiast from Coimbatore.
2. ESMO-Commandant of Army HQ Computer Centre Colonel Nishant Rathee won the top spot
3. AI/ML: NLP Processing and Decoding of Radio Intercepts. • Winner: Master Mithil Salunkhe, a 15-year-old class 10 student
4. Cyber Deterrence: Capture the Flag (CTF). • Winner: Shaksham Jaiswal,

Question:

Q.1 Where was Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0 hosted?
a. Shimla
b. Mumbai
c. Ladakh
d. Guwahati