Symposium on Cyber Defence - National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

In today's digital era, the securities market and Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) organisations have become increasingly reliant on technology to deliver financial services characterised by simplified digital payment systems, algorithm-driven trading platforms, secured authentication systems, autonomous settlements solutions, etc. Hence, securing the IT infrastructure is critical not only for business operations but also for safeguarding customer data and meeting regulatory obligations.

As part of SEBI's continuous endeavour to develop organisational expertise across the securities market ecosystem for cyber risk reduction, strengthening of market resilience against cyber incidents and to sharpen cyber incident response capabilities for today's evolving threat landscape, SEBI is organising the 'Symposium on Cyber Defence' from August 17– 21, 2026 in Mumbai, India. The symposium would provide hands-on experience to the participants through classroom session, role play during Tabletop exercise and real-time simulation experience using Cyber Range platform.

DAY WISE PLAN

The day wise plan of the event is summarised in the table below:

Sr. No.	Day	Theme of the day	Date	Time (Indian Standard Time)	Plan
1	Day 0	Welcome and registration	August 16, 2026	10:00 to 17:00	Registration of Participants - Distribution of registration kit on arrival
2	Day 1	Opening ceremony- First half	August 17, 2026	10:00 to 11:15	Inauguration of Symposium (Ceremony and keynote speeches followed by Photo session)
				11:15 to 11:30	High-Tea
				11:30 to 12:45	Cyber Exercise : - Introduction to labs
		Introduction to lab based cyber exercises - Second half		12:45 to 13:45	Lunch Break
				13:45 to 15:00	Cyber Exercise : - Orientation to cyber exercise
				15:00 to 15:15	Tea Break
				15:15 to 16:30	Cyber Exercise : Demonstration of team exercise
				19:00 to 20:00	Cultural Activity followed by dinner
3	Day 2	Hands-On Cyber Security Exercises	August 18, 2026	9:30 to 11:00	Cyber Exercise : actual hands on session
				11:00 to 11:15	Tea Break
				11:15 to 12:45	Cyber Exercise : actual hands on - continued
				12:45 to 13:45	Lunch Break
				13:45 to 15:00	Cyber Exercise : Red and Blue Teaming - actual hands on - continued
				15:00 to 15:15	Tea Break
				15:15 to 16:30	Cyber Exercise : Capture the Flag challenge Exercise
				19:00 to 20:00	Cultural Activity followed by dinner
4	Day 3	Technology sessions and panel discussions with industry leading experts	August 19, 2026	9:30 to 10:30	Session 1: Session on FIRE format for Incident Reporting
				10:30 to 11:30	Session 2: Session on Applied Blockchain Security
				11:45 to 12:00	Tea Break
				12:00 to 12:45	Panel Discussions: Emerging Cyber challenges due to disruptors like AI Mythos
				12:45 to 13:45	Lunch Break
				14:00 to 15:00	Session 3: Session on Quantum Resilience
				15:15 to 15:30	Tea Break
				15:30 to 16:30	Session 4: Session on Red Teaming using AI tools
				19:00 to 21:00	Excursion outside NISM campus - Conference Dinner
5	Day 4	Presentation of papers on Cyber security - First half	August 20, 2026	9:30 to 12:45	Presentation of shortlisted papers (3 out of 6)
				11:15 to 11:30	Tea Break
				11:30 to 12:45	Presentation of shortlisted papers (remaining 3 out of 6)
		Table Top Exercise - Second half		12:45 to 13:45	Lunch Break
				13:45 to 15:00	Table-op Exercise on latest scenarios encountered in Cyber Ops
				15:00 to 15:15	Tea Break
				15:15 to 16:30	Technology Exhibition Walkthrough
				19:00 to 20:00	Cultural Activity followed by dinner
6	Day 5	Closing ceremony of the Symposium	August 21, 2026	10:00 to 11:00	Closing Ceremony - (Prizes and Certificate distribution)
				11:00 to 12:00	High Tea along with Exhibition walkthrough and demos
				12:00 to 13:00	Lunch Break
				13:00 onwards	City Tour
				19:00 to 20:00	Gala Dinner hosted by SEBI

1. It is expected that the participants reach NISM on August 16, 2026 (Day 0).

2. As a courtesy, SEBI provides stay and checkout till late afternoon of August 22, 2026 for all participants.

PROGRAM BENEFITS

The program will develop the competencies of the participants in the following areas:

Create and operationalize incident handling playbooks
Hands-on training on Threat detection, Incidence response workflows, and Recovery planning
Cyber Defence readiness through Live Fire Exercises, Red Teaming, and Cyber Range simulations
Enhance operational capability and sharing experience using exciting Panel discussions, paper presentations by participants, collaborative Tabletop exercises

We look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to NISM campus, Mumbai in August 2026.

Target Audience: Designed for junior to mid-level Cybersecurity professionals or officials responsible for heading Information Security within their organisation.
Logistics: This is a residential training program. While the participants will be required to make their own travel arrangements, SEBI will cover other arrangements (Lodging, Boarding, Airport transfers to and from the NISM campus).
Location: The program will be conducted at National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Plot No. IS 1 & IS 2, Patalganga Industrial Area, Mohopada, Rasayani, District Raigad, Near Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra – 410222.
Pre-requisites: All participants are compulsorily required to bring their own laptops for the hands-on sessions, meeting the following minimum specifications: Operating System – Microsoft Windows 10/11; Processor – Intel Core i5; Hard Disk – 500 GB; Memory – 8 GB RAM.

Submit your paper after registration to win exciting prizes

For any queries and expressing your interest, please do not hesitate to reach out to

Mr. Rajveer Singh Yadav, Assistant General Manager, SEBI

rajveer@sebi.gov.in

+91-022-26449519

+91-9987346138

For registration, click on the following link: