Do you have an interest in the cyber security but you haven’t yet had a chance to pursue it? Or, have you ever considered a career in the cyber security but you don’t know where to begin? Or, you are already feeling quite comfortable in the cyber field and would like to test your skills and compete with others? Here is your chance! You are invited you to take part in the biggest ethical hacking event in our region Telia Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics 2024!

Who is it for?

The event is aimed at young people who are interested in the cyber world but have no previous exposure or experience in the field. Youngsters from all Nordic-Baltic countries are WELCOME to take part in this year's event. Requirements for participants:

• age of 15-24;
• interest to learn cyber in a fun and practical way;
• no prior experiences needed.

Event Details?

• Online bootcamps March 23-24 or April 6-7 from 11.00-17.00 (EET) REGISTER HERE! (additional information on www.ctftech.com).
• Bootcamps are in English and require registration. Registration deadline for bootcamps is March 20 (if you participate March 23-24) and April 4 (if you participate April 6-7). Act now because places are limited!
• April 19, after the bootcamps there will be a pre-competition where the best teams will be selected. You can take part in the bootcamps as a single participant but in order to participate in a pre-competition you must form a team of 3-5 members.
• The teams who already competed in the Telia Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics 2023 can’t participate in the final of 2024 with the same composition (except for the online league participation). There have to be at least 3 new members.
• The best team from each Nordic-Baltic country will be invited to the Telia Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics 2024 final on November 1, in Tartu, Estonia.
• In addition, five best “girls only” teams will be selected who will participate in the final event.

Why?

• In the course of the bootcamps the cybersecurity experts will provide you with the basic knowledge and skills to work in the cyber world using a fun learning environment.
• You will acquire basic knowledge on the following topics: Linux Basics, Port Scanning, DNS (Name Server) and Web Server Listing, Brute-Forcing, Metasploit, Cyber Security and Cyber Wisdom, Steganography, Cryptography, Web Vulnerabilities, Security Vulnerabilities.
• Once you have participated in all the required bootcamps you will receive a certificateYou will be included in the Discord channel together with other young ethical hackers and gain experiences and contacts which could be beneficial in your future career.
• And last, but not least - you will gain an insight into the minds of hackers.

Check additional information here: link
Sign up your team by April 15, 2024 here: link

Take a look at the last year’s event: link

On 12 March 2024 at 10.15 a.m. (Auditorium 3, Building 1, Muitinės Str. 8), the students of the study programme Information Systems and Cyber Security of all courses are invited to take part in an open lecture where the representatives of the company Oxylabs will invite the students to join their project Project4Beta  and will announce the challenge competition by Honeygain.

The challenge will involve testing the security of the web application. Students will analyse, identify and document potential vulnerabilities and report them to Honeygain. The students who will submit successful assessments will be awarded with prizes. And the main prize will be an offer of a paid internship placement.

The terms and conditions of the challenge may be downloaded here. The deadline of the competition is 31 May 2024.

The event is organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr Kęstutis Driaunys, the Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics.

According to the partnership agreement between Vilnius University and UAB Nord Security, members of the Vilnius University community can use the NordPass Premium password manager for their personal use.

NordPass is a secure solution for keeping passwords, access keys, credit card details and other information safe.

Strengthen your security and use NordPass for free throughout your studies:
- Create strong passwords.
- Share your passwords safely with family, friends and colleagues.
- Find out if your data has been leaked.

Enjoy convenient and secure password storage for your academic and personal accounts on your computers, smartphones and browsers. Passwords are encrypted on the user's device so only the user can see them. With NordPass, you can spend less time remembering passwords and more time completing your tasks!

How to get a license?

You will receive a NordPass Premium licence by logging into the VU system: https://www.vu.lt/it/apie-mus/nordpass-licencijos

The aim of the cooperation between UAB Nord Security and Vilnius University is to promote cyber-literacy, to inform about the need for cyber-security, to show the interest in this field and to help people understand that cyber-security is not only for those who have a background in programming. For this reason, members of the VU community have access to a license for the NordPass Premium password manager (https://nordpass.com/plans/).

On 26 January, a graduation ceremony of Vilnius University, Kaunas Faculty took place at the Historical Presidential Palace of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaunas (Vilniaus str. 33).

The graduates were greeted and awarded their diplomas by Prof. Dr Vilmantė Pakalniškienė, the Vice-Rector of Organisation Development and Community Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Dr Giedrius Romeika, the Dean of the Kaunas Faculty, and the Director of the Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics Assist. Prof. Dr Indrė Ščiukauskė.

Congratulations were extended by the Chair of the Bachelor programme Information Systems and Cyber Security (taught in Lithuanian), Assoc. Prof. Dr Vytautas Rudžionis, the Chair of the Bachelor programme Information Systems and Cyber Security (taught in in English), Assoc. Prof. Dr Ilona Veitaitė, the Vice-Dean for Infrastructure and Development, and the Chair of the Master programme Financial Technology (FinTech), Assoc. Prof. Dr Saulius Masteika and the Chair of the Master programme Economics of Sustainable Finance, Prof. Dr Kristina Rudžionienė as well as the Chair of the Master programme Art Management Assoc. Prof. Dr Audronė Rimkutė.

This week VU Kaunas Faculty is hosting Dr Katarzyna Szmigiero from University of Social Sciences in Łódź, Poland.
Everyone is kindly invited to attend open lectures by the visiting professor:

on 14th February at 08:00–09:30 at  AVL1 auditorium, Building II, Muitinės g. 6.
Detective and Crime Novel

on 15th February at 13:45–15:15  at VK studium, Building IV, Muitinės g. 14.
The Changing Face of the Medusa Myth

Folklore ensemble UOSINTA invites students to participate in a traditional Lithuanian carnival called Užgavėnės "Šokim, trypkim, žiemą iš kiemo vykim!"

on 12 (Monday) February In Council basement.

at 6 p.m. mask workshops

at 7 p.m. dances and games

We will send winter out of the yard with dances, songs and fun.

Prizes await those who come with masks.

The event will be filmed and photographed.

From November to December 2023, the Arqus project “AL4ALL: Applied Linguistics for ALL” organised 12 online seminars on current research methods in Applied Linguistics. 12 presenters took part in the seminar series and presented their research: 10 Ph.D. students and young researchers from various universities of the Arqus Alliance: Granada (Spain), Graz (Austria), Leipzig (Germany), Maynooth (Ireland), Minho (Portugal), Vilnius (Lithuania). Additionally, 2 PhD students from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany) presented their studies.

The intensive Lithuanian language course for beginners (A1 level) at Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty was held on 4 January-2 February. The course included cultural lectures, tours, visits to museums, parties and lots of discoveries with students from different countries learning together.

"This winter, the course welcomed 21 participants from different countries: Kazakhstan, Sakartvelo, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine and even Uruguay. Three participants from Uruguay and Hungary were of Lithuanian origin," says Rita Baranauskienė, Associate Professor at the Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies, who is the head of the project. According to her, all the participants of the course were happy not only to learn Lithuanian, but also to get acquainted with the Lithuanian culture.