Baku wraps up CIDC-2025 international cybersecurity event

The second international cybersecurity festival, CIDC-2025 (Critical Infrastructure Defence Challenge), has successfully concluded in Baku.

The event took place on October 9-10 at the Baku Congress Centre and was jointly organised by the State Service for Special Communication and Information Security and the State Security Service, local media notes.

The festival brought together 2,245 participants, including 360 trainees, 47 teams, and representatives from 56 partner organisations.

Its primary aim was to exchange international best practices in critical infrastructure protection, information security, digital resilience, and the use of artificial intelligence, while also fostering stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors.

Key partners of CIDC-2025 included the Ministry of Digital Development and Transportation, the Ministry of Interior, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, SOCAR, the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, KOBİA, and the Electronic Security Service.

Throughout the two-day festival, local and international experts delivered 10 presentations, participated in five panel discussions, and conducted six free training sessions under the Hack The Future 2 program.

By Tamilla Hasanova