𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞: 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐂𝐒: 𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐋 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞: 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐂𝐒: 𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐋 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐀, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 - Manila takes the spotlight this November as Viettel Cyber Security (VCS) — the cybersecurity arm of Viettel Group, one of Asia’s largest telecommunications companies — partners with ROOTCON for “VCS: CTRL Manila”. Happening on November 19, 2025, the event will gather cybersecurity professionals, thought leaders, and tech enthusiasts from across the region to share insights and push the boundaries of digital defense.

𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫: 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞

As organizations advance in their digital transformation journeys, cyber threats are approaching just as fast. The VCS: CTRL Manila 2025 summit aims to open the discussion about how collaborations between ethical hackers and defenders can help organizations stay one step ahead of more complex and adaptive cyber threats.

VCS: CTRL Manila is expected to gather over 100 participants from the Philippines and other neighboring countries for the summit.

The program is structured into four focused tracks:

1. 𝐈𝐧-𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 – The summit will open with a series of discussions examining advanced persistent threat (APT) cases, open-source intelligence (OSINT) operations, bug bounty exploits, and blue team defenses. Practitioners sharing examples and tactical lessons drawn from real-world investigations.

2. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Guests can have the chance to engage with red and blue team professionals face-to-face. This segment aims to enable participants to build networks from peers across Southeast Asia.

3. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐐&𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – This track is mainly discussion of real-world challenges with threat hunters, detection engineers, and incident responders. Instead of focusing on theory, these sessions tackle practical problems faced in the field — sharing how experts identify, respond to, and overcome threats in real situations.

4. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 – The final track will focus on breach case studies, detection modeling, and preventive strategies. Speakers will outline how coordinated response and adaptive defense mechanisms can reduce risks and strengthen an organization’s overall cybersecurity measure.

Strategic insights, real-world case studies, and live technical demonstrations will be combined helping participants equip themselves with both the perspective and practical tools to strengthen their security posture.

𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝

The summit will feature five cybersecurity experts who will lend their regional expertise in both offensive and defensive operations.

𝟏. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝐄: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

Duong Doan – Senior Web Security Researcher, Pwn2Own Winner, Microsoft MVR

𝟐. 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞-𝐚𝐬-𝐚-𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲

Henry Nguyen – Country Service Manager, Philippines

𝟑. 𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐓𝐀-𝐒𝐂-𝟑𝟏 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 & 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥

Kien Nguyen Duc & Long Doan Minh – Threat Analysts, Viettel Cyber Security

𝟒. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭

Japz Divino – Principal Security Researcher, Viking Cloud

𝟓. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

Jay Turla – Principal Security Researcher, VicOne

The program is structured to accommodate both Blue Team (defensive) and Red Team (offensive) professionals, with content progressing from fundamental to advanced topics.

Not only covering updates on the Philippine cybersecurity landscape, detailed ransomware case study, the summit will also feature an advanced discussion on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Meta’s messaging applications, highlighting new discoveries that could potentially compromise user data and privacy.

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

“Technology can automate detection, but only human intuition can predict intent,” said Mr. Thomas Van Duc Luu, Country Manager, Viettel Cyber Security Philippines.

He emphasized that behind every effective cybersecurity system are people — analysts, engineers, and ethical hackers — whose collaboration strengthens the collective defense of the region.

By hosting VCS: CTRL Manila, VCS reinforces its commitment to nurturing this community of experts, with the belief that shared knowledge is essential to creating a lasting impact on Southeast Asia’s cybersecurity scene.

VCS: CTRL Manila will be held on November 19, 2025, in Manila.

For registration, please visit: https://services.viettelcybersecurity.com/vcs-ctrl-manilatalk

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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐋 𝐂𝐘𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘

Viettel Cyber Security (VCS) is one of Asia’s leading cybersecurity companies, protecting organizations in over 15 countries with Managed SOC services, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Red teaming and Threat intelligence.

Certified by CREST, PCI DSS, SOC 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 and backed by 150+ security professionals with top-tier certifications (CISSP, CCSP, CEH, etc.), VCS delivers world-class cyber defense capabilities.

VCS is a multi-time champion at Pwn2Own (Toronto 2023, Ireland 2024), Rootcon CTF Winner (2024), and has discovered nearly 500 zero-day vulnerabilities. Their experts have spoken at top conferences such as Black Hat USA and SECCON, and received multiple Microsoft MVP titles.

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