Cyber Security
The Department of Cyber Security is established during the year 2020 with the intake of 60 to produce cyber specialists.
About Programs
The Department of Cyber Security is established during the year 2020 with the intake of 60 to produce cyber specialists. The faculty members are trained in the field of Cyber Security through various national and international training programmes. The students are motivated to enrich their knowledge in the cyber security professional area and inculcate values to practice cyber security standards in real world situations by providing various cyber awareness workshops and hands on trainings.
Programmes Offered
B.E Cyber Security – 4 years
Vision
- To produce cyber specialists for protecting data and its values in global environment.
Mission
- To promote public cyber security awareness and knowledge
- To provide standards of cyber safety expertise using professional cyber security culture.
- To encourage research activities with skills to face cyber space challenges globally.
- To imbibe cyber ethics and enterprsing quality to become socially responsible technocrats.
PEO, PO and PSO
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The graduates of the program after four years will,
- PEO1: Have a globally competent skilled career in cyber security domain
- PEO2: Communicate effectively to achieve a common goal in a team
- PEO3: Focus on research in the field of cyber security through technical excellence and entrepreneurial skills
- PEO4: Apply the gained knowledge for ensuring ethical and moral values in society
Program Outcomes (POs)
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
- Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization of the solution of complex engineering problems
- Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences
- Design and Development of Solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations
- Investigation of problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions
- Modern Tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations
- Engineer and Society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice
- Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development
- Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice
- Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multi-disciplinary settings
- Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions
- Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multi disciplinary environments
- Lifelong Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change
Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
The Graduates of Cyber Security shall have:
- PSO1: Ability to define vulnerabilities and threats in different IT applications in cyber world.
- PSO2: Ability to analyze security related issues and provide appropriate solutions.
- PSO3: Ability to apply technical skills in domains related to Algorithms, Networking, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Crypto technologies.
Advisory Committee
Department Program Advisory Committee (DPAC)
| SNo | Member | Designation |
| 1. | Dr.M.Kannan | Professor & Head, Department of CSE |
| 2. | Dr.A.Neela Madheswari | Professor, Department of CSE |
| 3. | Mr.V.Sivakumar | Cyber Security Consultant, Wipro Technologies, Chennai |
| 4. | Mr.Sivakumar Chokkalingam | Delivery Manager, Cognizant, Chennai |
| 5. | Dr.S.Raju | Professor & Head, Department of IT |
| 6. | Dr.S.Ananth | Associate Professor & Head, Department of AI&DS |
| 7. | Dr.S.Balakrishnan | Professor, Department of CSE |
| 8. | Dr.K.Venkatasalam | Professor, Department of CSE |
| 9. | Dr.P.Ramya | Associate Professor, Department of CSE |
| 10. | Dr.D.Prasanna | Associate Professor, Department of CSE |
| 11 | Dr.K.Gowsic | Associate Professor, Department of CSE |
| 12 | Dr.B.Kalaiselvi | Associate Professor, Department of CSE |
| 13 | Dr.A.Rajamurugan | Associate Professor, Department of Cyber Security |
| 14 | Dr.S.Prema | Associate Professor, Department of IT |
Members of the Board of Studies
| SNo | Name of the Member | Communication Address of the Members | BoS Designation |
| 1 | Dr.B.Vinoth Kumar | Associate Professor Dept. of Information Technology PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore – 641 004. | Anna University Nominee |
| 2 | Dr.M.Kannan | Professor & Head Department of CSE Mahendra Engineering College | BoS Chairman |
| 3 | Dr.B.Surendhiran | Associate Professor CSE Department NIT, Pondicherry | Academic Expert |
| 4 | Dr.A.M.Kalpana | Professor & Head, CSE Department Government College of Engineering, Salem | Academic Expert |
| 5 | Dr.G.Usha Devi | Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore | Academic Expert |
| 6 | Dr.T.Thirumalai | Chief Technology Officer OSCORP Technologies, Chennai | Industry Expert |
| 7 | Mr.Sivakumar Veerabadran | Senior Cyber Security Consultant Wipro Technologies, Chennai | Industry Expert |
| 8 | Mr.M.Murali | Program Manager Tech Mahindra, Telangana | Industry Expert |
| 9 | Mr.S.Senthilraja | Development Architect SAP Labs India, Bangalore | Industry Expert |
| 10 | Mr.P.Pintooraj | Cyber Security Manager, D & AI TVS Motor Company, Hosur | Alumni Member |
| 11 | Dr.S.Raju | Professor & Head, IT Department Mahendra Engineering College | Member |
| 12 | Dr.R.Jayakumar | Professor & Head, MCA Department Mahendra Engineering College | Member |
| 13 | Dr.A.Neela Madheswari | Professor, CSE Department Mahendra Engineering College | Member |
| 14 | Mr.M.Gokulakannan | II Year, ME CSE | PG Student Member |
| 15 | Ms.M.Gowri | IV Year, BE Cyber Security | UG Student Member |
- Problem Solving Techniques Lab
- Data Structures and Algorithms Lab
- Information Technology Essentials Lab
- Python Programming Lab
- Operating Systems and Security Lab
- Java and Network Programming Lab
- Database Management Systems and Security Lab
- Ethical Hacking Lab
- Blockchain Technology Lab
- Internet of Things Lab
| SL NO | NAME OF THE FACULTY | DESIGNATION |
| 1. | Dr.A.Rajamurugan | ASP |
| 2 | Ms.R.Kalaivani | AP |
| 3 | Mr.R.Balamurugan | AP |
| 4. | Mr.K.S.Arun | AP |
| 5. | Mrs.V.Roopa | AP |
| 6. | Mr.M.Sampath | AP |
| 7. | Ms.R.Janani Priya | AP |
| 8. | Ms.S.Shurithi | AP |
| 9. | Mr.C.Pradeep Kumar | AP |
| 10. | Mr.P.Saravana Kumar | AP |
| 11. | Mr.M.Soundarajan | AP |
| 12. | Mr.T.M.Thiruvenkadam | AP |
| 13. | Mr.R.Vijayakumar | AP |
| 14. | Mrs.K.Divya | AP |
| 15. | Mrs.M.Meenatchi | AP |
| 16. | Mrs.K.Sangeetha | AP |
| 17. | Mrs.K.S.Sindhu | AP |
| 18. | Mrs.S.Thenmozhi | AP |
| 19. | Mrs.D.Mohanapriya | AP |
| 20. | Mrs.S.Jeevitha | AP |
Credentials of the Department
- Our students got trained using additional courses based on cyber security from Infosys Springboard, Oracle academy and Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Networking Academy, etc.
- Our students conducted department level CTF event semester wise and trained themselves for quick response on basics of cyber security
- Our students achieved various cyber security certification courses like EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker, etc and enhancing their cyber skills regularly.
- Our students participated in various CTF events organized by other engineering colleges and won first, second and third places.
- Our faculties achieved various recognitions like Best Paper Award for presenting in International Conferences, NPTEL Elite plus Silver Award, Mentor Award, etc.
| SNo | Name of the Short-Term Courses /Value-Added Courses | Number of students benefited |
Academic Year 2025-2026 | ||
| 1. | Introduction to Cyber Security | 100 |
| 2. | Introduction to Modern AI | 100 |
| 3. | Red Hat Training: Getting Started with Linux Fundamentals | 80 |
| 4. | Snowflake Platform | 20 |
Academic Year 2024-2025 | ||
| 1. | Networking Basics | 50 |
Academic Year 2023-2024 | ||
| 1. | Cyber Defense Engineering using Python | 30 |
| 2. | Introduction to Cyber Security | 20 |
| 3. | Cyber Security Essentials | 50 |
| 4. | Ethical Hacking Essentials | 50 |
| 5. | Network Defense Essentials | 50 |
Academic Year 2022-2023 | ||
| 1. | HTML, CSS3, JavaScript | 50 |
| 2. | Python Programming using Projects | 50 |
Seminars, Conferences & Workshops conducted through Professional Societies
Events organized in last three academic years:
| S.No. | Type of Events [Conference/ Seminar/Workshop] | Professional society | Date | Name of the Events | Name and Address of the Resource Persons |
Academic Year 2025-2026 | |||||
| 1. | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 25.07.2025 | Exploit Realm in Cybersecurity | 1. K.Aloysius Rosario, IV Year 2. V.Sarankumar, III Year, 3. K.Sivaprasath, III Year, 4. Godwin Jino, III Year All OWASP members |
| 2. | Hands on Workshop | ISTE, IIC | 22.09.2025 & 23.09.2025 | Advanced Pen Testing & CyberOps | Mr.S.Vivek, Proprietor, Ozone Cyber Security, Trichy. |
| 3. | Cyber Security Awareness Month Celebration using two events: 1. Seminar 2. CTF Event | OWASP Student Chapter | 08.10.2025 | 1. Seminar titled “Startup and Entrepreneurial Step ups” 2. CTF Event titled “Cipher Arena: CTF based on OSINT and Cryptography” | 1. A.Aloysius Rosario, IV Year 2. B.Shek Mohammed Akram, III Year 3. K.Sriharish, III Year 4. P.Dinesh kumar, I Year 5. V.Sarankumar, III Year 6. K.Sivaprasath, III Year 7. M.Sethupathi, III Year All OWASP members |
| 4. | Hackathon | IIC | 17, 18, 19 Sep 2025 | Internal Smart India Hackathon 2025 | 1. Dr.Srinivasan Murugan, Professor and Head, Mechanical Engineering 2. Dr.S.Ananth, Professor and Head, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science 3. Dr.K.R.Kalphana, Professor and Head, Agricultural Engineering 4. Dr.S.Ponlatha, Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering 5. Dr.K.Venkatasalam, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering 6. Dr.S.G.Bala krishnan, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering 7. Dr.S.Krishnan, Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
Academic Year 2022-2023 | |||||
| 1. | MAILS |
| 28.09.22 | Basics of Python Programming | Mrs.A.Subathra, Team Leader, System Controls Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangalore. |
| 2. | Workshop |
| 13.10.22 | IIC Workshop on “Safety Tips for Cyber Security” | Mr.K.Boopathi Kumar, Cyber Data Analyst, Appin Technology, Coimbatore. |
| 3. | Guest Lecture |
| 08.11.22 | Vulnerability Assessment(Networks and Web) | Mr.K.Karthikeyan, Security Architect, Bot2do Technologies, Chennai. |
| 4. | Workshop- CTF (Capture The Flag) |
| 06.01.23 & 09.01.23 | Mahendra CTF 2023 (Who am I) | R.Bharath & M.Nanmaran Student Co-Ordinators: |
| 5. | Seminar |
| 31.01.2023 | Design Thinking and Critical Thinking | Dr.K.Janardhan Reddy, Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai. |
| 6. | CTF | IIC Activity | 08.02.23 & 09.02.23 | Mahendra CTF 2023 (Who am I) OSINT & WEB | R.Bharath & M.Nanmaran S.Mohanraam & R.Athesh Pargauv Student Co-Ordinators: |
| 7. | Symposium | 02.03.23 | Technical Symposium “CYBER.L@NE-23” | Dr.R.Menaka, Associate Professor, Vellalar College of Engineering and Technology | |
| 8. | Hackathon | AICTE | 23.03.2023 | KAVACH 2023-Internal Hackathon | 1.Dr.J.Stanly Jayaprakash, Prof& Head /CSE Mahendra Institute of Technology. 2.Dr.P.Venkatesan, Associate Professor, Mahendra Institute of Technology. 3.Dr.D.Subramaniam, Prof& Head /Aerospace, Mahendra Engineering College |
| 9. | Webinar |
| 24.03.2023 | Essential Penetration Testing | Mr.M.Vignesh, Cyber Security Facilitator, Livewire India Pvt Ltd, Namakkal |
| 10. | Inaugural event of OWASP Mahendra Engineering College Student Chapter | OWASP Student Chapter | 24.03.2023 | Inaugural Event, Seminar on The Impact of Man in the Middle Attacks | Mr.Vignesh, Livewire, Namakkal |
Academic Year 2023-2024 | |||||
| 1. | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 17.08.2023 & 18.08.2023 | OCCULT IN SHADOW (Unveiling the Mystery of OSINT & Pentesting) | R.Barath, Mr.M.Nanmaran and R.Athesh Pargau, OWASP Chapter Leaders |
| 2. | Seminar | IIC | 27.07.23 | IIC Seminar on Entrepreneurship | Mr.Saket Kumar, Data Engineering Lead, KushiBaby Inc, Jaipur. |
| 3. | Smart India Hackathon |
| 26.09.23 | Smart India Hackathon- 2023 | Dr.T.Jesudas, Prof/Head, Mechatronics Dr.S.Anand, Prof/Head, AI&DS Dr.S.Ponlatha, ASP/ECE Dr.S.Prema, Prof/IT Dr.S.G.Balakrishnan, ASP/CSE Dr.P.Ramya, ASP/CSE Dr.K.Venkatasalam, ASP/CSE Dr.K.Gowsick, ASP/CSE |
| 4. | Cyber Security Awareness Month Celebration October 2023 | OWASP Student Chapter | 12.10.2023 | Guest Lecture on Vulnerability Management | Mr.Pintoo Raj, Cyber Defence Manager, Hosur |
| 5. | Cyber Security Awareness Month Celebration October 2023 | OWASP Student Chapter | 13.10.2023 | CTF titled WHO AM I 2.0 | Barath and Athesh Pargau Challenge Creators – OWASP Chapter Leaders Nanmaran, |
| 6. | Cyber Security Awareness Month Celebration October 2023 | OWASP Student Chapter | 18.10.2023 | Webinar on Social Engineering | Mr.Rakesh Elamaran, Security Engineer, Comcast, Chennai |
| 7 | Best Project Presentation | IIC | 07.11.23 & 08.11.23 | Best Project Presentation | Dr.A.Neela Madheswari, Prof/CSE Dr.B.Kalaiselvi, ASP/CSE Mr.M.Sampath, AP/Cyber Security |
| 8 | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 22.12.2023 | Visual Vortex – Essential Skill Building for Video Crafting | SriHarish, JayaVignesh and Venkatesh, OWASP members |
| 9 | IIC Calendar Activity “Intra Institutional Challenge” | IIC | 15.02.24, 16.02.24 & 19.02.24 | CY-SPY 2024 (CTF Challenge) | Mr.M.Yogarajan, CEO and Research Engineer, FutureBotsAI, Coimbatore. |
| 10 | Technical Symposium | >OWASP Student Chapter | 07.03.2024 | Cyber.L@ne-2024 | Dr.R.V.Mahendra Gowda, Principal, Mahendra Engineering College |
| 11 | MILES (Mahendra International Lecture Series) | Mahendra International Lecture Series | 05.04.24 | Artificial Intelligence For Cyber Security | Mr.M.Navaneetha Kumar, Senior Solutions Architect Zurich Insurance Limited, Japan |
| 12 | Seminar | IIC Self Driven Activity | 23.04.2024 | Entrepreneurship Development | Mr.Senthila Raja Sennimalai, CEO, Thulir Group of Companies, President, Lions Club of Salem Majestic, Salem. |
| 13 | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 24.4.2024 | Implications of Gen-AI in Academia | S.Anbarasan, D.Monisha, D.Pavithra and J.Pavithra, OWASP members |
| 14 | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 28.5.2024 | The role of AI in Cyber Security | K.Pushpa, K.Arun, R.Deepak, OWASP members |
| 15 | Seminar | IIC Calendar Activity “Innovation and Startup” | 28.06.2024 | Innovation and Startup | Mr.Govindharaj Santheeswaran, Information Security Analyst, Bot2do Technologies Private Ltd, Chennai. |
Academic Year 2024-2025 | |||||
| 1 | Seminar | Seminar (association with the National Information and Cyber Security Council (NICC). | 09.08.2024 | Recent Trends in Cyber Security | 1.Dr.Prameel Arjun, Head – Research & Operations, Incharge – ADG 2. Mr.Naveen Kumar, Director, Corporate Relations 3. Mr.Akash Dedhia, Head-Global Outreach & International Partnership |
| 2 | Hackathon | IIC Activity (Hackathon) | 28.08.2024 29.08.2024 & 30.08.2024 | Internal Smart India Hackathon 2024 | Dr.Srinivasan Murugan Professor &Haed Mechnical Department, MEC. Dr.K.R.Kalphana Professor &Head Agricultural Department, MEC. Dr.S.Anand Associate Professor & Head AI&DS Department,MEC. DrV.Senthil Kumaran , Associate Professor, ECE Department, MEC. Dr.M.Suganthi , Associate Professor, Civil Department, MEC. |
| 3. | Workshop | 04.09.2024 | MoU signing and WORKSHOP (The Importance of Cyber Security in the Current Digital Era) | Mr.S.Vivek, CEO & Founder, OZONE CYBER SECURITY, Trichy | |
| 4. | Cyber Security Awareness Month Celebration October 2024 | OWASP Student Chapter | 1.10.2024 | Workshop titled Malware Defense and Vulnerability Scanning | S.Venkatesh, R.Deepak, S.S.Harishragav, C.Sibin, R.Dineshkumar, S.Rithikroshan, OWASP members |
| 5. | Seminar | IIT/NIT- Lecture | 06.11.2024 | The Role of High Performance Computing in Cyber Security | Dr.R. Mohan, Associate Professor, Room No : CSE 202B, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli -620015. |
| 6. | Technical Symposium | OWASP Student Chapter | 24.02.2025 | Cyber.L@ne-2025 | V.Senthilraja Sennimalai, Founder & CEO, Thulir Group of Companies, Salem |
| 7. | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 17.04.2025 | Phishing and SQL Injection | Deepak R and Dinesh Kumar P, OWASP members |
| 8. | FDP | IIC | 26.04.2025 | IIC Celebration Activity (World Intellectual Property Day)-“FDP on Intellectual Property Rights in Cyber Security) | Mrs.Vertika Joshi Department of Computer Application, ISBR College Ecity Phase I Bangalore |
| 9. | Workshop | OWASP Student Chapter | 06.05.2025 | Vibe Coding and ATS based Resume Building | Rithickroshan S, Madhan G, OWASP members |
Faculty completed PhD.
- Number of Faculty completed Ph.D. during the academic year 2025-2026: 01
Faculty doing Ph.D.
- Number of Faculty doing Ph.D. during the academic year 2025-2026: 02
- Number of Faculty doing Ph.D. during the academic year 2024-2025: 02
- Number of Faculty doing Ph.D. during the academic year 2023-2024: 02
Academic Research Activities
- Number of Research publications during the academic year 2025-2026: 10
- Number of Research publications during the academic year 2024-2025: 15
- Number of Research publications during the academic year 2023-2024: 12
- Number of Research publications during the academic year 2022-2023: 05
Patent publications
- Number of Patent publications during the academic year 2025-2026: 2
- Number of Patent publications during the academic year 2024-2025: 1
- Number of Patent publications during the academic year 2023-2024: 1
- Number of Patent publications during the academic year 2022-2023: 1
Memorandum of Understanding Signed Previous Academic Years
S.No. | Name of organization | Domain / Area of Activities | Contribution | Activities & Outcome |
Academic Year 2023-2024 | ||||
1. | EC Council | Cyber Security | Academia Partner with Mahendra Engineering College |
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Academic Year 2024-2025 | ||||
2. | Ozone Cyber Security, Trichy | Cyber Security | Skill development, Internship and Placements |
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The faculty members of the Department of Cyber Security practice innovative teaching methods like flipped classroom, experiential learning, etc., in order to improve the classroom involvement and academic improvement among the students. Online tools like padlets, kahout, Udemy courses, github are used as an additional teaching aids. Online courses are created in free online portals like Udemy by the department faculties and students are encouraged to learn through those platforms.
Email ID: hodcyber@mahendra.info
Department of Cyber Security,
Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous)
Salem- Thiruchengode Highway, Mahendhirapuri
Mallasamudram, Namakkal – 637503.
