True Crime from Investigators: Solar Group to Premiere Real Cyber Investigation Series at Russian Cybersecurity Week 2026
The Solar Group has revealed that its long-running Cyberculture project is moving from static poster exhibitions to a scripted short series called True Cyber Crime. The new format will dramatize actual cyber-investigation cases handled by the company's in-house practitioners.
Episodes are scheduled to premiere on Cyberbez TV during the days of the SOC Forum, the central event of Russian Cybersecurity Week 2026, which runs from 26 to 30 October. Instead of a brief glance at a poster, viewers will follow complete story arcs that illustrate how specific digital threats unfold and how individuals and organizations can respond.
Alongside the series, the Cyberbez-Likbez educational program will visit more than twenty universities from 5 to 26 October. Profile students will meet practicing experts and learn about day-to-day work inside information-security companies, while non-profile institutions and schools will receive sessions focused on everyday digital hygiene and threat awareness.
The flagship SOC Forum itself takes place on 27-28 October inside Moscow's Lomonosov cluster. Solar Group acts as both organizer of the Week and co-organizer of the forum.
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