Trishneet Arora

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Trishneet Arora
Trishnet Arora at TEDxGGDSDChandigarh.jpg
Arora addressing a TEDx conference in Chandigarh
Born2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) (age 30)
OccupationCEO of TAC Security
Years active2012 - present

Trishneet Arora (born 2 November 1993) is the founder and CEO of TAC Security, a cyber security company. Arora has written books on cyber security, ethical hacking and web defence.[1][2][3][4] He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Asia list[5][6][7] and Fortune (magazine) 40 Under 40 2019 List of India's Brightest Business Minds.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Career[edit]

Trishneet Arora and Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico Howie Morales, Santa Fe, 2019

Arora founded TAC Security, a cyber security company that provides protection to corporations against network vulnerabilities and data theft.[15][16][17] Some of his clients are Reliance Industries, Central Bureau of Investigation, Punjab Police (India) and Gujarat Police.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24] He helps the Punjab and Gujarat police in investigating cyber crimes, for which he has conducted training sessions with officials. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Arora's company mainly provides vulnerability assessment and penetration testing services. According to Arora, there has been an increase in the number of attacks against portals of companies.[15][32][33][34][35][36][37]Arora is also member of Forbes Technology Council.[38]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Year Award Awarding organization
2020 Entrepreneur of the Year[39] Entrepreneur (magazine)
2020 Top 100 Great People Managers[40] Forbes India & GMI
2019 Fortune India's 40 Under 40 Fortune (magazine)
2018 Leaders of Tomorrow[41][42] St. Gallen Symposium
2018 Forbes 30 Under 30[43] Forbes Asia
2017 The 50 most influential young Indians[44][45] GQ Magazine
2015 Punjabi Icon Award[46][47] PCHB
2014 Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal bestowed a 'State Award' upon Arora on the 65th Republic Day (Government of Punjab, India)[15][48] Government of Punjab, India

Biographical film[edit]

Film-maker Sunil Bohra is working on a biographical film about Arora, expected to be released in 2019. Hansal Mehta will be directing the movie and currently working on the story. [49][50][51][52]

References[edit]

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  2. "School Dropout Becomes Much Sought After Cyber Security Expert". Forbes India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. Law, Abhishek. "TAC Security eyes turnover of $1 billion by 2025". @businessline. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Amazing story! He failed 8th standard, now owns cyber security firm; 23-yr-old millionaire ethical hacker has clients like Reliance". The Financial Express. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. Bajwa, Harpreet (5 April 2018). "Flunked in Class VIII but on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list". The New Indian Express.
  6. "Chandigarh school dropout Trishneet Arora makes it to Forbes' U-30 list". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. Quint, The (3 April 2018). "Trishneet Arora – A School Dropout Makes it to Forbes' U-30 List". TheQuint. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. "40 Under 40 Class of 2019: The young achievers". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  9. "Trishneet Arora - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2019 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  10. "त्रिशनीत अरोड़ा फॉर्च्यून 40 अंडर 40 में". aajtak.intoday.in (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  11. "फॉ‌र्च्यून इंडिया की 40 अंडर 40 लिस्ट में त्रिशनीत अरोड़ा भी". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. Ganguly, Shreya (28 January 2020). "We Want To Become the Google Of the Cybersecurity Space, Says This Ethical Hacker And Entrepreneur". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. "Trishneet Arora: The cyber whizkid". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. January 5, Manish Dixit; January 14, 2019 ISSUE DATE; January 5, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 10:20. "Mr White Hacker | Good Companions". India Today. Retrieved 11 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Young hacker trains cops in tackling cyber-crime cases in Punjab". ZEE NEWS. 14 December 2014.
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  17. "Rise Of The Moffusil Millionaire | Outlook India Magazine". https://magazine.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 12 April 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  18. "A youngster with passion for computers". Chandigarh Tribune. 15 September 2012.
  19. "Cops attend training session on cyber crime by 19-year-old - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  20. "The Cyber Gladiator". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  21. "The Lead: How safe is the Internet?". Deccan Herald. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  22. "Meet the man who masters ethical hacking". Deccan Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  23. Doshi, Vidhi (1 April 2016). "Meet the bughunters: the hackers in India protecting your data". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  24. "How to avoid a cyber scam". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. Bureau, BW Online. "Money Is Like Mobile Battery Use It Only When Necessary Trishneet Arora Founder CEO TAC Security". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  26. Chawla, Vishal (2 August 2020). "Indian Ethical Hacker Trishneet Arora Develops AI-Powered Solutions To Fight Cyber Attacks". Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  27. "TAC Security upbeat about growth prospects in cyber security space". @businessline. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  28. Br, Mashable; months, X. 7; Week, 1 (2 September 2020). "This 26-year-old is saving India from cyberattacks!". Mashable India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. "2020 was difficult for all: OYO founder, Avana CEO learnt perseverance, resilience and trusting people". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  30. Ghosh, Rashi Aditi. "70% companies subjected to cyber threat: Trishneet Arora, CEO, TAC Security - BFSI". Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  31. Rebello, Maleeva. "TAC Security founder says golf taught him patience, calls his weekly game a 'mini-vacation'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  32. "Continuous monitoring can check hacking of websites". The Financial Express. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015.
  33. "Mumbai Teen Dropped Out Of School. At 23, He's A Cyber Security Expert". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  34. "8वीं के बाद छोड़ दिया था स्कूल, आज हैं करोड़ों के मालिक". आज तक (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  35. Abraham, Rohan. "TAC Security founder draws inspiration from his first luxury car, now has Lamborghini Aventador on his wishlist". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  36. Panel®, Expert. "Council Post: 12 Ways Technology Can Yield Better Educational Outcomes". Forbes. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  37. Service, Tribune News. "From a school dropout to successful entrepreneur". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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  39. "Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  40. "India's 100 Great People Managers 2020". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  41. "LEADERS OF TOMORROW" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2018.
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  43. "Trishneet Arora in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2018 list". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  44. www.ETtech.com. "Trishneet Arora in GQ's The 50 Most Influential Young Indians list - ETtech". ETtech.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  45. "GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks". GQ India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  46. "Eminent Punjabis awarded on Baisakhi". Mumbai Tribune. 13 April 2013.
  47. "PUNJABI ICON AWARDS". Bollywood Dhamaka. 13 April 2013.
  48. "6 from Ludhiana district to be honoured on R-Day". Chandigarh Tribune. 23 January 2013.
  49. Dec 7, Mumbai Mirror | Updated; 2018; Ist, 06:00. "Biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora in the works". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 9 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  50. Correspondent, Our. "Producer Sunil Bohra announces biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora". Cinestaan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  51. "The biopic on Ethical Hacker Trishneet Arora to begin in mid-2019". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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