Trishneet Arora
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Born | 2 November 1993 | (age 30)
Occupation | Chief executive officer of TAC Security |
Years active | 2012 – present |
Trishneet Arora (born 2 November 1993 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is the founder and chief executive officer of TAC Security, a cyber security company.[1][2] He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Asia list[3] and Fortune India 40 Under 40 2019 List of India's Brightest Business Minds.[4]
Career
Arora founded TAC Security, a cyber security company that provides protection to corporations against network vulnerabilities and data theft.[5] Some of his clients are Reliance Industries, Central Bureau of Investigation, Punjab Police (India) and Gujarat Police.[6][7][8][9][10]
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.[11][12][13]
Trishneet's enterprise reached a turning point in 2016 when it secured pre-series 'A' funding from prominent investor Vijay Kedia.[14]
In November 2022, Trishneet was invited by US Vice President Kamala Harris to discusses cyber security at a gathering of young business leaders in New Mexico.[15][16]
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Awards and recognition
Year | Award | Awarding organization |
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2022 | Global Leader of Tomorrow [17] | St. Gallen Symposium |
2021 | Fortune India 40 Under 40[18] | Fortune India |
2020 | Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business - Security[19] | Entrepreneur India |
2020 | Top 100 Great People Managers[20] | Forbes India & GMI |
2019 | Fortune India's 40 Under 40[4] | Fortune India |
2018 | Leaders of Tomorrow[21][22] | St. Gallen Symposium |
2018 | Forbes Asia 30 Under 30[3] | Forbes Asia |
2017 | The 50 most influential young Indians[23][24] | GQ Magazine |
2015 | Punjabi Icon Award[25][26] | PCHB |
2014 | Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal bestowed a 'State Award' upon Arora on the 65th Republic Day (Government of Punjab, India)[5][27] | Government of Punjab, India |
Biographical film
Film-maker Sunil Bohra is working on a biographical film about Arora.[when?] Hansal Mehta will be directing the movie and currently working on the story.[28][29] Trishneet Arora rejected the script and later sold rights for book to Author Cyrus Gonda.
Biography
Cyrus Gonda authored the biography Trishneet Arora (2023) in "The Magic of Leadership" series.[30] The book tells Arora's story from the time he decided to drop out to his first stint as an entrepreneur.[31]
Personal life
Trishneet also invest in startups as an angel investor. In 2020 invested in online gaming company Oneiric.[32]
References
- ^ "School Dropout Becomes Much Sought After Cyber Security Expert". Forbes India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Chandigarh school dropout Trishneet Arora makes it to Forbes' U-30 list". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ a b "40 Under 40 Class of 2019: The young achievers". Fortune India. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Young hacker trains cops in tackling cyber-crime cases in Punjab". Zee News. 14 December 2014.
- ^ "A youngster with passion for computers". Chandigarh Tribune. 15 September 2012.
- ^ "Cops attend training session on cyber crime by 19-year-old - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "The Cyber Gladiator". The New Indian Express. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Meet the man who masters ethical hacking". Deccan Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Money Is Like Mobile Battery Use It Only When Necessary Trishneet Arora Founder CEO TAC Security". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Mumbai Teen Dropped Out Of School. At 23, He's A Cyber Security Expert". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "From a school dropout to successful entrepreneur". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Trishneet Arora: The cyber whizkid". www.fortuneindia.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Indian Entrepreneur Invited By US Vice President, Discusses Cyber Security". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Young Indian entrepreneur discusses menace of cyber security with US Vice President Harris". The Times of India. 17 November 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Trishneet Arora Listed in Leaders of Tomorrow by St. Gallen Symposium Switzerland Among 200 Global Leaders". The Week. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Trishneet Arora - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2021 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "India's 100 Great People Managers 2020". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Leaders of Tomorrow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2018.
- ^ "दुनियाभर के 200 चुनिंदा लोगों की सूची में शामिल त्रिशनीत". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Trishneet Arora in GQ's The 50 Most Influential Young Indians list". ETtech.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks". GQ India. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Eminent Punjabis awarded on Baisakhi". Mumbai Tribune. 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Punjabi Icon Awards". Bollywood Dhamaka. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "6 from Ludhiana district to be honoured on R-Day". Chandigarh Tribune. 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora in the works". Mumbai Mirror. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Producer Sunil Bohra announces biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Book Nook: Cyrus Gonda pens book on Ludhiana cybersecurity entrepreneur Trishneet Arora". The Indian Express. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Cyrus Gonda's chronicles cybersecurity entrepreneur's journey". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Oneiric Gaming Raised Angel Funding from Trishneet Arora to Boost e-gaming Community in India". ANI News. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
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