Trishneet Arora

Trishneet Arora was born on 2 November 1993 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He 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]

Trishneet Arora
Arora in New Mexico, February 2019
Born2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) (age 29)
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
OccupationChief executive officer of TAC Security
Years active2012 - present

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] He helps the Punjab and Gujarat police in investigating cyber crimes, for which he has conducted training sessions with officials.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

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.[17][18][19]

Awards and recognition
Year Award Awarding organization
2022 Global Leader of Tomorrow [20] St. Gallen Symposium
2021 Fortune India 40 Under 40[21] Fortune India
2020 Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business - Security[22] Entrepreneur India
2020 Top 100 Great People Managers[23] Forbes India & GMI
2019 Fortune India's 40 Under 40[4] Fortune India
2018 Leaders of Tomorrow[24][25] St. Gallen Symposium
2018 Forbes Asia 30 Under 30[3] Forbes Asia
2017 The 50 most influential young Indians[26][27] GQ Magazine
2015 Punjabi Icon Award[28][29] 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][30] Government of Punjab, India

Biographical film

Film-maker Sunil Bohra is working on a biographical film about Arora. Hansal Mehta will be directing the movie and currently working on the story.[31][32]

Personal life

Trishneet also invest in startups as an angel investor. In 2020 invested in online gaming company Oneiric.[33]

References
  1. "School Dropout Becomes Much Sought After Cyber Security Expert". Forbes India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Chandigarh school dropout Trishneet Arora makes it to Forbes' U-30 list". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "40 Under 40 Class of 2019: The young achievers". Fortune India. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. "Young hacker trains cops in tackling cyber-crime cases in Punjab". ZEE NEWS. 14 December 2014.
  6. "A youngster with passion for computers". Chandigarh Tribune. 15 September 2012.
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  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. "TAC Security upbeat about growth prospects in cyber security space". @businessline. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  13. 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)
  14. "2020 was difficult for all: OYO founder, Avana CEO learnt perseverance, resilience and trusting people". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  15. Ghosh, Rashi Aditi (31 December 2019). "70% companies subjected to cyber threat: Trishneet Arora, CEO, TAC Security - BFSI". Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  16. Rebello, Maleeva. "TAC Security founder says golf taught him patience, calls his weekly game a 'mini-vacation'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. "Mumbai Teen Dropped Out Of School. At 23, He's A Cyber Security Expert". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  18. 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.
  19. Service, Tribune News. "From a school dropout to successful entrepreneur". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  20. "Trishneet Arora Listed in Leaders of Tomorrow by St. Gallen Symposium Switzerland Among 200 Global Leaders". The Week. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  21. "Trishneet Arora - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2021 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  22. "Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  23. "India's 100 Great People Managers 2020". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  24. "LEADERS OF TOMORROW" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2018.
  25. "दुनियाभर के 200 चुनिंदा लोगों की सूची में शामिल त्रिशनीत". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  26. 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.
  27. "GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks". GQ India. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  28. "Eminent Punjabis awarded on Baisakhi". Mumbai Tribune. 13 April 2013.
  29. "PUNJABI ICON AWARDS". Bollywood Dhamaka. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  30. "6 from Ludhiana district to be honoured on R-Day". Chandigarh Tribune. 23 January 2013.
  31. 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)
  32. Correspondent, Our. "Producer Sunil Bohra announces biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora". Cinestaan. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  33. "Oneiric Gaming Raised Angel Funding from Trishneet Arora to Boost e-gaming Community in India". ANI News. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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