Trishneet Arora

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Trishneet Arora
Arora in New Mexico, February 2019
Born2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) (age 30)
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
OccupationChief executive officer of TAC Security
Years active2012 – 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[edit]

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]

Trishneet Arora with US Vice President Kamala Harris

Awards and recognition[edit]

Year Award Awarding organization
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Trishneet also invest in startups as an angel investor. In 2020 invested in online gaming company Oneiric.[32]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Chandigarh school dropout Trishneet Arora makes it to Forbes' U-30 list". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "40 Under 40 Class of 2019: The young achievers". Fortune India. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "Cops attend training session on cyber crime by 19-year-old - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. ^ "The Cyber Gladiator". The New Indian Express. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Meet the man who masters ethical hacking". Deccan Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Money Is Like Mobile Battery Use It Only When Necessary Trishneet Arora Founder CEO TAC Security". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Mumbai Teen Dropped Out Of School. At 23, He's A Cyber Security Expert". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "From a school dropout to successful entrepreneur". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Trishneet Arora: The cyber whizkid". www.fortuneindia.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Indian Entrepreneur Invited By US Vice President, Discusses Cyber Security". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Trishneet Arora Listed in Leaders of Tomorrow by St. Gallen Symposium Switzerland Among 200 Global Leaders". The Week. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Trishneet Arora - India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2021 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Virtual Awards - 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups". www.entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  20. ^ "India's 100 Great People Managers 2020". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Leaders of Tomorrow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2018.
  22. ^ "दुनियाभर के 200 चुनिंदा लोगों की सूची में शामिल त्रिशनीत". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks". GQ India. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Eminent Punjabis awarded on Baisakhi". Mumbai Tribune. 13 April 2013.
  26. ^ "Punjabi Icon Awards". Bollywood Dhamaka. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  27. ^ "6 from Ludhiana district to be honoured on R-Day". Chandigarh Tribune. 23 January 2013.
  28. ^ "Biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora in the works". Mumbai Mirror. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Producer Sunil Bohra announces biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  30. ^ "Book Nook: Cyrus Gonda pens book on Ludhiana cybersecurity entrepreneur Trishneet Arora". The Indian Express. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Cyrus Gonda's chronicles cybersecurity entrepreneur's journey". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  32. ^ "Oneiric Gaming Raised Angel Funding from Trishneet Arora to Boost e-gaming Community in India". ANI News. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

External links[edit]

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