A school dropout from Chandigarh who is now a cyber security expert has made it to the Forbes "30 under 30" Asia 2018 list.
Trishneet Arora, who failed class 8, was one of the youngest 'ethical hackers' in the country when he started TAC security in 2013. as a nineteen year old, reported Hindustan Times.
According to an IANS report, Arora, 25, made his way to the prestigious list which is packed with innovators and disruptors who are reshaping their industries and changing Asia for the better, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, 3 April.
Arora is a cyber security expert, an author and the founder and CEO of TAC Security – a Cyber-Security company based in Mohali, adjoining Chandigarh.
TAC Security performs vulnerability assessment and penetration testing for corporates, identifying weaknesses in their cyber security, reported IANS.
“In 2017, Arora was listed among the 50 Most Influential Young Indians by GQ Magazine. He has received funding from investor Vijay Kedia and support from former vice president of IBM, William May,” a spokesperson informed IANS.
His name now figures in the Enterprise Technology category of the Forbes "30 under 30" Asia 2018 list.
PV Sindhu from India features in Forbes Asia "30 under 30" list as well, under a different category.
Speaking to Hindustan Times, Arora says that he learned hacking on his own. His first attempt at hacking was when he hacked into his father's computer in 2007.
The success then prompted me to take up hacking ethically later.Trishneet Arora to HT
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