Trishneet Arora

Trishneet Arora
Arora in New Mexico, February 2019
Born	2 November 1993 (1993-11-02) (age 31) Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Occupation	Chief executive officer of TAC Security
Years active	2012 – present

Trishneet Arora (born 2 November 1993) is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder 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]

Arora was listed among Top 10 youngest Indian billionaires in Hurun Rich List of India 2024, with $130 Million (₹1100 Crore) Net Worth[5][6][7][8]

Career

Arora founded TAC Security, a cyber security company that provides protection to corporations against network vulnerabilities and data theft.[9] Some of his clients are Reliance Industries, Central Bureau of Investigation, Punjab Police (India) and Gujarat Police.[10][11][12][13][14]

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][16][17]

Arora's enterprise reached a turning point in 2016 when it secured pre-series 'A' funding from prominent investor Vijay Kedia.[18]

In November 2022, Arora was invited by US Vice President Kamala Harris at a gathering of young business leaders in New Mexico, where he discussed cybersecurity.[19][20]

Arora with US Vice President Kamala Harris

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Awarding organization
2022	Global Leader of Tomorrow [21]	St. Gallen Symposium
2021	Fortune India 40 Under 40[22]	Fortune India
2020	Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business – Security[23]	Entrepreneur India
2020	Top 100 Great People Managers[24]	Forbes India & GMI
2019	Fortune India's 40 Under 40[4]	Fortune India
2018	Leaders of Tomorrow[25][26]	St. Gallen Symposium
2018	Forbes Asia 30 Under 30[3]	Forbes Asia
2017	The 50 most influential young Indians[27][28]	GQ Magazine
2015	Punjabi Icon Award[29][30]	PCHB
2014	Chief Minister of Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal bestowed a 'State Award' upon Arora on the 65th Republic Day (Government of Punjab, India)[9][31]	Government of Punjab, India

See also

• Santhosh Kumaran
• Ankit Fadia

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.[32][33]

Biography

Cyrus Gonda authored the biography Trishneet Arora (2023) in "The Magic of Leadership" series.[34] The book tells Arora's story from the time he decided to drop out to his first stint as an entrepreneur.[35]

Personal life

Trishneet also invest in startups as an angel investor. In 2020 invested in online gaming company Oneiric.[36]

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. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
5. "Top 10 youngest Indian billionaires in 2024: Zepto founders lead the ranking". The Indian Express. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
6. "Meet Trishneet Arora, One of The Youngest Indians On Hurun India Rich List 2024 With Rs 1,100 Crore Net Worth". Times Now. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
7. PTI. "TAC Security CEO Trishneet Arora ranked 6th youngest Indian on Hurun rich list". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
8. "This 30-year-old cyber security expert joins OYO's Ritesh Agarwal in Hurun youngest rich list". Business Today. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
9. "Young hacker trains cops in tackling cyber-crime cases in Punjab". Zee News. 14 December 2014.
10. "A youngster with passion for computers". The Tribune. India. 15 September 2012.
11. "Cops attend training session on cyber crime by 19-year-old – Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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14. "Money Is Like Mobile Battery Use It Only When Necessary Trishneet Arora Founder CEO TAC Security". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
15. "Mumbai Teen Dropped Out Of School. At 23, He's A Cyber Security Expert". NDTV.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
16. 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.
17. "From a school dropout to successful entrepreneur". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
18. "Trishneet Arora: The cyber whizkid". fortuneindia.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
19. "Indian Entrepreneur Invited By US Vice President, Discusses Cyber Security". NDTV.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
20. "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.
21. "Trishneet Arora Listed in Leaders of Tomorrow by St. Gallen Symposium Switzerland Among 200 Global Leaders". The Week. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
22. "Trishneet Arora – India's Young & Brightest Entrepreneurs in 40 Under 40 2021 – Fortune India". fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
23. "Virtual Awards – 10th Annual awards for Entrepreneurship & Startups". entrepreneurindia.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
24. "India's 100 Great People Managers 2020". Forbes India. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
25. "Leaders of Tomorrow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2018.
26. "दुनियाभर के 200 चुनिंदा लोगों की सूची में शामिल त्रिशनीत". India Today (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
27. "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.
28. "GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks". GQ India. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
29. "Eminent Punjabis awarded on Baisakhi". The Tribune. India. 13 April 2013.
30. "Punjabi Icon Awards". Bollywood Dhamaka. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
31. "6 from Ludhiana district to be honoured on R-Day". The Tribune. India. 23 January 2013.
32. "Biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora in the works". Mumbai Mirror. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
33. "Producer Sunil Bohra announces biopic on ethical hacker Trishneet Arora". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
34. "Book Nook: Cyrus Gonda pens book on Ludhiana cybersecurity entrepreneur Trishneet Arora". The Indian Express. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
35. "Cyrus Gonda's chronicles cybersecurity entrepreneur's journey". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
36. "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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