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]
Trishneet Arora | |
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Born | 2 November 1993 | (age 30)
Occupation | Chief executive officer of TAC Security |
Years active | 2012 – present |
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]
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 |
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.
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]
Trishneet also invest in startups as an angel investor. In 2020 invested in online gaming company Oneiric.[32]
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