The cyber whiz kid

TRISHNEET ARORA, 25 Cyber expert, Chandigarh

BECAUSE

He was all of 19 when he founded his own IT security company. Javier Gonzales, mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico, proclaimed August 25, 2017 as Trishneet Arora Day. This school dropout who left school in Class VIII was selected as one of the 50 most influential young Indians by GQ magazine and put on the cover page of The Forbes magazine this year. He was also declared a Leader of Tomorrow by Switzerland-based St. Gallen symposium. He has been honoured by the Entrepreneur Magazine and the Punjab government.

Punjab police and Reliance Industries are among the clients of his IT security firm called TAC Security. Arora has also written books on cyber security, ethical hacking and web defence.

SECRET OF SUCCESS

Hard work and determination. It’s essential for a firm to deliver more than what it promises and is capable of. There is always a scope to be better and I intend to always achieve that extra mile with the help of my team.

YOUR GOAL NEXT

It is my dream to helm a powerful Indian cyber security firm that will have among its clients the most powerful countries of the world. I want to build a billion dollar cyber security company. The entire world is vulnerable to cyber attacks. I believe if there is a third world war, it’ll be a cyber war and it’s essential to make sure that we are ready and capable to handle such attacks.

MY ROLE MODEL

I have two actually. Ratan Tata and Bill Gates. Tata is so humble yet he has taken his company to new heights. Both of them have a strong philanthropist streak as well.

BY THE WAY

I am very fond of reading. I quite enjoy sci-fi.

SECOND OPINION

“He is a brilliant young man who is set to go places. I am proud of him.” –Harcharan Bains