5 Top Indian Hackers
Benild Joseph
Benild Joseph is a Security Researcher, TEDx Speaker, Author and renowned White Hat Hacker with definitive experience in the field of computer security in India.
Benild is profiled in Hacking the Hacker — book written by Roger Grimes along with Bruce Schneier, Kevin Mitnick, Mark Russinovich and World’s best white hat hackers and is also listed among the Top 10 Ethical Hackers in India by Microsoft Social Forum and Silicon India Magazine.
He was a speaker at The APWG Vienna Symposium on Global Cybersecurity Awareness Messaging at the United Nations. Benild is working with various corporate companies, law enforcement agencies and government organizations. Benild has discovered critical vulnerabilities in popular websites including Facebook, Yahoo, Blackberry, Sony Pictures, Tesco, AstraZeneca, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom.
Vivek Ramachandran
Vivek Ramachandran is a renowned security researcher and the Founder, CEO of Pentester Academy.
His expertise includes computer and network security, exploit research, wireless security, computer forensics, embedded systems security, compliance and e-Governance. He is the author of the books — “Wireless Penetration Testing using Backtrack” and “The Metasploit Megaprimer”, both up for worldwide release in mid 2011.
Vivek has been researching Wi-Fi security for over a decade. Vivek’s work on wireless security (Caffe Latte attack) has been quoted in BBC online, InfoWorld, MacWorld, The Register, IT World Canada and others.
Ankit Fadia
Ankit Fadia is an Indian author, speaker, television host, and self-proclaimed “BLACK HAT hacker” of computer systems, whose skills and ethics have been debated.
In 2008 he started a television show on MTV India called “What The Hack”, which he co-hosted with José Covaco. In this show Fadia gave tips on how to make good use of the Internet and answered people’s technology-related questions. n 2013, Ankit Fadia started a YouTube show Geek On the Loose, in collaboration with PING networks, where he shared technology-related tips and tricks.
Pranav Mistry
Pranav Mistry is a computer scientist and inventor. He is President and CEO of Samsung STAR Labs since October 2019. He is best known for his work on SixthSense, Samsung Galaxy Gear and Project Beyond.
Among some of his other works, he has invented Mouseless — an invisible computer mouse; Sparsh — a novel way to copy-paste data between digital devices; Quickies — intelligent sticky notes that can be searched, located and can send reminders and messages; Blinkbot — a gaze and blink controlled robot; a pen that can draw in 3D; and a public map that can act as Google of physical world.
Pranav’s research on SixthSense was awarded the 2009 Invention Award by Popular Science. Mistry has been listed as one of the 15 Asian Scientists To Watch by Asian Scientist Magazine. GQ India listed Pranav as one of the most powerful Digital Indians. He was listed as one of the 37 Indians of Tomorrow by India Today. Pranav Mistry was also honored as Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum
Trishneet Arora
Trishneet Arora is the founder and CEO of TAC Security, an IT security company. Arora has written books on cyber security, ethical hacking and web defence.
He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Asia list and Fortune (magazine) 40 Under 40 2019 List of India’s Brightest Business Minds. He has received funding from angel investor Vijay Kedia and support from former VP of IBM, William May. In 2017, Arora was listed among the 50 Most Influential Young Indians by GQ Magazine, while August 25, 2017 was proclaimed “Trishneet Arora Day”, by the Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
