Falgun Rathod
Falgun Rathod | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Residence | Ahmedabad |
Falgun Rathod (born 18 December 1990) is a known cyber security speaker, ethical hacker, social engineer, and entrepreneur from India.
Early life
Falgun Rathod, born in Ahmedabad, completed his schooling at St. Joseph High School. His interest in computers began in 2008 after completing his high school education.
Professional life
Falgun Rathod has been a guest speaker at Raksha Shakti University. He is known for his work hacking into Asia's largest and most secure e-governance website, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. [1]
Achievements
His company, Cyber Octet, was listed as one of India's top 25 promising cyber security companies by Silicon India magazine. [2] He is a founder and mentor of BugsXploration, India's first bug bounty program.[citation needed] He was the first Indian featured on the cover page of the security magazine Pentest. [3][not in citation given] He holds various international certifications, such as USCERT and UNDSS, and has been recognized by the Indian government.[citation needed] He was listed as one of 11 "famous personalities" in the field of ethical hacking by India Today in 2014. [4]
Claims
Falgun Rathod has detected and been involved in monitoring various terrorist activities occurring on internet and social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter. He claims to have been the first to provide information about Aazam Khan, alias Abu Jundal, the main handler of the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks, to law enforcement agencies. [5]
References
- ↑ "How easy it is to hack AMC's sites !". The Hacker News. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "25 Most Promising Cyber Security Companies". siliconindia. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ Duc, Hiep Nguyen. "2012 PENTEST AUDITING & STANDARD ISSUES". Pentestmag. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Ethical Hacker - Our cyber cops : Offbeat Careers". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Falgun Rathod: How I got 26/11 Mumbai attack handler Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal - Success Story of OSINT". falgunrathod.blogspot.in. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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