Manan Shah
| Manan Shah | |
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| Born | 19 August 1994 Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| 🏡 Residence |  India |
| Other names | MananRockx |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Parul University |
| 💼 Occupation | Author, Cyber Security Expert, and Serial Entrepreneur |
| 🏅 Awards | Limca Book of Records, Guinness World Record |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Manan Shah [1] is an Indian author, speaker, cyber security expert, and serial entrepreneur and self-proclaimed ethical hacker. [2]Manan has written books on cyber security, ethical hacking, and web defence. His work mostly involves OS-based tips and tricks, proxy websites, and lifestyle. He is a frequent technology writer in the Indian media such as Times of India, technology magazines, and newspapers. He is the founder and CEO of Avalance, an information technology company involved with outsourcing & securing government and enterprise digital setups. He has been awarded the title of "Indian Firewall" by the Chairman of AICTE at the Vibrant Gujarat 2015. He is also the convener of the BJP IT Cell Vadodara,[3] Gujarat, and he is also a part of General Elections. [4]
He is a regular speaker on various verticals of Information Security and Entrepreneurship at international forums like CeBIT India, CII, ASSOCHAM, DSCI, ISACA, TiE, TED (conference), Club Hack, Nullcon, BlackHAT, BITA, Vibrant Gujarat Summit, and VCCI. He focuses on the discovery of computer and network security vulnerabilities with a special focus on telecommunication and satellite systems. BBC News described him as a guy who "doesn't look like a Bond villain... but possesses secrets that some of them might kill for". [5] He has also worked for government agencies and corporations to help them foolproof their systems against terrorists and is now working on securing digital India's smart city concept. He is the founder of India's first social app, Baroda Book. [6]
Personal Life
Manan was born in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. After graduating from high school, he found himself living on the street without steady work. He later managed to teach himself computer security and programming, despite lacking formal education in the field. Media often use him as an example of how people can become successful in the IT industry by relying on their empirical knowledge and acumen, even without holding university degrees.
Education and Research
Manan grew up in Vadodara and studied at Parul University. At the age of 12, his parents gifted him a computer, and he says he started taking an interest in hacking after a year of playing video games when he read a newspaper article on the subject. He soon started a website, rtwincustomize.net, where he wrote OS-based tweaks & tricks, tips, and tutorials, which acquired many readers and encouraged him to write a book. At the age of 16, his book on email hacking made him the youngest author to be published by Vikas Publication.
He was a part of the Government of Gujarat's committee constituted in 2014 for the preparation of vocational courses for the new sector "Information Security" for the directorate of forensic science (DFS), Gandhinagar, under Gujarat Forensic Sciences University's body UGC. He was also a part of the core team that developed a smartphone privacy app. [7] [8] eSecure & Meme Generator Dekh Bhai. [9][10]
Career
Manan is a first-generation entrepreneur who founded Avalance Global Solutions, an information technology company [11]that provides business services and consulting. After his first book came on the market, Manan became sought-after among corporate clients in India as well as on the conference speaking circuit. He wrote more books on computer security and spoke at several seminars across schools and colleges in India. In addition,
Awards and Recognitions
- Firewall of Gujarat Award from the Gujarat Computer Society (2005)
- Ambassador for Global Discovery School
- Limca Book of Records Holder
- Guinness World Record - 2008
- Young Indian Innovator 2013 award, Digit Magazine
- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional [13]
- TATA's First DOT (People's Choice Award)
- Founded & Reported Security Vulnerabilities in Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, Facebook, Paypal, Twitter, etc. [14]
- 2014: Listed in India's Top 10 Hackers. [15][16]
References
- ↑ "About.me Manan Shah".
- ↑ "Manan Shah became Small Age Cyber Expert".
- ↑ "Vote Vadodara Vote".
- ↑ "Vote Vadodara Vote".
- ↑ "BBC - doesn't look like a Bond villain".
- ↑ "ફેસબુકને ટક્કર આપશે વડોદરાના મનનની બરોડાબુક".
- ↑ "Smartphone & Laptop Search By This Software".
- ↑ "ગુજરાતી યુવાનનું આ સોફ્ટવેર ચોરાયેલા સ્માર્ટફોન,લેપટોપ તરત શોધી આપશે".
- ↑ "Dekh Bhai Meme Generator Developed By Manan SHah".
- ↑ "Woman Safety App".
- ↑ "Necessary Task Management Apps Compulsary".
- ↑ "Socail App".
- ↑ "MVP".
- ↑ Empty citation (help)
- ↑ "Micoroft's India's Top 10 Hacker".
- ↑ "Google 's Top 10 Hacker".
External links
- Official website
- Download Resume
- Manan Rockx Author at Goodreads
- official twitter account
- official facebook account
- official Linkedin account
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