Chandigarh: India’s Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has asked Trishneet Arora, Ludhiana born 28-year-old Indian entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of TAC Security, to help startups in Punjab. Trishneet’s prodigious cyber security skills are making a mark not just in India but even globally.
“From Punjab to California! Good interaction w/ young entrepreneur @TrishneetArora, Founder & CEO @tac_security, leading cyber security firm. Discussed cyber threats, tech & knowledge p’ship & imp of mentorship & skill devt. Encouraged him to help startups in India incl Punjab,” tweeted Sandhu after meeting Trishneet.
Trishneet said, “He was quite impressed with what we are doing at TAC Security and encouraged me to help entrepreneurs in India and Punjab, my native state. I will certainly give back to my motherland in more ways than one,” he said, adding that Ambassador Sandhu is immensely concerned about the future of Indian youth, especially in Punjab. I will extend any support to him on the matter.”
Trishneet, while sharing more details about his meeting with the Indian Ambassador Sandhu, said: “I shared my vision to deal with the menace of cyber security, which has snowballed into a serious global challenge with him. We largely discussed how India and the US can work together on cyber terror and intelligence.”
Trishneet, who left his studies at 15 and pursued a cybersecurity business by founding TAC Security, a global cybersecurity company specializing in vulnerability management and also listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 List, also requested Sandhu to accord IIT-Ropar a status equivalent to IIT-Delhi or IIT-Mumbai.
“Punjab is witnessing a low number of success stories in the startup community despite Punjabis being an entrepreneurial community. Therefore, Punjab needs a push under various schemes such as Start-up India launched under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said.
Trishneet feels that there is a need for further improving and expanding the enabling ecosystem for IT companies in India, this was also an agenda issue in the meeting Trishneet had with Sandhu. “From India, companies have to shift the base to the US for investor friendly laws and regulations. The companies focusing on innovation prefer the US and not India for IP protection,” he added.
Arora also recently met Lt Governor Howie Morales and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and discussed cyber security.
It is noteworthy that Trishneet at a young age has attained major accolades for the work he is doing. In 2021, Arora was listed in Fortune India’s 40 Under-40 List for the second time, being the youngest one on it both times. In the past, he was listed in the 50 Most Influential Young Indians by GQ Magazine 2017. Javier Gonzales, Mayor of the City of Santa Fe, New Mexico, proclaimed 25th August as the ‘Trishneet Arora Day’ in 2017.
TAC Security anticipated a huge demand from various government departments as their trusted cyber security solution provider. As a result, in India, TAC Security is known for being a cyber security partner for the UPI Application of NPCI and also for NSDL, HDFC, Reliance, and Tata among others. Further, several global government agencies across several countries including the US have partnered with TAC Security which is known for working with Fortune 500 Companies.