Ankit Fadia, 24 years old, is an independent Computer Security and Digital Intelligence Consultant and has definitive experience in the field of computers. He has authored several best-selling books on Computer Security, which have been appreciated by both professionals and industry leaders, the world over. His books have sold a record 80,000 copies across the globe. Fadia is also a widely recognized Cyber terrorism expert.
Fadia is however, more well known for his significant work in the field of digital intelligence, security consultancy and training. In November 2001, Fadia was consulted by a classified intelligence agency for breaking an encrypted message (believed to have been) sent by one of Osama Bin Laden’s men. Since then, Fadia has been involved in numerous classified projects pertaining to International Security and Computer Networks. He handles the Asia Operations of the classified intelligence agency that he works for.
Moreover, Fadia has also conducted more than a 100 training sessions on various topics related to Computer Security to an audience comprising of international defense personnel software professionals and college students (See Corporate Training Portfolio for more information). Fadia also strongly believes in the integration of security with education and works closely with the School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University and advises them on the design and structure of the course material of their Computer Security courses. He will soon be traveling to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong to conduct exclusive training workshops for an elite group of business leaders from different sections of the South-Asian industry.
For his exemplary work in the field of computer security, Fadia has been honoured with numerous awards namely: Person of The Year 2002, Limca Book of Records, Silicon India Person of the Week, Embassy State Award, Best Speaker Award (3 occasions), Hall of Fame Award, Outstanding Young Achiever’s Award, Student of the Year 2002-03 and many more. Further, Industry leaders like Mr. Phiroze Vandrewala (Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services), Mr. Kiran Karnik (President, NASSCOM) and research pioneers like Jennifer Grannick (Law Professor, Stanford Law School and America Top E-Lawyer) and Dr. A.P.J. Kalam (President of India) have also appreciated Fadia’s work.
Quite recently, Fadia had travelled to Australia, Singapore and Malaysia where he addressed hundreds of CEO’s of various IT companies and provided them solutions to protect their network and keep their data safe. He has also been conducting a number of learning events for Young Entrepreneurs and Young Presidents of the most successful companies and businesses all across India..
