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Mr Ankit Fadia
Ankit Fadia is an independent computer security and digital intelligence consultant with definitive experience in the field of Internet security.
Ankit has authored five internationally best-selling books on numerous topics related to Computer Security that have been widely appreciated by both professionals and industry leaders the world over. His books have sold a record 100,000 copies across the globe, have been translated into Korean, Portuguese and Polish and are also being used as reference textbooks in some of the most prestigious academic institutions in Asia. His best selling books include:
- The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking
- Network Security: A Hacker’s Perspective
- The Ethical Hacking Guide to Corporate Security
- Tips and Tricks on Linux
- Email Hacking
Fadia has been widely recognized Cyber terrorism expert and is 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 has been handling the Asia Operations of the classified intelligence agency.
Widely traveled, Fadia has provided customized cyber security training and consulting solutions to clients all across Asia, Australia, North America and the Middle East. He has also conducted more than a 120 different
training sessions on various topics related to cyber security to an audience comprising of CEOs, CIOs, top
level management, entrepreneurs, technical specialists, defense personnel and students.
With a strong belief in the integration of security and education, Fadia has worked with the School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University and the Management Institute of Malaysia and advised them on the design and structure of the course material of their computer security courses.
Not only has Fadia been widely celebrated in international media publications, he has also been regularly invited by BBC Radio World News, London to share the latest updates on virus outbreaks, loopholes and cyber crime trends.
For his outstanding contributions in the field of computer security globally, Fadia has been honoured with
numerous awards namely: Person of The Year 2002, Limca Book of Records, Hall of Fame Award, Outstanding Young
Achiever’s Award, Silicon India Person of the Week, Embassy State Award, Best Speaker Award (4 occasions),
Student of the Year 2002-03 and many more. Many industry leaders like Mr Ganesh Ayyar (Vice President, Hewlett
Packard SE Asia, Singapore), Mr Kiran Karnik (President, NASSCOM), Mr Azim Premji (Chairman, Wipro Corporation),
Mr Phiroze Vandrewala (Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services) and research pioneers like Dr A.P.J. Kalam
(President of India) and Jennifer Grannick (Law Professor, Stanford Law School and America’s Top E-Lawyer)
have also appreciated Fadia’s work.
Fadia pursued his Bachelors in Computer Science with specialization in Information Security at Stanford University, USA. He also conducted research and works on special projects at the global headquarters of Symantec Corporation at Cupertino, California, USA. Fadia started his own computer security consulting, training and publishing company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with operations all across the Asia Pacific region.
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