Young Gun Ankit Fadia

Ankit Fadia, 19 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. Fadia is currently pursuing his Bachelors in Computer Science with specialization in Information Security at Stanford University, USA.
Corporate Training Portfolio
Ankit Fadia also has vast experience in conducting customized state of the art training programs for a variety of different audiences. He has conducted more than a 100 different training and awareness sessions, which include:
Financial & Banking Sector: Bank of Maharashtra, OCBC Bank of Singapore, United Overseas Bank of Singapore, Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd, Citibank Taiwan, Bank of Thailand, GHL Systems Berhad, PT Bank Rabobank International Indonesia, Australian bank officials.
Software Sector: Wipro Technologies, Infosys, Symphony Services, Satyam Corporation, CMC Limited (TATA), PT Cisco Systems Indonesia.
Internet Services Sector: Google, Sify (Satyam).


Government Sector: Singapore Police, Inland Authority of Singapore, Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, Ministry of Defense at Singapore, Indian Police, Central Forensics Laboratory, Kerela Police, Andra Pradesh Police Department, APFSL, Pune Police.
Transportation Sector: Singapore MRT Train System, Thai Airways International.
Industrial Goods Sector: The Siam Chemicals (Thailand), BlueScope Steel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Shell Information Technology International.
Automobiles Sector: Volvo Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
Education Sector: Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies (IDSS, Singapore), Singapore Management University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT: Mumbai, Delhi and Kharagpur branches), BITS Pilani.
Services Sector: Amari Hotels and Resorts (Thailand), Jumeirah International Luxury & Corporate Hotels.
Healthcare Sector: Schering (Bangkok) Ltd, Compakar eHealth Tech Sdn.Bhd (Malaysia).
International Conferences: HACK (Singapore, Australia and Malaysia), Junior Chamber International (New Delhi), Hacking (Malaysia, Thailand and India), InfoSec World (Singapore).
Business Leaders: Young Entrepreneurs Organization (Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi), Young Presidents Organization (Bangalore, Mumbai and Kolkata), Young Leaders Forum (Kolkata).
 
Publications Released
1. ‘The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking’ (by Macmillan India Ltd. in India and Premier Press in rest of the world) 609 Pages. [40,000 copies sold within India alone and 20,000 copies sold outside India till date.]
2. The Korean translation of ‘The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking’ has been released.
3. ‘Network Security: A Hacker’s Perspective’ (by Macmillan India Ltd. in India and Premier Press in rest of the world) 327 Pages. [20,000 copies sold within India alone and 7,000 copies sold outside India till date.]
4. ‘Tips and Tricks on Linux’ published by Centro Atlantico (Available only in Portuguese language) 300 Pages approx.
5. Briefly wrote technology columns for PCQUEST, The Hindustan Times, JAM Magazine, IT Lokam and Eenadu newspaper.
6. Regularly prepares training material for national and international workshops designed for software professionals, business leaders, governments and budding entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific region.
7. Conducted a 3-day course on Computer Security at Singapore, which was attended by representatives from OCBC Bank of Singapore, Singapore Management University, Singapore Polytechnic University, IRA Singapore and other Singapore Government departments.



Awards, Honors and Felicitations
1. ‘Person of the Year India 2002’ by Limca Book of Records.
2. Gold Medal from Singapore Government. (IDSS, Singapore)
3. Mention in Limca Book of Records 2002, Limca Book of Records 2003 and Limca Book of Records 2004.
4. ‘Hall of Fame’ Award by The Hindustan Times.
5. ‘Ambassy State Award’- State Level Award of India. (Rajasthan)
6. Best Speaker Award (5 occasions).
7. Silicon-India Person of the Week.
8. Outstanding Young Achiever Award.
9. Student Achiever of the Year 2002-2003.
10. Mr. Phiroze Vandrewala (Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services)
11. Mr. Kiran Karnik (President, NASSCOM)
12. Jennifer Grannick (Law Professor, Stanford Law School and America Top E-Lawyer)
13. Dr. A.P.J. Kalam (President of India)
14. Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu (Chief Minister of Andra Pradesh, India)
15. Mr. Murali Manohar Joshi (HRD Minister of India)
16. Stanford University Asia Technology Initiative (ATI) 2004 Fellow
Work Experience
Company JobProfile
1. Phoenix Security, Singapore Vice President, Training and
Consultancy
2. Homestead Schools, USA Web Designer
3. International Intelligence Agency Classified
4. Central Bureau of Investigation, India Per Project Basis
5. E2-Labs, Hyderabad Chief Technical Officer
5. Independent Consultant Consultancy
6. ResearchWork Symantec Corporation USA
7. Computer Security Course Consultant School of Information Systems,
Singapore Management University
 
Education Qualifications
1. Schooling - Delhi Public School, India (1989-2003)
2. Bachelors in Computer Science at Stanford University. (Currently Pursuing, Freshman Year)