At Threat.Technology we track over 100,000 infosec, cyber security, military and cyber startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top India based CEO’ operating in the Cloud Security space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sahir Hidayatullah
CEO & Founder of Smokescreen Technologies
Sahir is a serial cybersecurity entrepreneur whose past ventures have secured global clients including critical infrastructure and Fortune 500 companies. His work was a cover feature in Fortune India magazine, and he appears regularly in the print and television media. He is an ardent fan of historical military strategy.
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About Smokescreen Technologies: Smokescreen Technologies are create the next generation of cyber-security detection and response systems.
Srinivas Rao
Co-Founder & CEO of Aujas Networks
Srinivas Rao is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aujas Networks, a pure-play digital security services company. Rao co-founded Aujas Networks in February 2008 after over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to co- founding Aujas, Rao served as the Senior Vice President – Market Management at Cisco Systems and also served as the Chief Operating officer at IBM Netsol. Previously, he worked at Network Solutions as their Executive Director, where he was instrumental in scaling it from an early stage entity to a medium sized company, before it was acquired by IBM Global Services. He has also worked as a senior executive with Microland, a leading Indian IT service provider. Rao holds a B.E. from Osmania University and an MBA from IIM, Bangalore.
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About 24×7 Learning, Aujas Networks: Aujas Networks offers security solutions and services in the areas of security vulnerability, CMS, and identity and access management.
Ashish Verma
CEO of Airavana
Currently building Airavana – an AI-powered cloud platform for unified visibility of personal data sprawl across cloud applications. I have spent majority of my career around data [engineering, insights, AI, security and privacy]. I am a product leader who has built ‘systems at scale’ having AI at its core and specifically passionate about how AI can generate value in cybersecurity and privacy. Big picture motivates me and I love building product vision and translating it to product roadmap.
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About Airavana: AI-Powered personal data discovery across Cloud Apps
Nikhil Rathi
CEO & Founder of Infrastructure Republic
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About DForDomains, Infrastructure Republic, Web Werks Data Centers: InfrastructureRepublic helps large businesses offer infrastructure as a service to their customers.
Arun Bansal
Founder & CEO of ServerGuy
Arun is a founder and CEO at ServerGuy, a Managed Cloud Company. Since 2009, he has been working with businesses helping them Automate, Scale and Secure their Cloud Servers. Apart from the cloud, his interests include UX Design, Data Analytics, AI & Blockchain. He has extensive experience in managing, securing, and scaling cloud infrastructure, IT enabled businesses, and non-ITES companies. He also has been investing in domain names and stocks for 15 years. He spoke at various events like MeetMagento, WordCamp, WP meets, CIPFO, AKGE College. He is also an angel investor and advisor at various startups namely AccountingBots, AdPushup, ThinkWP, Zest.MD, and StartupCafe.
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About MantraGrid.com, ServerGuy: The Managed Cloud Company
Anand Prakash
Co-founder & CEO of Hostmud
Tech Product Maker . Ideapreneur . Building Hostmud Cloud . Foodie . Traveller
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About Hostmud, Next Pixar Web: Product Engineering at Scale
Aditya Gupta
Founder & CEO of Attify Inc.
Aditya Gupta is a security expert in the field of Mobile and IoT and the founder of Attify, a specialized security training and services firm. He is the author of two highly acclaimed security courses : “Offensive IoT Exploitation” and “Android and iOS Hands-on Exploitation”. Aditya has done extensive research in the fields of mobile security, mobile malware, mobile exploitation and IoT security which he has presented at some of the world’s leading security conferences including but not limited to, Black Hat, Syscan, OWASP AppSec, PhDays, Brucon, Toorcon, Clubhack. He has also written a book by the name of “Learning Pentesting for Android Devices”, which has become a go-to guide for security researchers and developers alike. Aditya has also discovered serious web application security flaws in websites such as Google, Facebook, PayPal, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Skype, amongst others. His research paper on ARM exploitation titled “A Short Guide on ARM Exploitation” arms those new to the field with the necessary information to tackle this problem. Aditya helps some of the world’s leading organizations prepare for the security challenges of the digital era by conducting regular training at the most reputed security conferences and also organises private trainings for forward thinking companies. He also tests the security of organisations by performing penetration tests that help internal security teams understand how an attacker can bypass their defenses. In addition to that, he also tests the efficiency with which companies deal with the threats that come into the organisation via mobile and IoT.
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About Attify Inc., Attify Inc.: Providing IoT Security training and penetration testing . Attify-Store helps security professionals learn Internet of Things Exploitation.
Chethan Anand
CEO and Co-Founder of Seconize
Chethan Anand serves as the CEO and co-founder of Seconize.
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About Seconize: Seconize is a continuous and contextual cyber risk and compliance management platform.
Partho Das
Founder and CEO of Software & Mobile App Development Company Chennai | Lia Infraservices
Partho Das is the Founder and CEO of Lia Infraservices.
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About Software & Mobile App Development Company Chennai | Lia Infraservices: Lia Infraservices provides Effective Cloud Migration Services for companies to migrate to cloud quickly keeping all Information secured.
Samrat Bhadra
Founder and CEO of La Manguste
Samrat Bhadra is the Founder and CEO at La Manguste.
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About La Manguste: An application & information security company focused towards providing enterprise grade application security protocol to tech startups.
Babuddin Ahmed
Founder & CEO of Infomanav
Founder and CEO
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About Infomanav: Infomanav is a Mumbai based Technology Company. Our focus is around Web, Mobile and Cloud based app development and digital marketing.