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'''Saket Modi''' (July 31, 1990) is an ], co-founder, and CEO of ], a cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification company, based out of ], ]. A computer science engineer by education, he founded Lucideus in 2012 while in his final year of engineering.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|last1=Balachandaran|first1=Manu|date=26 April 2018|title=Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good|work=]|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/innovation-nation/saket-modi-hacking-for-the-greater-good/50031/1}}</ref> Lucideus was incubated from IIT Bombay and backed by ], the former ] and ] of ].<ref name="Forbes1">{{cite news|last1=Chaudhary|first1=Deepti|date=26 October 2018|title=Why John Chambers loves Saket Modi’s Lucideus|language=en|work=]|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/technology/breaking-the-cyber-web/102624}}</ref> Modi is a public speaker about ] and ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=17 September 2016|title=Tim Cook Can Legally View Any Photo On Your iPhone, Says Saket Modi|work=]|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/tech/youth-for-change-conclave/tim-cook-can-legally-view-any-photo-on-your-iphone-says-saket-modi-431696}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=How Safe Is Your Mobile Device?|work=]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdL5Uw_5wY0&t=51s}}</ref>
'''Saket Modi''' (July 31, 1990) is an Indian ] based in ]. He is the co-founder and ] of ], a computer security company.<ref name="Forbes1"/> He is a public speaker about ] and ].


== Early life == == Early life ==
Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Saket attended primary school at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy. He received an undergraduate degree in technology from the LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur in 2012 or 2013.<ref name="Forbes"/>


He is an ]. In 2008, he hacked into his school's IT system, gaining access to a chemistry question paper and that's when he realized that he could use his skills for social good.<ref name="ABC">{{cite news |last1=Dhamija |first1=Anshul |title=30 Under 30: Saket Modi - Hacking And Securing The World Wide Web |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/30-under-30-saket-modi-hacking-and-securing-the-world-wide-web/42331/1 |work=] |date=18 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref> As an undergrad student at LNM, Saket conducted 2-day hands-on workshops on ethical hacking at ] (IITs) campuses across the country for a fee.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|last1=Balachandaran|first1=Manu|title=Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/innovation-nation/saket-modi-hacking-for-the-greater-good/50031/1|work=]|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> During this time he "shot to national prominence" demonstrating how to hack into a smart phone in 20 seconds.<ref name="Forbes"/> He is an ]. In 2008, he hacked into his school's IT system, gaining access to a chemistry question paper and that's when he realized that he could use his skills for social good.<ref name="ABC">{{cite news |last1=Dhamija |first1=Anshul |title=30 Under 30: Saket Modi - Hacking And Securing The World Wide Web |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/30-under-30-saket-modi-hacking-and-securing-the-world-wide-web/42331/1 |work=] |date=18 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref> As an undergrad student at LNM, Saket conducted 2-day hands-on workshops on ethical hacking at ] (IITs) campuses across the country for a fee.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|last1=Balachandaran|first1=Manu|title=Saket Modi: Hacking for the greater good|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/innovation-nation/saket-modi-hacking-for-the-greater-good/50031/1|work=]|date=26 April 2018}}</ref> During this time he "shot to national prominence" demonstrating how to hack into a smart phone in 20 seconds.<ref name="Forbes"/>

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Indian computer company executive
Saket Modi
Born (1990-07-31) July 31, 1990 (age 34)
Calcutta, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, speaker, ethical hacker
Known forFounder of Lucideus

Saket Modi (July 31, 1990) is an entrepreneur, co-founder, and CEO of Lucideus, a cybersecurity and digital business risk quantification company, based out of Palo Alto, California. A computer science engineer by education, he founded Lucideus in 2012 while in his final year of engineering. Lucideus was incubated from IIT Bombay and backed by John T. Chambers, the former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems. Modi is a public speaker about ethical hacking and computer security.

Early life

He is an ethical hacker. In 2008, he hacked into his school's IT system, gaining access to a chemistry question paper and that's when he realized that he could use his skills for social good. As an undergrad student at LNM, Saket conducted 2-day hands-on workshops on ethical hacking at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) campuses across the country for a fee. During this time he "shot to national prominence" demonstrating how to hack into a smart phone in 20 seconds.

Career

In 2012, while in his fourth year of college, Saket Modi, Vidit Baxi and Rahul Tyagi started Lucideus at the incubator IIT Bombay, using capital from their personal savings and family. In 2013, Lucideus opened its first office in New Delhi. Among the company's accomplishments include doing a security assessment of the BHIM, an Aadhaar-based mobile payment platform designed by the National Payments Corporation of India.

In 2018, Cisco's former Chairman and CEO John T. Chambers led an investment round of $4 million through JC2 Ventures to invest in Lucideus. Chambers asked Modi to describe his business in 15 seconds and was hooked by the reply.

Public appearances

Modi has appeared as a guest on TV news programs including News 18, ET Now, NDTV, Bloomberg Quint Live TV and has spoken on various subject of information security and entrepreneurship at international forums like Mobile World Congress, CeBIT (Germany), Forbes under 30 Global Summit (Boston), Confederation of Indian Industry, Cyber-Tech (Israel), ISACA, TiE, TED (conference), etc. In 2017, Saket was invited at India TV’s show on mobile hacking.

Awards and honours

References

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