Benild Joseph

Benild Joseph (born 15 May 1992) is an Indian white hat hacker,[1] TEDx Speaker[2][3] and cyber security researcher.[4] He is currently the President of Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), India Chapter.[5] and Advisory Board Member of Cybersecurity Ventures.[6]

Benild Joseph
Benild at DEFCON Bangalore (DC9180)
Born (1992-05-15) 15 May 1992
Kerala, India
OccupationEthical Hacker & Speaker
LanguageEnglish
Hindi
Malayalam
ResidenceBangalore, India
Nationality India
EducationIIM Bangalore
Genreauthor, cyber security expert, ethical hacker
Website
www.benildjoseph.com

He has been featured in the book Hacking the Hacker[7][8] authored by Roger Grimes. Silicon India Magazine has listed him as one of the top 8 Ethical Hackers of India.[9]

Early life

Benild Joseph was born in Wayanad, Kerala and studied in Infant Jesus English Medium School. His interest in technology prompted his mother to send him to a computer institute where he later learnt programming, coding. His penchant towards technology led him to hacking.[10]

Career
Benild Joseph speaking at TED (conference) Christ University, Bangalore, 2019

He is working with eBay, Tesco, Citigroup, law enforcement agencies and government organizations in India, by helping them in dealing with cyber threats and in safeguarding digital assets.[11][12][13][14]

Books
  • Digital Crime Investigation: Handbook for Cyber Crime Investigators ISBN 978-1973273790[15]
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References
  1. "Indian Hackers Strike Back". The New Indian Express. September 28, 2015.
  2. Joseph, Benild. "Benild Joseph Behind The Computer Screen". TED Talks. TED.
  3. "Ready for a spiri'ted' talk". The New Indian Express. August 22, 2017.
  4. Joseph, Benild. "Four white hat hackers who shot to fame in 2018". CSO Online. IDG Media. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. Joseph, Benild. "Information Systems Security Association". ISSA India.
  6. Joseph, Benild (2018-04-13). "Cybersecurity Ventures". Cybersecurity Ventures.
  7. Hacking the Hacker. Wiley. April 20, 2017. p. 151. ISBN 9781119396260.
  8. Joseph, Benild. "Hackers are good, not bad". IDG Media. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. Joseph, Benild. "India's 8 Most Famous Ethical Hackers".
  10. "This very humble village boy fights cyber crime and safeguards nations cyber security". NTD Television. May 31, 2017.
  11. "90% web, mobile apps open to cyber attacks: Expert". The Times of India. March 15, 2015.
  12. "Call to ensure cyber security". The Hindu. June 17, 2011.
  13. "India and Pakistan seem to be at war; this time in cyberspace!". Firstpost. September 28, 2015.
  14. "India no longer a soft state; hackers strike back". CIOL News. September 28, 2015.
  15. Joseph, Benild (11 Nov 2017). Digital Crime Investigation. ISBN 9781973273790.


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