Vineet Kumar (Entrepreneur)

Short description: Social Entrepreneur, activist

Vineet Kumar is the social Entrepreneur, activist and founder and president of Cyber Peace Foundation.[1][2][3][4][5]

He is also a Chief Technical Officer of Jharkhand Police and head of Cyber Defense Research Centre (CDRC), a State government agency running by the Jharkhand Police and the Government of Jharkhand.[6][7][8]

Vineet is the member of the Government of India Expert Groups and Committees on Cyber Security. He has been closely working with on the subject of CyberPeace and CyberSecurity with UN, Government agencies, industries and also been part of the Indian Government delegation to foreign countries.[9][10]

Vineet is the founder of Global Ethical Hackers Association (GEHA) and CEO and chairman of the National Anti-Hacking Group (NAG).[11][12]

Vineet is also the part of the Territorial Army like Anurag Thakur, Sachin Pilot, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohanlal.[13]

In the capacity of member of various forums such as “Cyber Security Task Force of NASSCOM-DSCI” setup by the Hon. Prime Minister of India, been part of Indian Government delegation to foreign countries and Member of the Advisory Council of Public Interest Registry (PIR), USA among many others.[14][15]

## Background

Vineet did his bachelor's degree and Masters in IT Infrastructure (IT IMS) from Sikkim Manipal University. He studied Cyber Defence and Information Assurance at Cranfield University, United Kingdom. He is also an alumnus of Cambridge University, UK where he studied Leadership. Vineet is awarded a prestigious ‘Chevening Scholarship’ for ‘Cyber Defense and Information Assurance’ from Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (Ministry of Defence) and Cranfield University, United Kingdom. He has studied ‘leadership’ at Churchill College, Cambridge, Cambridge University, UK.[16]

Vineet's entrepreneurial life started at the age of 14 with the National Anti-Hacking Group (NAG). He founded National Anti-Hacking Group in 2003 and was India's one of the first organization made to fight against cyber-crime.[11][17]

Vineet served as the Chief Technology Officer & Head of the Cyber Defense Research Centre (CDRC), Government of Jharkhand agency of Jharkhand Police at the age of 22.[18]

In 2016, Vineet was invited to the International Visitor Leadership Programme by the United States Department of State and won five International awards.

In 2017, Vineet became one of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) ambassadors.[19]

Vineet is a member of various forums such as “Cyber Security Task Force of NASSCOM-DSCI” part of the Government of India's delegation to foreign countries established by the Prime Minister of India in 2008. And Advisory Council of Public Interest Registry(PIR), USA.[20] He is also the advisor and member of the Expert group to Government agencies, UN agencies, Non-Government agencies, public and private universities.[21][22]

## Awards

* Top 100 CISO awards 2014, 2015 and 2017[23]
* InfoSec Maestros Awards 2014[23]
* United Nation's Youth Achievement Award in 2008[24]
* Karmaveer Chakra Award 2008[21]
* Vineet was one among world's 50 young leaders selected by British Council[25]
* National Youth Awards 2014–15, Government of India[26]
* Global Student Entrepreneur Award 2010, World's Top 5 student Entrepreneur[27]

## References

1. ↑ Sanger, David E.; Schmall, Emily (28 February 2021). "China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out". https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/china-india-hacking-electricity.html.
2. ↑ "Gujarat Technological University". https://www.gtu.ac.in/Media/Nov_13/Workshop_on_Cyber_Crime/Workshop_on_Cyber_Crime.pdf.
3. ↑ Chaturvedi, Anumeha. "WhatsApp, CyberPeace Foundation jointly unveil online safety programme for children, educators". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/whatsapp-cyberpeace-foundation-jointly-unveil-online-safety-programme-for-children-educators/articleshow/77930192.cms.
4. ↑ Sivaraman, R. (11 September 2020). "Police ask people to exercise caution when sharing personal details on the internet" (in en-IN). The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/police-ask-people-to-exercise-caution-when-sharing-personal-details-on-the-internet/article32576522.ece.
5. ↑ "5 lakh Indian students to be trained in cybersecurity skills with this programme" (in en). https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/5-lakh-indian-students-to-get-cybersecurity-skills-1760229-2021-01-18.
6. ↑ "Indian Police Service (IPS) - Civil List 2020 | Department of Police, State Government of Jharkhand, India". https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/ips-civil-list.
7. ↑ Deogharia, Jaideep. "Cyber Defence Research Centre starts operation in Jharkhand | Ranchi News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Cyber-Defence-Research-Centre-starts-operation-in-Jharkhand/articleshow/13237763.cms.
8. ↑ "CyberPeace Foundation partners with WhatsApp to create awareness on cyber safety among students". https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/cyberpeace-foundation-partners-with-whatsapp-to-create-awareness-on-cyber-safety-among-students-6827611.htm.
9. ↑ "चीन की ओर से साइबर हमला हुआ, तो क्या कर सकता है भारत?" (in hi). 12 April 2021. https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-56714898.
10. ↑ "MEA | About MEA : Organization Structure : Divisions". https://www.mea.gov.in/divisions.htm.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "About Us – National Anti-Hacking Group". https://www.nag.co.in/index.php/about-us-2/.
12. ↑ "Schools form CyberPeace Clubs to educate students on cyber safety". https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-schools-form-cyberpeace-clubs-to-educate-students-on-cyber-safety/cid/1801437.
13. ↑ "The Official Home Page of the Indian Army". https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=tv93NDvCP+pmT+CftYfhQg==&ParentID=7gnjuDpN549wFK5e94SeTA==.
14. ↑ Yadav, Arvind (10 April 2020) (in en). In Service of Mankind: Extraordinary Stories of Eleven Influential Social Activists. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64733-645-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=BUncDwAAQBAJ&q=NASSCOM-DSCI,+vineet+kumar&pg=PT53.
15. ↑ "New Cybersecurity Task Force Launched" (in en). https://www.bankinfosecurity.asia/new-cybersecurity-task-force-launched-a-8273.
16. ↑ "How Jharkhand-based NGO Cyber Peace Foundation has been helping youngsters stay safe online for 15 years". https://www.edexlive.com/people/2018/jul/03/how-jharkhands-vineet-kumar-has-been-helping-youngsters-say-safe-online-for-15-years-3339.html.
17. ↑ World, Republic. "Sri Sri University launches School of Cyber Peace, 20 programmes offered" (in en). https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/education/sri-sri-university-launches-school-of-cyber-peace-20-programmes-offered.html.
18. ↑ "Jharkhand Police". https://jhpolice.gov.in/news/cyber-defence-research-centre-starts-operation-jharkhand-6102-1337321626.
19. ↑ "2017 IGF Ambassadors". https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowship/igf-ambassadors/past/2017/.
20. ↑ "Public Interest Registry Announces Selection of Newly Formed Advisory Council". 16 May 2019. https://thenew.org/public-interest-registry-announces-selection-of-newly-formed-advisory-council/.
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Yadav, Arvind (10 April 2020) (in en). In Service of Mankind: Extraordinary Stories of Eleven Influential Social Activists. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64733-645-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=BUncDwAAQBAJ&q=Karmaveer+Chakra+2008,+vineet+kumar&pg=PT55.
22. ↑ "Advisory Council". https://thenew.org/org-people/about-pir/team/advisory-council/.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Pioneer, The. "Int'l awards for Jharkhand techie" (in en). https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/intl-awards-for-jharkhand-techie.html.
24. ↑ "Chennai students win Young Achievers Award-2008 | Chennai News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennai-students-win-Young-Achievers-Award-2008/articleshow/3994683.cms.
25. ↑ "Future Leaders Connect". https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/future_leaders_connect_-_all_member_biographies_final_lowres.pdf.
26. ↑ "Techie to receive national youth award | Ranchi News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Techie-to-receive-national-youth-award/articleshow/50542968.cms.
27. ↑ Deogharia, Jaideep. "GSEA Award 2010" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/vineet-kumar-ranchi-has-bagged-global-student-entrepreneur-award-gsea-to-represent-india-and-his-business-at-2010-gsea-global-finals-scheduled-to-be-held-at-kansas-city-usa-during-november-17-19-he-is-one-among-the-29-students-from-22-countries-of-the-world-selected-for-this-competition-in-which-student-entrepreneurs-are-supposed-to-give-a-presentation-of-their-business-plan-organised-annually-by-entrepreneurs-organisation-the-event-aims-at-extending-financial-and-logistical-support-to-budding-entrepreneurs-from-all-over-the-world-/articleshow/6706443.cms.

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