Seemant Sehgal (born September 17, 1980) is a Dutch entrepreneur of Indian origin, a cybersecurity expert and author in the tech industry. He was the former head of cybersecurity at ING Bank. He is the founder and CEO of BreachLock Inc.

Seemant Sehgal
Born (1980-09-17) 17 September 1980 (age 44)
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materSymbiosis International University
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur , Author
Known forBreachLock Inc.
SpouseChetna Sehgal

Education

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Sehgal received his post graduate degree in Computer Management from Symbiosis International University in 2003.

Career

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Sehgal was the former head of cybersecurity of ING Bank, a multinational and financial service corporation. Sehgal began his career in 2003 as a technical assistance center at Cisco.[1]

In 2005, he was appointed business analyst at Comodo, where he provided consulting support to product managers and pre-sales.

In 2019, Sehgal founded a cybersecurity company, BreachLock.

In 2022, BreachLock raised $3 million in seed funding.[2]

Sehgal is a member of Forbes Technology Council.[3]

Awards

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In 2021, BreachLock was awarded Benelux Enterprise Awards at EU business news.[4]

In 2024, BreachLock was named a winner at the twelfth Annual Global InfoSec Awards.[5]

Publications

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  • 2018-"Red Teaming for Cybersecurity"[6]
  • 2015-"Effective Cyberthreat Management Evolution and Beyond" [7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Freeze, Di (2019-09-09). "And In This Corner, Fighting Out Of New York City, Is BreachLock's Seemant Sehgal". Cybercrime Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ jhaxell (2022-10-20). "Netherlands-based cybersecurity app Guardey raises €2.2m". FinTech Global. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  3. ^ "Seemant Sehgal | Founder & CEO - BreachLock Inc". Forbes Technology Council. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  4. ^ "Benelux Enterprise Awards 2021". www.eubusinessnews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  5. ^ "GLOBAL INFOSEC AWARDS FOR 2024 WINNERS BY COMPANY | Cyber Defense Awards". cyberdefenseawards.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  6. ^ "Red Teaming for Cybersecurity". ISACA. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  7. ^ "Success Story of Cyber Security Entrepreneur: Mr. Seemant Sehgal". Hackers Interview Media. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  8. ^ "Effective Cyberthreat Management Evolution and Beyond". ISACA. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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