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Seemant Sehgal

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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

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.

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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