Swapan Purkait

Dr. Swapan Purkait
Native name স্বপন পুরকাইত
Born (1975-07-09) 9 July 1975
Kolkata, West Bengal
Residence Kolkata, India
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Bengali
Citizenship Indian
Alma mater IIT Kharagpur
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar
University of Calcutta
Occupation Director Nettech
Website www.swapan.in

Dr. Swapan Purkait (Bengali: স্বপন পুরকাইত) is the founder Director of Nettech.[1][2] He is a first generation entrepreneur. Dr. Purkait is a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from XIMB. He has done his Ph.D. on Information Security from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He specializes in Information Security Management Systems, Cyber Crime Investigation and Ethical Hacking. He is also associated with BSI Group.[3] and carried out IRCA accredited Lead Auditor and Lead Implementer programs for BSI across India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Middle East and Nigeria. Dr. Purkait has worked with clients across sectors on Information Security.[4] He is a popular speaker among corporate[5] & across college campuses,[6][7][8][9][10] and considered a thought leader on Information Security.[11]

Early life and education

Swapan Purkait was born in a Bengali family in Kolkata, West Bengal. He came from a poor background and started working at an early age to supplement his family's income. He passed Madhyamik (10th standard) (Bengali: মাধ্যমিক) and Uchha Madhyamik (12th Board)(Bengali: উচ্চ মাধ্যমিক) from Tirthapati Institution in Kolkata. Purkait earned a Bachelor of Commerce[12] degree from Calcutta University's Heramba Chandra College, popularly known as South City (Day) in Kolkata. He went on to do a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

He then went on to complete his Ph.D. on Information Security from the Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur with thesis title A Study of Phishing Attacks and Effectiveness of the Countermeasures[13] under the supervision of Dr. Sadhan K. De.[14]

Professional career

In 1996 Purkait bagan his career as a Sales officer for India's first email company ICNET Ltd.[15] He founded Nettech in 2002, an Information Technology consulting firm specializing in the area of computer networking in the Linux environment.[16][17] As of May 2015, he has trained more than 14000 professionals and conducted more than 140 training programs on Network Management[18] in various premier academic institutions in India.[19] The list of Institutions includes Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,.[20] Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,[21] Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,[22][23] XLRI Jamshedpur, [24] Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad,[25][26] Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar,[27][28] Pondicherry University,[29] Sikkim Manipal University,[30][31] Manipal Institute of Technology[32] and many more.

Lead Auditor & Tutor

Dr. Purkait is a BSI Lead Auditor & tutor[3] for ISO/IEC 27001(ISMS), ISO/IEC 22301(BCMS) & ISO 20000(ITSMS). He is also a IRCA-certificated Principal Auditor for ISMS, and Provisional Auditor for ITSMS and BCMS.[33]

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Purkait is a visiting faculty for Information Systems area at various prestigious academic institutions in India and Middle East.
The list includes :

Research Interests

Bibliography

Awards

In 1993, Purkait received the Rashtrapati Scout Award, the highest Scout award of The Bharat Scouts and Guides,[37] the award was presented by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the President of India at a special investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Swapan Purkait, Director Information". looknfind. May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Contact Page, Nettech Private Limited". Nettech Private Limited. July 1, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Dr. Swapan Purkait, BSI India". BSI India. July 30, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "EXPERT LECTURE-2 CSE DEPARTMENT AT OIST". Oriental Institute of Science & Technology, Bhopal. January 30, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Do Big Symposium". TATA Docomo. January 16, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Guest Lectures". IPEM Ghaziabad. October 25, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Guest Lectures" (PDF). IMS Ghaziabad. October 26, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Amity School of Engineering & Technology organises a Workshop on "Network Security and Ethical Hacking". Amity School of Engineering & Technology. March 11, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "3rd International Conference on Data Management organized by IMT Ghaziabad". IMT MBA Institutes. May 19, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "3rd International Conference on Data Management organized by IMT Ghaziabad". pressbox.co.uk. May 20, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Indian CISOs to develop more business skills to succeed". SearchSecurity. February 26, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Future techies scale 100ft wall & learn ‘ethical hacking’". North Bengal & Sikkim, India: The Telegraph. January 8, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ "IA Study of Phishing Attacks and Effectiveness of the Countermeasures". IIT Kharagpur. February 1, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sadhan Kumar De". IIT Kharagpur. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Company History - The Economic Times". Calcutta, India: The Economic Times. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Nettech to give training on Linux in Bhubaneshwar". dqweek.com. May 18, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  17. ↑ "School for skills in alternative software". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph. July 28, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  18. ↑ "The Taste of B-School" (PDF). NISTe_News. July 15, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Success page". Nettech Private Limited. January 26, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Past success push for XLRI programme". Jamshedpur, India: The Telegraph. May 27, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  21. ↑ "IIT Kanpur Certificate in Network Management". iitk.ac.in. July 15, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Continuing Education Programme". iitkgp.ac.in. January 15, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Computer Network Management". IIT Kharagpur. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  24. ↑ "May date for XLRI training". The Telegraph. April 11, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  25. ↑ "IMT, Ghaziabad to Host 3rd International Conference on Data Management". coolavenues.com. March 11, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  26. ↑ "IMT Ghaziabad Conducts 4th International Conference on Data Management". minglebox.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Communication and Presentations Skills". ximb.ac.in. February 2, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  28. ↑ "XIMB Certificate in Network Management". ximb.ac.in. July 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Practices on Network Services" (PDF). Pondicherry University. January 21, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Students face ordeal as course venue shifts". North Bengal & Sikkim, India: The Telegraph. June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Engineering students learn to prevent hacking". Webindia123. January 6, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Nettech Course". ISTE Manipal. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Auditor details". members.irca.org. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Visiting Faculty". Goa Institute of Management. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Visiting Faculty". IMI Kolkata. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  36. ↑ "How spear phishing is done: The anatomy of an attack". Dataquest. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Bharat Scouts and Guides". Bharat Scouts and Guides. Retrieved June 7, 2015.

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