IIT-K hires ethical hacker who flagged ‘vulnerabilities’ in CBSE portal
IIT-Kanpur has hired 19-year-old ethical hacker Nisarga Adhikary to work as a threat intelligence engineer at its C3iHub. Adhikary was recruited after identifying critical security vulnerabilities in the CBSE portal.
Why it matters
The hiring highlights the growing importance of cybersecurity expertise and the recognition of young talent in securing critical national digital infrastructure.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IIT-K) has hired the 19-year-old ethical hacker, Nisarga Adhikary , who exposed ‘critical vulnerabilities’ in Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) IT ecosystem.
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