Swapan Purkait
Dr. Swapan Purkait () is the founder Director of Nettech. 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. 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. He is a popular speaker among corporate & across college campuses, and considered a thought leader on Information Security.
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) () and Uchha Madhyamik (12th Board)() from Tirthapati Institution in Kolkata. Purkait earned a Bachelor of Commerce 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 under the supervision of Dr. Sadhan K. De.
Professional career
In 1996 Purkait bagan his career as a Sales officer for India's first email company ICNET Ltd. He founded Nettech in 2002, an Information Technology consulting firm specializing in the area of computer networking in the Linux environment. As of May 2015, he has trained more than 14000 professionals and conducted more than 140 training programs on Network Management in various premier academic institutions in India. The list of Institutions includes Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, XLRI Jamshedpur, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, Pondicherry University, Sikkim Manipal University, Manipal Institute of Technology and many more.
Lead Auditor & Tutor
Dr. Purkait is a BSI Lead Auditor & tutor 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.
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 :
- IMT Ghaziabad, Dubai Campus
- Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur
- Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy, West Bengal
Research Interests
- Cyber Crime
- Information Security Management Systems
Awards
In 1993, Purkait received the Rashtrapati Scout Award, the highest Scout award of The Bharat Scouts and Guides, 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
- Nettech