
Ritesh Bhatia is a well known Cybercrime Investigator and Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Consultant with an experience of 20 years in the cyberspace. He is a two time TEDx speaker and a Certified Fraud Examiner from ACFE, USA, and is popularly known for his cybercrime Investigations. He has been successful in solving many cases for large corporates, organisations, law enforcement agencies, celebrities, and individuals in India as well as abroad. One of his most successful cases on busting a WhatsApp group that was circulating child sexual abusive material was well appreciated not just by the Indian police but also by Interpol. Ritesh also played the role of his real-life self as a cybercrime investigator in MTV's award-winning show - MTV Troll Police.
He is on the board of many companies, serving as a cybersecurity consultant and auditor. He has been instrumental in securing systems and critical business information from cyber attacks. His key areas of interest include Cybercrime Investigations, Infrastructure and Data Protection, Security Audits, Risk Assessment, Business Continuity, New Age Cybercrimes, Dark Web and Digital Forensics. His views on trending cybercrimes and cybersecurity have been published by many national publications including Times of India, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, DNA, Mumbai Mirror, Mid-day, The Week, Open Magazine, and many other regional newspapers . He frequently educates citizens of the latest in cybercrime on radio channels such as Radio Mirchi, Radio City, Big Fm, etc and also on national television channels such as NDTV, ET Now, Mirror Now, CNBC, Zee, Aaj Tak, NewsX, etc. He has also been interviewed by international media houses such as BBC and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Ritesh has been a very sought after speaker to discuss issues related to new age cyber crimes, the dark web, mobile security, data privacy, cybersecurity, and prevention. He has also been a distinguished speaker atover 100 national and international conferences. He is a well-known trainer and has trained employees of many small and large organisations including RBI, Anti Narcotics Cell, Economic Offences Wing, Indian Air Force, State Police, leading corporate houses, national and international banks, schools and colleges. Some of his well-known clients include SBI, TransUnion Cibil, Mashreq Bank, Larsen and Toubro, Future Group, Reliance Industries, Canara Robeco, ITC, Byjus, Asian Paints and many more.
Along with his partner, Nirali Bhatia who is a cyberpsychologist, Ritesh has formed an anti cyberbullying organisation called Cyber B.A.A.P. which stands for Cyber Bullying Awareness, Action and Prevention.
Services
Cybercrime Investigations
Darknet Research and Investigations
IT Security Audits
Implementing Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)
Digital Forensics
Cyber law consultancy
System hardening
Software Compliance and Dispute Resolution for Microsoft, Adobe, Autodesk and others
Infrastructure and Data Security
Source Code Review and Application Security
Cyber Security Awareness, Drills and Training
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration testing
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Cybercrime Cases Investigated
Business Email Compromise Scams, CEO frauds, Man-In-The-Middle Attack
Ransomware, Phishing
Identity Theft, Spoofing
Data Theft, Source Code Theft
Sextortion, Revenge Pornography, Romance Frauds, Sextortion Scams
Digital Wallet Frauds, OLX Scams
Child Sexual Abuse Material
Cyberbullying, Cyber Harassment
Website Attacks, SQL injection, Cross Site Scripting, Domain Squatting
Technical Certifications
Certified Fraud Examiner - ACFE, USA
Certified Cyber Forensics Analyst
Certified Ethical Hacker - EC Council
Diploma in Cyber Law - Government Law College, Mumbai
Certified Privacy Lead Assessor - DSCI
Data Privacy Professional - DSCI
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Auditor
ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Implementer
Faculty
Visiting Faculty at SP Jain School of Global Management - Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney
Visiting Faculty at Mumbai University, Kalina Campus
Awards
Zee Indian Telly Awards
MTV Troll Police - Best Youth Show in Non Fiction Category
The "CYBER CRIME HELPLINE AWARD 2018" in the category Fortune Hunters of Digital India (Cybercrime Investigations) awarded by DTF Pune
This award honours individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, innovation and leadership in Financial Fraud, Cyber Crime Investigation, Insurance, Risk Assessment, Computer Forensic, Legal, Compliance, Audit, Information Security, Technology, and Law Enforcement.
Conferred the award for The Best Individual For Creating Cyber Security Awareness by Computer Society of India on 7th October 2017 at CSI IT 2020 Conference
TEDx Talk
TV Shows
Theatre / Drama
TV Interviews - National
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TV Interviews - International
Radio and Podcasts
Press - Special Coverage
Press Articles - National (
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Do you really have right to privacy?
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Navbharat Times - 26th January 2021
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Nidhi Razdan: 'Yes, I was conned. But it can happen to anyone'
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Mid-Day - 24th January 2021
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Spearing the big phish: This more potent & personal form of hacking is on the rise
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Times of India - 17th January 2021
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LOANliness, a silent killer: Harassment of TMKOC writer's family by loan app firms continues even after his death
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Mumbai Mirror - 17th January 2021
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Signal, Telegram: Alternatives To WhatsApp That You Can Look At
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Boom Live - 13th January 2021
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Why paying hackers a ransom for your data isn’t the best idea
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The Print - 11th January 2021
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Govt signals social media for wage communication amid privacy row
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Live Mint - 11nd January 2021
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Press Articles - International
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11 - Should we be afraid of TikTok?
Channel News Asia - 21th November 2020
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10 - RCMP Stepping Up Efforts to Nab Suspects in CRA Phone Scams
The Epoch Times - 26th August 2019
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9 - Why Fraud Examiners Need to Be Familiar With the Dark Web
Fraud Conference News - 08th March 2019
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8 - Police raid Indian call centres linked to 'CRA phone scam' that have victimized Canadians
CBC News - 30th October 2018
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7 - Indian court upholds legality of biometric database
The Nation - 27th September 2018
Testimonials (346 Reviews)
Seminars & Conferences
Panelist - "Real life case studies on online harassment of women: Cyber bullies and Cyber criminals" at a seminar organised by United Nations and DSCI, New Delhi
International Speaker - - "Challenges in Dark Web Investigations" at Fraud Conference Middle East, organised by ACFE and ADAA, Abu Dhabi
Panelist - "Cybersecurity - From Indo-Israel perspective" organised by the Consulate General of Israel in association with Maharashtra Cyber
Guest Speaker - "Darknet Threat Intelligence and Investigations" at an in-house event organised by Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai
Panelist - "AI based cybercrimes and security" at a seminar organised by ISACA Mumbai Chapter
Keynote Speaker - "Dark Web" at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology's Conference organised by DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Pune
Guest Speaker - Cybercrimes for Bankers and Technology for Data Protection at National Judicial Academy (NJA), Bhopal
Cyber Safety Awareness Campaigns
Techniques Used By New Age Cyber Criminals - A training session to Reserve Bank of India (RBI), BKC
Web Application and Data Security - Training given to the developers and IT professionals of SBI Mutual Fund, Mumbai for making secured web applications
Being Safe in the Cyber Space - Talk given to members of FICCI Flo Pune Chapter at Taj Vivanta, Pune
Protecting Businesses In the Cyber Space - Guest Lecture to Small and Medium Business Owners at SP Jain School of Global Management
New Age Cybercrimes and Online Protection of Children - Interactive talk given to students of Ecole Mondiale, Juhu, Mumbai
Memberships
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Federation of Data Privacy Professionals of India
Data Security Council of India
Computer Society of India
Council For Fair Business Practices