Dhillon Kannabhiran

CEO

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia25 yrs 7 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Founder of the renowned HITBSecConf series.
Led innovative IT security exhibitions like HITB Haxpo.
Extensive experience in cybersecurity and technology leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in IT security events and technology leadership.

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Growth Strategies

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Application SecurityArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksCommunicationComputer ForensicsComputer SecurityConsultancyConsultingCyber SecurityCybercrimeEntrepreneurshipEvent ManagementEvents OrganisationFirewallsGovernment

About

Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran (@l33tdawg on Twitter) is the Founder of Hack in The Box (http://www.hitb.org), organiser of the HITBSecConf series of network security conferences which has been held annually for over a decade in various countries including Malaysia, The Netherlands and the UAE. HITBSecConf routinely brings together some of the world's leading subject matter experts, law enforcement officials and independent researchers to discuss the next generation of attack and defense methods. Celebrating it's 10th year anniversary in 2012, HITBSecConf is today one of the most highly anticipated, must-attend annual events for network security gurus, researchers and enthusiasts. Prior to quitting his day job to lead the HITB team on crazy adventures around the world, Dhillon started off at the height of the dotcom craze as a technology journalist with PC World, ZDnet, MIS Asia and CNet. When the bubble burst, he moved on to a Malaysian telco as Chief IT Officer to spend his days in the world of Cisco AS5300s, in a land of packet switched networks at a time when Asterisk did not just mean '*'

Experience

Verichains

Vice President of Global Strategy & Growth

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Singapore · Remote

GovernmentCommunicationGrowth Strategies

Busttle eco ride sdn. bhd.

Co-Founder / CEO

Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 · 5 yrs · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tumpang (operated by BUSttle Eco Ride) was Malaysia's first cashless, flat-rate ridesharing service for the last mile (and beyond) - We've now pivoted into an on-demand platform for startups! http://tumpang.la/

Haxpositie bv

Director

Aug 2013 – Jun 2024 · 10 yrs 10 mos · Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Haxpositie BV (a division of Hack In The Box), is responsible for the HITB Haxpo or 'hacker expo' - an all new 3-day technology and IT security exhibition endorsed by iAmsterdam and the Amsterdam Economic Board that is unlike anything that’s been done before - think Mobile World Congress meets Makerfaire with a generous touch of HITBSecConf flavor thrown in for good measure.
Held at the iconic De Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, HITB Haxpo features areas dedicated to hackerspaces - makers with 3D printers, laser cutters, Arduinos and other fabrication goodies coupled with a lock picking arena (run by The Open Organization of Lock Pickers [TOOOL Netherlands]), HITB and Mozilla’s HackWEEKDAY developer hackathon, a Capture the Flag ‘live hacking’ competition and topped off by a 3 day IT exhibition featuring Microsoft and Google as the main anchors. The best part? Access to HITB Haxpo is COMPLETELY FREE!
Are you an EU based technology company or innovator? Come to HITB Haxpo and show off your next generation tech! Send an email to info@haxpo.nl to request for a kit or see http://haxpo.nl/ for further details.

Biatch&dawg custom clothing

Director / Co-Founder

Apr 2012 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 2 mos · EU / UK / Far East

A geek friendly custom apparel house built around the idea that in design, less is more... more or less.

Inovas telecommunications

Chief IT Officer

Jan 2003 – Jun 2004 · 1 yr 5 mos

In charge of overseeing the entire IT department as well as solution development which included integration between front-end applications and VoIP clients with back-end (AS5300 etc) telco equipment.