Published Work
Cyber Slavery Networks: How Indian Jobseekers Are Being Trapped
Kanishk Gaur, cybersecurity expert, highlighted that thousands of Indians are being lured by fake overseas job offers into so-called “cyber-slavery hubs” in Southeast Asia, where they are forced into online scam operations.
Date – 02 December 2025
Strengthening India–UK Tech Ties
Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, was part of the UK Prime Minister’s major trade delegation to India, contributing to discussions on technology, innovation, and deeper India–UK collaboration in the digital ecosystem.
Date – 08 October 2025
AI-Enabled Financial Scams On The Rise
NDTV reports on an Athenian Tech analysis "False Endorsements, Real Losses" of a deep fake video of the Union Finance Minister of India and the rapid rise of such AI-enabled financial scams in India.
Date – 04 June 2025
Cybersecurity Week: AI, Privacy, Zero Trust
Moderating Cybersecurity Week, Kanishk Gaur led discussions on AI governance, zero trust, and privacy. Leaders stressed balancing speed with security in an era of rising synthetic threats.
Date: 01, May 2025
Date: 01, May 2025
The Strategic Role of AI in Cyber Defence
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, highlights the Strategic Role of AI in Cyber Defence in InfoRisk Today. He discusses how artificial intelligence is becoming essential in enhancing cybersecurity measures.
Date – 26 March 2025
AI In Executive Protection: A Game Changer For Digital Identity
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, shares his insights on how AI-driven protection can safeguard executives from deepfakes, social engineering, and targeted phishing attacks.
Date – February 2025
AI in Cancer Care
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, dwells on how AI is revolutionising cancer care by enabling earlier detection, personalised treatments, and improved patient outcomes, while presenting new challenges.
Date – 23 January 2025
Analyzing New Social Media Parental Consent Rules
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, voices his concerns over the Draft DPDP Rules, 2025 which mandates parental consent for children's access to social media platforms.
Date – 10 January 2025
Parental Consent for Children's Social Media Accounts
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, shares his concerns about the Draft DPDP Rules, 2025 which require mandatory parental consent for children accessing social media platforms.
Date – 06 January 2025
Countering Ransomware and APT’s - A Modern Approach to Cybersecurity
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, canvases for adopting an AI-powered approach to bolster cyber defences against cyber threats/attacks and ransomware attacks.
Date – 31 December 2024
Hoax Bomb Threats Loom Over Aviation Industry
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, highlights the techniques to tackle misinformation and bomb threats in the aviation industry, and evaluates the relevance of the IT Act.
Date – 16 November 2024
Uncovering New Cyberthreat Actor Operations
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, throws light on the techniques used by threat actors involved in cyber frauds across Cambodia Laos, and Myanmar.
Date – 08 November 2024
ISMG Author Profile – Kanishk Gaur
Across articles, interviews, and commentary, Kanishk Gaur shaped conversations on digital risk and regulation. His portfolio continues to guide leaders in balancing growth and compliance.
Date: 09, August 2024
Moderator – Cyber War Gaming Simulation, New Delhi 2024
At New Delhi’s cyber war-gaming summit, Kanishk Gaur moderated a live attack drill. The exercise stressed tested playbooks and coordination as the backbone of incident resilience.
Date: 08, August 2024
Date: 08, August 2024
Modernisation in Cyberattack Techniques – ISMG Webinar
A live ISMG simulation revealed how modern attackers bypass layered defences with stealth and precision. CISOs were urged to adopt defence-in-depth strategies and track evolving attacker behaviour.
Kanishk Gaur's Insights on Gaza Relief Scams
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech, warns of a surge in Gaza relief scams exploiting emotional appeal and urges vigilance against deceptive social media links in The Economic Times.
Date – 06 June 2024
Bolstering Threat Intelligence
Kanishk Gaur CEO, India Future Foundation highlights AI's critical role in enhancing threat intelligence, enabling organizations to proactively defend against evolving cyber threats.
Date – 30 May 2024
AI Revolutionizing Regulatory Risk Management
Kanishk Gaur CEO, India Future Foundation explores how AI revolutionizes regulatory risk management, highlighting its predictive capabilities, task automation and ethical considerations.
Date – 29 May 2024
Exploring AI to Bolster Executive Cyber Defence
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, India Future Foundation emphasizes on using AI and ML to protect high-profile executives from evolving cyber threats, ensuring their digital security and identity protection in the Tech Observer.
Date – 12 February 2024
Alarm Bells as Indonesian Hackers Breach Indian Government Websites
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, Athenian Tech urges stronger cyber defense and resilience as Indonesian hackers breached Indian websites, including that of the Indian Army CIO&LEADER.
Date – 30 January 2024
Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges: A Call to Action
Kanishk Gaur CEO, India Future Foundation underscores the urgency for CISOs/CIOs to prioritize innovative cybersecurity measures in today's digital landscape in CIO&LEADER.
Date – 24 January 2024
"Incubators" What influences their success ? It's time we start measuring their effectiveness!
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, writes about 'Incubator Success in India: Driving Startup Growth', in his article on LinkedIn.
Date – 23 January 2024
Tech Honchos Spotlight 8 Trends Shaping Enterprises in 2024
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, discusses different trends that will shape enterprises in 2024 with CIO&LEADER.
Date – 23 January 2024
Advancing Cyber Defense: The Role of AI and ML in Protecting Digital Identities
Kanishk Gaur, CEO, India Future Foundation emphasizes on the pivotal role of AI and ML in bolstering digital identity protection amidst the evolving cyber threat landscape in CIOAXIS.
Date – 22 January 2024
Chinese Company BabyBus is taking kids for a ride
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, discusses the harm done to children by gaming applictaion BabyBus, in The Economic Times.
Date – 30 December 2023
Leaked Data of BSNL Landline users Sold on Dark Web
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, discusses the customer data breach at BSNL in India Today.
Date – 23 December 2023
Threat Actor Breaches BSNL Server Database, puts up Dataset on Dark Web
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, talks about the data breach suffered by BSNL in the Business Standard.
Date – 22 December 2023
Date – 22 December 2023
BSNL Suffers Data Breach: Sensitive info of users up for sale on Dark Web
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, writes about the breach of customer data at BSNL and its sale in The Economic Times.
Date – 22 December 2023
Apple Inc’s New Threat Notification System
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, talks about the data breach suffered by BSNL and highlights its implications in The Economic Times.
Date – 22 December 2023
ET Exclusive: Taj Hotels’ Data Breach may have Exposed 1.5 Million Customers: Source
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, discusses in The Economic Times, about the data breach at Taj Hotels.
Date – 23 November 2023
Date – 23 November 2023
ETtech Explainer | Real or Not: How to spot a Deepfake
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation writes about the potential dangers of generative AI and deepfakes in The Economic Times.
Date – 07 November 2023
How are Deepfake videos Different from Photoshopped images? How to spot them? Expert Decodes
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation talks to Hindustan Times about the difference between AI generated deepfakes and photoshopped images.
Date – 07 November 2023
Apple Inc’s New Threat Notification System
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation discusses Apple Inc's New Threat Notification System on News9live.
Date – 01 November 2023
Why Executive Protection Monitoring (EPM) Is Non-Negotiable In The Digital Age?
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation shares his views with CIO&LEADER on why Executive Protection Monitoring (EPM) is non-negotiable in the Digital Age..
Date – 19 October 2023
The Ethical Implications of AI: A Deep Dive into Transcendence
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation shares his views on The Ethical Implications of AI on Linkedin.
Date – 16 September 2023
Necessity for Robust Digital Defence
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ETGovernment.com on “Modi’s US visit: Opportunity for India & USA to forge strategic partnership in digital defence.
Date – 20 June 2023
The Escalating Cyber Threat Landscape
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with CIO&LEADER on "Enterprise Cybersecurity: Pivoting from Traditional Measures to Innovative Strategies.”
Date – 02 June 2023
From Risk To Resilience: Why Cybersecurity Is Key To The Future Of Business?
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation shares his views with CIO&LEADER on why cybersecurity is essential for the future of business in India and how organizations can move from risk to resilience.
Date :18, April 2023
Safeguarding Business From Emerging Cyber Threat Vectors
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation shares his views with CIO&LEADER on important strategies that Risk, Digital, and Cyber Security leaders can use to enhance their organization's security posture.
Date : 26, March 2023
Date : 26, March 2023
Is ChatGPT Boon Or Bane For Cyber Risk Management?
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation shares his views with CIO&LEADER if Chat GPT is a boon or a bane for businesses.
Date : 20, February 2023
Date : 20, February 2023
The Need To Build Digital Culture In A Cost-Conscious World
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views in CIO&LEADER on the "Need to Build Digital Culture In A Cost- Conscious World."
Date : 22, January 2023
Urgent Need to Secure India’s Healthcare Ecosystem from Cyber Threats
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views in ETGovernment.com and explained the “Urgent need to secure India’s healthcare ecosystem from cyber threats.”
Date : 19, December 2022
Why end-to-end encryption Matters in India
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ETGovernment.com on “Why end-to-end encryption matters in India.”
Date : 06, November 2022
Reimagining Cyberspace in 2022
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ETGovernment.com on “Reimagining cyberspace in 2022."
Date : 24, October 2022
Support for MSMEs
Kanishk Gaur was part of a discussion with Industry leaders and stakeholders on the new directives by India's National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) for reporting cybersecurity incidents. The event was covered by ‘Moneycontrol’.
Date : 10, June 2022
Date : 10, June 2022
Two officials twitter handles hacked
Kanishk Gaur was quoted in the news on two official twitter handles of the Government of Uttar Pradesh being hacked.
Date : 12, April 2022
Date : 12, April 2022
Twitter to ensure Government handles are secure
After two verified Government of Uttar Pradesh were hacked, experts were in unison that Twitter should make government handles more secure. Kanishk Gaur was quoted in the article.
Date : 12, April 2022
Date : 12, April 2022
How Safe is India Gen Zs bet on Digital Gold
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ETGovernment.com on “How safe is India Gen Zs bet on Digital Gold."
Date : 07 February 2022
Securing Digital Risk During the Pandemic
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ETGovernment.com on “Securing Digital Risk During the Pandemic.”
Date : 17, January 2022
On the Need to Fight Mental Health Pandemic in India?
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, expressed his thoughts with ETHealthworld.com “On the need to fight Mental Health Pandemic in India?”
Date : 16, January 2022
Chinese Digital Currency
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ETGovernment.com on “Chinese Digital Currency and its impact on India and global markets. "
Date : 01, November 2021
Date : 01, November 2021
Deciphering WhatsApp Privacy Policy
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views on “Deciphering WhatsApp Privacy Policy,” in ETGovernment.com.
Date : 31, May 2021
Date : 31, May 2021
India Need to bolster its Cyber Power
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, expressed his opinion on “India needs to bolster its Cyber Power,” in ETGovernment.com.
Date : 25, October 2021
Date : 25, October 2021
Digital Identity
Kanishk Gaur, shares his views on the importance of securing one’s” Digital Identity,” more so now, when lockdowns are a part of our lives, in ETCISO.in.
Date : 21, June 2021
Date : 21, June 2021
WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policies
Kanishk Gaur expressed the concerns arising from “WhatsApp’s new privacy policies,” with The Financial Express.
Date : 14, June 2021
Date : 14, June 2021
Online and Offline stores
Kanishk Gaur raises concern about counterfeit products being sold in online and offline stores during pandemic, with ETHealthworld.com.
Date : 04, June 2021
Intermediary Rules: Protecting Privacy
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation penned down his thoughts on “Intermediary Rules: Protecting Privacy and Security” for The Financial Express.
Date : 29, March 2021
Aware of a Sudden Rise in the value of Cryptocurrencies
Kanishk Gaur advises on being aware of the sudden rise in the value of cryptocurrencies, covered in The Financial Express.
Date : 22, February 2021
Understanding Privacy
Kanishk Gaur shares his views on the need for governments to work towards creating standard operating guidelines covered in The Financial Express.
Date : 01, February 2021
Trust and Safety Starts with Safeguarding
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on “Trust and safety starts with safeguarding vulnerable groups on the Internet.”
Date : 18, January 2021
Cyberplanning: Securing the IoT Ecosystem
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on “Cyberplanning: Securing the IoT ecosystem.”
Date : 04, January 2021
Privacy or Safety
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views in ETGovernment.com on “Deciphering WhatsApp Privacy Policy – How is business messaging different from personal messaging?”
Date : 01, November 2021
Betting on Gaming
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on “Betting on gaming: India must set up a gaming regulator.”
Date : 21, December 2020
The Bitter Experience of Sweet Brands with Ransomware
Kanishk Gaur, Founder, India Future Foundation, shared his views with ET CISCO.in on “The bitter experience of Sweet Brands with Ransomware."
Date : 12, November 2020
Decoding Smart
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on “Decoding ‘smart’ wave: Why India must have clear ‘security ratings’.”
Date : 05 November 2020
India Needs IoT Security Standards
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on “India needs IoT security standards.”
Date : 02, November 2020
Digitally Secure
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on a Digitally Secure: Plan to train govt personnel on cybersecurity is a good move.”
Date : 19, October 2020
Date : 19, October 2020
Digitally Secure:
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on “Digitally Secure: Plan to train govt personnel on cybersecurity is a good move.”
Date : 17 October 2020
Twitter Hacking Episode?
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on what led to the recent massive Twitter hacking episode?
Date : 06, August 2020
Date : 06, August 2020
Need for Digital Platforms
Kanishk Gaur’s article in The Financial Express on the Need for digital platforms to monitor the misinformation ‘infodemic.’
Date : 22, June 2020
Date : 22, June 2020
"Metaverse" - The Truth or Farce Reality
Kanishk Gaur’s, views on the future of Metaverse published in ETCISO.in
Date : 25, January 2020
Date : 25, January 2020
IoT Security Standards in India
Kanishk Gaur shares his views on the need for IoT security standards in India in The Financial Express.
Date : 02, November 2020
Need to Secure Enterprise Architecture
Kanishk Gaur’s article in ETCIO.com on the “Need to Secure Enterprise Architecture”
Date : 19, August 2019