Sanjay Katkar

Entrepreneur, investor, insanely positive person. Co-Founder @QuickHeal | @Seqrite. #CyberSecurity researcher. Views are my own.

[Sanjay Katkar @sanjaykatkar]

I don’t care how long it took, 
I am glad that I never gave up.

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If your security is strong inside but blind outside, you’re fighting half a battle.

Visibility beyond the perimeter is no longer a nice-to-have.
It’s survival.
DRPS is the new frontline of cyber defence.

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Most companies still believe their EDR, XDR, firewall, or Zero Trust stack will save them.

It won’t.
Not anymore.
Because today, hackers don’t break in.
They log in.

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A mature DRPS looks where traditional tools never do:

Dark web forums
Credential dumps
Fake domains and apps
Brand impersonation on social platforms
And not just alerts
but real takedowns.

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[Abhishek Jha @aj0109]

Just had one of the most honest conversations on leadership with @sanjaykatkar , co-founder of @quickheal .

We talked about #creativity, #AI, #malware, and surviving a stroke.

#Bold #Leadership
#AI #Cybersecurity

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From fighting floppy-disk viruses to battling AI deepfakes — my 3-decade journey in cybersecurity is now live on @Identity1st’s podcast.

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Products don’t fail because they
lack features.

They fail because they don’t solve
a real problem well enough.

[jeevan patwa @jeevanpatwa]

#QPiAi develops India’s one of the most powerful quantum computer featuring 25 superconducting qubits.

QpiAI-Indus is the first full-stack quantum computing system in the country integrating advanced quantum processors, next-generation Quantum-HPC software platforms, and AI-enhanced quantum solutions.

Congratulations to entire team for your hard work. Proud of being part of it.

@sanjaykatkar

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@ImvmPatil Thank you.

[Sanjay Katkar @sanjaykatkar]

1995: Launched Quick Heal. No one bought it.

1996: Couldn't hire engineers. They all went offshore.

1997: No funding. No investors. No bank support.

1998: Lost all developers. Worked solo in R&D.

1999: Dealers refused to sell an Indian antivirus.

1999: Approached companies for acquisition. Rejected.

Every reason to quit. Every challenge telling us to stop.

But then a user’s feedback: "𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘕𝘊 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥. 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴."

That was enough to keep going.
By 2010, Quick Heal became India’s No.1 antivirus.

For 15+ years, it has led the market. Today, its market cap stands at over ₹1600 Crores ($186M USD).

I don’t care how long it took.
I’m just glad we never gave up.

To every entrepreneur struggling today:
Persistence wins. Keep going.

[Sanjay Katkar @sanjaykatkar]

@aninditagmishra Thank you so much for your kind words. Building a product was my dream since I was doing graduation.

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@sameerlove4u2 Quick Heal is founded by Kailash (my elder brother) and myself. Thank you for your kind words. It really means a lot.

[Carolina @CRudinschi]

#OTsecurity is mission-critical for energy resilience. This session, sponsored by @Fortinet, will explore integrated security & automated threat response to protect industrial control systems. Join the discussion at #IIoTWorldDay! https://t.co/km45CA7GYl #sponsored #fortinet_ics

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@SantoshLearner For now no. Quick Heal is not into Encryption related business for now. This investment is on the personal front.

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Early-stage investing means saying NO 100 times to say YES to the right opportunity. Back in June 2024, I saw something special in Pantherun Technologies and Srini. Fast forward—AMD & Intel are now integrating their encryption IP!
Exciting times ahead. 🚀 Congrats, Srini & team!

#Cybersecurity #Encryption