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Alok Chettri | |
|---|---|
| Other name | Nabin KC |
| Education | London Metropolitan University |
| Occupations | Information security researcher, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founding Pentester Nepal |
| Title | Managing Director, Global Glamour Venture |
Alok Chettri (also known as Nabin KC) is a Nepalese information security researcher and entrepreneur. He founded Pentester Nepal, an information security community, and is Managing Director of Global Glamour Venture, the company that holds the Miss Universe Nepal franchise.
Education
[edit]Chettri holds a degree in IT, networking and cyber security from London Metropolitan University.[1]
Security research
[edit]In 2015, Chettri and Bijay Limbu Senihang gave a talk titled "A Tale of a Rogue Router Firmware" on security weaknesses in home router firmware. The slides list CVE-2014-8496 among the findings and state that the affected vendors were notified under responsible disclosure.[2]
Community work
[edit]Chettri founded Pentester Nepal in July 2013 as a community for ethical hackers, penetration testers and bug bounty hunters.[3][4] The group holds meetups across Nepal and an annual conference. The 2025 edition, held at Ullens College in Lalitpur, included a capture-the-flag competition and drew about 250 attendees.[4]
In 2020, Chettri spoke at a webinar on the rise of data breaches in Nepal, organised by NPCERT and CSRI together with OWASP Nepal and Pentester Nepal. The event report identified him as the leader of the OWASP Nepal chapter.[5]
Business
[edit]Chettri is Managing Director of Global Glamour Venture Pvt. Ltd., which holds the Miss Universe Nepal franchise.[6] He is also the founder of FuturisX Group Pvt Ltd.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nabin KC". about.me. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "A Tale of a Rogue Router Firmware". SlideShare. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Nabin KC (Alok Chettri)". LinkedIn. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Pentester Nepal – Nepal's First Infosec Community". Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Webinar on Data Breach Rise in Nepal Organized Successfully". ICT Frame. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "Miss Universe Nepal – Behind the Crown". Retrieved 29 September 2026.