Nirmal Dahal: Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer

Nirmal Dahal

Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer

He is a seasoned cybersecurity consultant with 10+ years of domain expertise, positioned to deliver end-to-end value across assessment, auditing, analytics, advisory, AI and automation workflows. He brings a high impact, innovation driven mindset to strengthening digital ecosystems against rapidly evolving threat vectors. As the co-founder of Cryptogen Nepal, he has been instrumental in steering the organization’s offensive security, defensive security and GRC service portfolios. Under his leadership, the firm has earned industry defining recognition, including the ICT Startup Award and a ranking among the Top 250 MSSPs globally affirming its strategic influence in shaping the cybersecurity landscape.

Skills

Cybersecurity ConsultingAI AutomationPrompt EngineeringPenetration TestingDigital ForensicsIncident ResponseMalware AnalysisSIEM EngineeringSecurity AwarenessSecurity TrainingSecurity ResearchInformation System AuditSecurity StrategyPublic SpeakingLeadershipProgrammingSecDevOpsDocker

Awards & Achievements

  • Top 250 MSSPs globally by MSSP Alert - 2023, 2024

  • Top 10 Ethical Hacker in The World by EC-Council - 2021

  • CEH Hall of Fame (Finalist) - 2021

  • ICT Startup Award - 2020

  • Top 25 in YESWEHACK Platform - 2017

  • 1st Runner Up in HackBack CTF - 2017

Socials

CryptoGen Nepal