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Our CEO Laith Alkhouri has joined a webinar hosted by our partner Scylla to discuss the applications of AI powered video analytics technology in mitigating physical threats and incidents, focusing on mitigating threats to critical infrastructure.

Our CEO Laith Alkhouri has joined the Advisory Board of the Canada-based company Digital Mobility Inc. (DMI), which provides state-of-the-art customized and scalable information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the public safety and enterprise sectors.

Our CEO Laith Alkhouri will again deliver a keynote at the annual Machina Record Cyber Intelligence Summit in Tokyo, Japan. Laith will address an audience of public sector security and intelligence professionals on building intelligence processes and operations, including the importance of signal-rich data.

Our CEO Laith Alkhouri has joined the leadership team of our partner Tesseract Intelligence as Senior Intelligence Adviser, where he will contribute his expertise to enhance the company's data, product and use cases, brining a wealth of experience to a leading company in the data intelligence space. 

On Thursday, April 25, our CEO Laith Alkhouri will join a webinar hosted by TeleStrategies' ISS World on the topic of Fighting Online Child Exploitation Using Generative AI, and will discuss a case study in which a number of entities collaborated in unmasking online predators using signal rich data, investigative methodology and Gen-AI

Our CEO Laith Alkhouri has the opportunity to deliver a training session in Bangkok to Thai law enforcement professionals. The training covered the DIME Model for Building Intelligence Operations, and included real criminal use cases where the model was successfully applied. 

Our founder Laith Alkhouri spent a busy week at the annual World Police Summit in Dubai in support of our intelligence partners from around the world (pictured here with the Flashpoint National Security Solutions team at the Flashpoint booth). Laith indicated, "Law enforcement agencies around the world are more collaborative than ever before, sharing mutual challenges regarding criminal activities and the need to proactively up the game in countering them." 

Our founder Laith Alkhouri has been appointed a Senior Advisor to the Board of the US-based NGO, The National Trauma Education and Policy Institute (NTEPI). In his role, Laith provides advisory and support to the board of trustees regarding trauma emanating from threats and on the ways to enhance policy-making around trauma cases, as well as the impact on individuals who work in risk environments in the intelligence and defense sectors

Our founder Laith Alkhouri again joined Scylla AI -- the world leading AI-powered video analytics technology company -- on a new webinar and discussed the future of access control and how organizations can mitigate risk and prevent threats. Laith discussed the various benefits of AI-powered access control in numerous applications, use cases and verticals, emphasizing the need for organizations to standardize access control implementation.

Our founder Laith Alkhouri will again join Scylla AI -- the world leading AI-powered video analytics technology company -- on a new webinar to discuss the future of access control and how organizations can mitigate risk and prevent threats. Laith will discuss the benefits of AI access control, vertical applications, and a number of use cases including counterterrorism and countering human trafficking, in addition to commercial applications. The webinar will take place on November 20 at 11:00am GST. 

Our founder Laith Alkhouri has been appointed Chief Intelligence Officer at the US-based NGO MVP Task Force, which has a mission of bridging communities, organizations and agencies in combatting human trafficking, exploitation, sextortion and other nefarious activities. Laith will work with industry veterans on building intelligence operations, fusing data, technologies, and expertise for investigations and tech building.

Our founder Laith Alkhouri delivered a keynote at the annual Machina Record Cyber Intelligence Summit in Tokyo last week, where he discussed the Intelonyx DIME model for building an intelligence program. Laith's emphasized various concepts that help security teams achieve proactive optimization and vigilance, underscoring the importance of intelligence architects, data driven processes, and intelligence sharing, among others. 

Our founder Laith Alkhouri will be speaking at the 2023 annual MachinaRecord Cyber Intelligence Summit in Tokyo, Japan. Laith will be addressing a mixed audience of public and private sector leaders and analysts on the DIME Model for an Intelligence Program and how it helps enhance the missions of security teams

Our founder Laith Alkhouri recently joined Scylla AI, the leading next-gen AI Video Analytics company, in an in-depth webinar discussion on the role of video intelligence in counterterrorism and mitigation of physical security threats.

Our founder Laith Alkhouri presented to law enforcement and intelligence professionals at Digipol Dark Web Conference in Hyderabad, India, on cyberterrorism history, landscape and use cases, in addition to presenting on Proactive Intelligence Design and Risk Intelligence

Our founder Laith Alkhouri coauthored an investigative piece for Militant Wire on Russian speaking pro ISIS networks fundraising online using Russian banking systems and crypto, with funds earmarked for alleged ISIS families held at Syrian detention camps. 

Our founder Laith Alkhouri coauthored an article for Eurasianet with Militant Wire cofounder Lucas Webber on ISIS in Afghanistan recruitment efforts targeting Uzbek nationals, exploring their interconnected online channels to reach more Central Asian sympathizers. 

Our founder Laith Alkhouri coauthored an article for Eurasianet with Militant Wire cofounder Lucas Webber, including original research, on ISIS-K launching a new propaganda wing aimed at recruiting and indoctrinating Tajik nationals and potentially recruiting from Central Asia.

Our founder Laith Alkhouri coauthored a piece for Militant Wire investigating the relationships between ISIS in Afghanistan mouthpiece and the emergent pro ISIS translation and archiving service I'lam Foundation, showcasing the former's pursuit of a global audience. The piece coauthored with Militant Wire cofounder Lucas Webber.

Our founder Laith Alkhouri coauthored an article for Eurasianet with Militant Wire cofounder Lucas Webber, including original research, uncovering terrorism financing methods employed by a Tajik ISIS network using Russian financial institutions.

Now based in the United Arab Emirates, Flashpoint co-founder Laith Alkhouri has recently launched the intelligence technologies distributor Intelonyx, which already has some heavyweight cyber threat intelligence partnerships.

Our founder Laith Alkhouri will be speaking at the 2022 annual MachinaRecord Cyber Intelligence Summit in Tokyo, Japan. Laith will be addressing a mixed audience of public and private sector leaders and analysts on the importance of architecting intelligence operations.

CEO Laith Alkhouri speaks at IS2 Summit in Prague on the current and future landscape of cyberterrorism, with a focus on contemporary terrorist groups and their cyber capabilities. 

CEO Laith Alkhouri keynotes MachinaRecord's 2021 annual summit on proactive threat intelligence and why it's a combination of humans and technologies with intelligence operations in mind.

CEO Laith Alkhouri moderates a key panel at the 2021 NYPD Cyber Intelligence & Counterterrorism Conference on the future of contemporary terrorist groups.

With cyberspace ever more ubiquitous, and countless tools, apps and online tutorials at our fingertips – coupled with opportunism and perseverance – we are very likely to observe terrorists inculcating offensive cyber technology in their toolbox to achieve political ends in the near future.

Threat Intelligence – what seems to be a streamlined field today – lacks regular, long term expert training and specialized customization, which is crucial for improving security vigilance, and this could tremendously sway its optimization.

CEO Laith Alkhouri's Chapter on Cyberterrorism, published by KU Leuven University, addresses the landscape of terrorists' utilization of technology and cyberspace, a historical look at the roots and applications of terrorists' use of the Internet, their growth to the present time, and their trajectory in the near future, drawing on original research, insights, and predictive analysis. It further addresses global concerns regarding terrorists' potential to launch hacking attack and weaponize drones.

The logic is simple: curbing their reliance on third parties can help preserve data integrity, minimize the potential of confidentiality compromise, reduce the timeframe between intelligence production and dissemination, and raise the bar in the combined expertise of in-house analysts.

Laith Alkhouri testifies before The United States House Committee on Homeland Security on the terrorism landscape in North Africa, addressing congressional members on the groups and activities in the region and the threat they pose to the West, focusing on Al-Qaeda and ISIS.