1、The Power of OSINT:Navigating the New Hybrid Cold WarAndrew Borene,Executive Director of Global SecurityIntroducing Andrew BoreneExecutive Director,Global Security at Flashpoint,leading intelligence-driven risk analysis&strategy.Former U.S.government senior officialOffice of the Director of National
2、 Intelligence,CIA advisor,Pentagon Associate Deputy General Counsel.U.S.Marine Corps combat veteran with expertise in counterterrorism,counterintelligence,and strategic security.Board member&thought leaderserves on the Editorial Board of the European Marshall Centers Partnership for Peace Consortium
3、.Industry leadership in intelligence&national security,including roles in Fortune 500 companies driving international business growth.Frequent commentator on national security,cyber,and geopolitical issues,featured on major news networks and conferences worldwide.Intelligence in an Era of Converging
4、 ThreatsWe are living in a new Cold Warbut its hybrid,asymmetric,and data-driven.Cyber,physical,and geopolitical threats no longer operate in silos.OSINT is the key intelligence discipline for this era.State&Non-State Adversaries Shaping Global SecurityState-Sponsored Threats:Russia:Hybrid warfare,c
5、yber-ops,influence campaigns(ex.Russia-Ukraine war).China:AI-driven espionage,supply chain infiltration(ex.DeepSeek).Iran&North Korea:Proxy conflicts,economic disruption,cyber warfare(ex.North Korean IT workers).Non-State&Criminal Networks:Ransomware-as-a-Service(RaaS)groups operating like corporate
6、 entities.Terrorist organizations leveraging OSINT for radicalization&planning.Hacktivists&ideological groups fueling online influence operations.OSINT as the Missing Piece in Modern IntelligenceClassified intelligence is not enoughOSINT bridges the gapsOSINT enables real-time insights,allowing fast