Andrew Borene, Executive Director at Flashpoint joins the podcast this week. He brings a wealth of insights on today's state of international security affairs gleaned from his many years in the U.S. Intelligence community, and leading private sector intelligence teams. We cover hot topics including collaboration on international cybersecurity policies, NATO's cyber defense capabilities and challenges in achieving unified, alliance-wide cybersecurity policies. We also double click into today's much discussed topic of Open-source intelligence (OSINT) and its growing popularity (such as Ukraine conflict), benefits and potential risks it poses. He also shares the journey of his professional path to security and it is quite exciting and inspiring! You don't want to miss this episode!

Andrew Borene, Executive Director for Global Business Development at Flashpoint National Security Solutions

Andrew Borene is an Executive Director with Flashpoint, a worldwide provider of specialized intelligence and data to allied governments, businesses, and critical infrastructure industries to help them take decisive action and reduce risk.

A seasoned advanced technology executive who led private sector intelligence teams at IBM, Symantec, and LexisNexis — Andrew is also a former senior official in the U.S. Intelligence Community where he led strategic operational planning for foreign counterterrorism on behalf of The White House National Security Council in addition to roles leading privacy policy and academic research efforts in areas from open-source intelligence to transnational crime. Borene is an attorney with deep national security law expertise, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and a US Marine Corps veteran.

Andrew's previous work has been recognized for service with both the FBI Director's Award and the ODNI Exceptional Achievement Award. He is a Life Member of the Council of Foreign Relations.

For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e257