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A Great Coach Who Helped Thousands Of Kids, Including Me
A Great Coach Who Helped Thousands Of Kids, Including Me
A Great Coach - Many of us have had a great coach growing up whether it be kids soccer, baseball, football, etc, For…
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Why Marketing Leaders Must Take Action To Manage Digital Risk And Protect Their Brand
Why Marketing Leaders Must Take Action To Manage Digital Risk And Protect Their Brand
JANUARY 30, 2018 Daniel Lowden, CMO Digital Shadows MORE FROM THIS AUTHOR I am one of you. I have been in the marketing…
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Dan Lowden shared thisData center narratives are being influenced by foreign state aligned networks. This Blackbird.AI RAV3N investigative report shines light on this important threat.Dan Lowden shared thisThe backlash against AI data centers is homegrown, large, and organic. However, a BLACKBIRD.AI analysis of anti-data center narratives over a 12-month window shows evidence of opportunistic, foreign state-aligned narrative amplification. Their purported goal: Exploit American anger and turn up the volume. Some of the top narrative themes are: - Water: roughly 276,000 posts claimed data centers drain local supplies and degrade access, and 98% of foreign state-aligned posts in this narrative were shares aimed at the top engagement earners. - Energy: roughly 264,000 posts tied the buildout to rising residential power bills, where foreign state-aligned accounts amplified a single hyper-partisan influencer more than 3,400 times. - Environment: roughly 27,000 posts centered on one hyperscaler campus in the American South, with bot-like activity reaching 50% and 46% inside the two most active foreign state-aligned ecosystems. Read the full RAV3N Research analysis here: https://bit.ly/3S69xtvHow Hostile Foreign State-Aligned Networks Amplify America's Data Center BacklashHow Hostile Foreign State-Aligned Networks Amplify America's Data Center Backlash
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Dan Lowden shared thisI am thrilled that Blackbird.AI has been named a SINET16 2026 Innovator Award Winner for the second time (we were in 2024 as well). SINET is an extraordinary community of senior level cybersecurity professionals who gather to identify and advance disruptive innovations from entrepreneurial companies. Together, through trust and relationships, we collectively deliver on the groups mission to advance innovation to defeat global cybersecurity threats. Thank you to the 100 industry experts who chose this year's SINET 16, Heather Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez and the entire SINET community for this recognition as Blackbird.AI protects global enterprises and national security organizations from disinformation based narrative attacks that cause cyber, financial, operational, reputational and physical harm. I have been a part of the SINET community for over 10 years and now more than ever, this type of collaboration between cybersecurity leaders and innovative cybersecurity companies is needed with all that is going on in the world.Dan Lowden shared thisChosen by more than 100 industry experts from a fiercely competitive field, these are the most promising early-stage and emerging cybersecurity companies, and the ones shaping what comes next. Congratulations to the 2026 SINET16 Honorees! Allure Security BLACKBIRD.AI BreachRx C1 Cerby Confidencial.io Cytactic Harmonic Security Legion Security Miggo Security ORION Security Reality Defender SCYTHE Straiker Surf AI Tuskira The community shaping cybersecurity’s future gathers at SINETNew York on October 8. Register to attend or explore sponsorship (details in the comments). Heather Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez
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Dan Lowden shared thisGreat week at BlackHat for the Blackbird.AI team!Dan Lowden shared thisLate #BlackHat2026 take... The same AI tech is creating the next generation of security problems... and the only line of defense. The ultimate double dip. We spend a lot of time talking about everything AI can create. We spend far less time talking about the people and organizations left to clean up the downstream risk it creates, from increasingly automated cyberattacks to manipulation, impersonation and attacks on perception. Frontier models are accelerating the rate by which attacks are perpetuating and detected, while agentic AI is quickly becoming the only thing that can have a shot at remeditation. Great conversations throughout the week with Dave DeWalt and the NightDragon team, comparing notes on where security is heading as the economics and speed of attack change and with our team Ten Eleven Ventures, BLACKCLOAK and World Wide Technology. I also sat down with Information Security Media Group (ISMG) for an editorial conversation about narrative attacks as a cyber threat vector and how offensive AI is changing the scale of the problem. And like like last year, was a great ending to host some of our partners and colleagues at The HACKASAN Party at Hakkasan Group.
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Dan Lowden shared thisEdward Amoroso has just published this great report on ‘Why CISOs Must Focus On Narrative Attacks.’ Every security leader should read this as this new threat vector that targets executives and companies precede cyberattacks. Getting ahead of it is critical to reduce risk and the impact. This is the way.Dan Lowden shared thisFor most of the past decade, the CISO mandate was purely cyber defense. TAG Infosphere CEO Edward Amoroso and BLACKBIRD.AI CEO Wasim K. co-authored a new report about the intersection of narrative attacks and cybersecurity. + Narrative attacks often precede and amplify cyber incidents. + Bad actors who manipulate the information environment can shape business decisions. + Security teams that adopt narrative intelligence technology are better positioned to defend organizations. Learn more about the TAG Infosphere analyst report: https://bit.ly/45lS03A
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Dan Lowden shared thisThe Blackbird.AI team (including myself) is heading to Black Hat next week, fresh off of Gartner naming us as The Market Quadrant leader in Narrative Intelligence. Let’s catch up at our meeting space in The Mandalay to show you the latest examples of narrative based disinformation attacks, and the risks they create for organizations and executives. Also, sign up below to join us at the infamous HACKasan Party alongside Pentera, Wiz, ServiceNow, and other leading cybersecurity companies. 🎟️ Request your ticket to HACKasan: https://lnkd.in/gsytBJDZ 📅 Book time to meet with our team at Black Hat: https://lnkd.in/gVFFyFhC
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Dan Lowden shared thisGartner highlights our NATO partnership, naming Blackbird.AI for the third consecutive time as "The Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence" in their AI Vendor Race ReportDan Lowden shared thisGartner continues to name BLACKBIRD.AI the "Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence" in its July 2026 AI Vendor Race report. The latest update highlights our partnership with NATO, validating our Constellation Narrative Intelligence platform's role in high-stakes defense and security environments. BLACKBIRD.AI has held the frontrunner position for disinformation narrative intelligence across all three editions of the AI Vendor Race report since its initial publication in December 2025. We are thrilled that Gartner continues to recognize BLACKBIRD.AI as the frontrunner in this space, and grateful to our team, customers, and partners for their continued trust and support. Learn more about BLACKBIRD.AI's positioning by Gartner as the "Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence" here: https://bit.ly/4wtjiRBGartner Names Blackbird.AI “Company to Beat” for Narrative IntelligenceGartner Names Blackbird.AI “Company to Beat” for Narrative Intelligence
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Dan Lowden shared thisI have seen many posts about the World Cup and how it brought the world closer together. I believe this is true and I saw the unity in person while attending the Croatia vs. Ghana match in Philadelphia (check out the header goal in the video I captured on my iPhone - it’s beautiful to watch). I saw the unity again in Times Square and in downtown Boston (the Scots!) during the early weeks of the tournament, watching visiting families with little kids wearing their favorite player’s jersey, taking it all in. Yes, there is always bad shit that happens (read our FIFA blog series on narrative attacks - https://lnkd.in/g6eYMYUf) but what I experienced changed me, and I believe most everyone who attended (or watched) for the good. I was never a football fan, but now I am. I saw many beautiful and magical moments during matches on the field that will stay with me. When I went to Philadelphia, the amount of World Cup fans in line to get their picture taken next to the Rocky Balboa statue at the art museum steps was more than one hundred people long and the pre-game outside the stadium was a massive party with fans from all countries celebrating together. There were also the stories about tournament fans that captivated me, like BBQ in Texas, Ranch Dressing, Buckee's, Costco Tours, running out of beer prompting emergency deliveries (the Scots!), and free refills. Many visitors were surprised by the beauty of the host nations and the warmth and reception they got from the host nations' people. My Dad always told me that 99% of the world’s population are nice people and share common ground. I experienced this during the World Cup. We crave community and trust, we crave celebrating during moments of joy, and we support each other during a team's loss. From checking out the fun pre-match activities by sponsors, or seeing fans cheering, singing, and dancing before, during, and after the match, or watching it in a pub, or for me at the local Elks Club… this was fascinating to see. I loved watching on TV when a country’s team would win. The fans from the home city’s watch parties would go crazy, hugging, jumping, and crying in each other’s arms. This is what the U.S. needed to see and what the fans from hundreds of countries and territories attending and watching also experienced. We need to remember that in business, we are all people with common ground and needs that look for trust, connection, celebration and community just as we saw during the World Cup. I will miss starting out each business meeting with, ‘Did you see the match last night?’ or ‘Who are you cheering for tonight?” I won’t forget how it changed me. Hopefully it changed you too.
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Dan Lowden shared thisI am proud to share that Gartner has positioned Blackbird.AI as the 'Market Shaping Leader' in their 'Emerging Market Quadrant for Narrative Intelligence - June 2026.' We are placed highest for ‘Potential to Execute’ and furthest to the right for ‘Potential Market Disruption.’ This one is extra special for me as we helped create the category of ‘Narrative Intelligence’, enabling our customers to identify, respond to, and reduce risk from threat actors, cybercriminals, and nation-state AI-generated narrative attacks. They target brands, executives, and national security organizations to cause financial, brand, cyber, and physical harm, and it's a massive problem. We are here to help protect against them. Congratulations to the entire Blackbird.AI team and thank you to our customers, partners, and supporters who have helped us build toward this moment! It is extremely exciting to see Gartner, and the many top analysts that contributed to the Emerging Market Quadrant for Narrative Intelligence and publish other research on disinformation, misinformation and deepfakes, recognize Blackbird.AI as the Market Shaping Leader. Alfredo Ramirez IV, Apeksha Kaushik, Akif Khan, Amber Boyes, David Senf, Dave Aron and many more. See the link below to get full access to the report.Dan Lowden shared thisWe are excited to announce that Gartner® has positioned BLACKBIRD.AI as A Market Shaper In The Emerging Market Quadrant for Narrative Intelligence, - Startup Vendors as of June 2026. The company placed highest for Potential to Execute and furthest to the right for Potential for Market Disruption. “This is another tremendous milestone for the company, where Gartner’s recognition of BLACKBIRD.AI as the industry leader in the Narrative Intelligence category, that we helped create, reflects the mission we’ve been building toward for years,” said BLACKBIRD.AI co-founder and CEO Wasim K.. “AI-generated influence campaigns, coordinated reputational attacks, geopolitical narratives and agentic swarms can move markets, disrupt operations, erode trust, and reach the boardroom in minutes. Narrative Intelligence Detection and Response is now critical to institutional trust, governance, and resilience." Thank you to our customers, partners, and supporters, including Dorilton Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, and Dave DeWalt, CEO of NightDragon, who have helped us build toward this moment. See the full Emerging Market Quadrant for Narrative Intelligence — Startup Vendors report here: https://bit.ly/4gNXtqC
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Dan Lowden shared thisAn incredibly important NYSE leadership event where the topic of the impact of disinformation, misinformation and deepfake based narrative attacks targeting executive leaders, the board and the brand were discussed. See our CEO’s perspective on it below.Dan Lowden shared thisSpent last Friday at the the NYSE Boardroom with board directors, C‑suite executives, investors, and AI ecosystem leaders for an invitation‑only, Chatham House-style summit. Thank you to Steven Wolfe Pereira ⚡️ for pulling BLACKBIRD.AI into the Alpha Institute for AI Governance NYSE Agentic Enterprise Summit. Alpha is doing incredibly important work bringing the people into the same room to have the conversations most companies are still avoiding. Had a great discussion with my panelists Natasha Kohne and Shannon Nash, Esq., CPA that the room found "intriguing and terrifying". (I get that a lot.) For years, I've believed Narrative Intelligence belongs at the highest levels of decision-making, because Narrative Attacks now moves markets, shapes regulation, changes customer trust, creates security risk, and impacts enterprise value. Agentic AI raised the stakes. That conversation belongs in the boardroom. It always has. The response after the panel made that clear. Board members are ready to understand how technology can create decision advantage, trust, resilience, and oversight in contested information environments. Was great seeing old friends and making some new ones as well! Maryam Banikarim, Dean Ball, Stephanie Cohen, Suzanne Brown, Rod Cotton, AJ R., Will A. Clarke, Bonnie Hyun, Aaron Cooper, Kay Madati Noreen Gillen
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisThreats against executives have surged over the past year. Traditional executive protection programs now require narrative intelligence detection and response to gain insight into digital threats before they escalate. - Detect escalation early: Monitor coded threats, doxxing attempts, and calls to violence across public social media, forums, and fringe platforms. - Uncover manufactured amplification: In one whistleblower narrative analyzed by BLACKBIRD.AI's RAV3N Research team, more than 40% of participating authors displayed bot-like characteristics. - Track persistent narrative risk: “Zombie narratives” can resurface months later, making ongoing monitoring and shared intelligence across security, communications, and HR essential. Read our executive protection white paper: https://bit.ly/4hDVp3uOnline Threats to Executives Are Escalating. Can Security Teams Keep Up?Online Threats to Executives Are Escalating. Can Security Teams Keep Up?
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisOur team is looking forward to another year at EU DisinfoLab's #DISINFO2026! Join us in Vilnius, Lithuania, on October 7–8 to hear from Sarah Boutboul, Lead Intelligence Analyst at Blackbird.AI, presenting the session “Russia’s Global Information War.” 📅 Thursday, October 8 🕐 14:30–15:30 EEST Stop by our table to say hello, and learn how narrative intelligence helps institutions detect and respond to manipulated influence campaigns and coordinated narrative attacks. Schedule time to meet with our team: https://lnkd.in/gVK-Pm-s
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisIn our 2026 Narrative Intelligence National Security Report, we analyze narrative attacks targeting governments, corporations, and institutions during the first half of 2026. In one Iranian-linked cyber incident, state-aligned accounts reframed a corporate security breach as part of a geopolitical conflict within four hours of the first organic post, before the affected company issued a public statement. The report outlines how national security, communications, and security leaders can detect campaigns during the seeding stage, before amplification occurs. Read the report: https://bit.ly/3TXVqY4
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisEvolution Equity Partners is pleased to announce that John Cordo has been named a Partner. John has been with the firm for three years, working alongside a team of thirty investment professionals focused on investing in best-of-breed cybersecurity and AI companies. He recently led investments in Arize (acquired by Dynatrace) and Armis (acquired by ServiceNow), as well as Clay, Cyera, GetReal, Halcyon, Island, Legora, Silverfort, and Torq. Welcome to the partnership John! https://lnkd.in/g9TXmD6qEvolution Equity Partners Names Cyber Investor Veteran John Cordo as a PartnerEvolution Equity Partners Names Cyber Investor Veteran John Cordo as a Partner
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisToday at #RiskX we are announcing our agentic trust and intelligence services continuing to build out our global agentic commerce platform - launched earlier this year as Agent Pay. But wait… there is more! To assist customers with their agent development, deployment, trust, and security, we are previewing Mastercard Adivisory and Transformations services. These services will empower customers and enable customer choice - allowing our customers to use their existing AI models and harnesses to securely scale and accelerate innovation. And … more to come from Recorded Future - stay tuned this week!Mastercard Advances Agentic Commerce With New Trust and Intelligence ServicesMastercard Advances Agentic Commerce With New Trust and Intelligence Services
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisGartner's latest report recommends that organizations establish a trust council, a cross-functional group that governs TrustOps and defines who owns disinformation risk across cybersecurity, marketing, communications, and risk teams. The report covers how to structure the council, which roles belong on it, and how TrustOps certifies authentic content and addresses harmful narratives. Narrative intelligence gives a council shared visibility into the actors, networks, and behaviors driving those narratives. Download the complimentary report from Gartner here: https://bit.ly/4z4h3Vu
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisI'm grateful to the University of Rochester Entrepreneurs Network for last night's panel in New York, and to Brown Rudnick for hosting. I'm a CTO and technical founder, and I spend most of my days collaborating with our teams at BLACKBIRD.AI and inside the systems behind our product, so it was energizing to talk about our journey alongside Vlad Cazacu , Coco Sellman, David Chen, and particularly my co-founder and friend Wasim K.. We've worked together for years, and the Rochester Founder panel was a great opportunity for our first event on the same stage! The audience brought sharp, thoughtful questions, and we could have kept it going for hours. At the reception, I met founders and alumni who were already planning ways to work together, which is the kind of momentum every early-stage idea needs. Thank you to Michelle Cavalcanti and the entire organizing team for creating a room where people with big ideas can find each other. I look forward to continuing the conversation. When the link is live, we'll share the panel recording on LinkedIn, and you can learn more about the other panelists here: https://bit.ly/4rECOsI
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisI started looking into the issue of digital fakes around two decades ago, during my time with the UK Home Office. The rise of #AI and the exponential increase in the capability and accessibility of digital tools has created some big challenges when it comes to #deepfakes, further compounding the risks I saw when I started looking into this space. Today, the World Economic Forum's 2026 Global Risks report ranks misinformation and disinformation as one of its top global risks. So, how do you keep up with the evolution in the world of deepfakes and make sure that you have the right elements in place to minimize the #risk from this? My Gartner colleague Apeksha Kaushik recently presented a webinar on deepfake detection, narrative intelligence and digital trust, which dives into some of approaches and technologies that can help organizations defend themselves. Like many modern challenges, this does require a multifunctional response that goes beyond IT and cybersecurity - that is one of the big takeaways that Apeksha offers at the end of the session. Where does the issue of deepfakes, misinformation and disinformation rank in terms of the risks your organization faces today? https://lnkd.in/gdvQ3fQ7
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Dan Lowden liked thisDan Lowden liked thisChuffed to share that I’ve successfully completed Oxford University’s Faculty of Law course for ‘Legal and Governance Essentials for Directors’.
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