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RSA Conference 2025 -- Flashpoint, the global leader in threat data and intelligence, announced today the release of new robust capabilities to its flagship platform, Flashpoint Ignite, at the RSA Conference 2025 taking place April 28 – May 1, 2025, in San Francisco. The company invites security leaders and practitioners attending the conference to explore how its newest AI-powered Ignite innovations address a growing need: making threat intelligence more usable, intuitive, and aligned to how teams actually work, enabling them to reduce friction and extract more value from their threat intelligence.

Flashpoint, the global leader in threat data and intelligence, today announced that the company’s National Security Solutions (FNSS) division will participate and exhibit at the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week 2025, taking place May 5 – 8, 2025 at various locations across downtown Tampa, Florida. Flashpoint is the world’s largest private provider of threat intelligence with more than 750 customers across government, financial services, retail, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Flashpoint, the largest private provider of threat intelligence, today announced that Andrew Borene, Executive Director for Global Security, will deliver the keynote address at the SANS OSINT Summit & Training 2025 on February 24, 2025 at 9:15am ET. The SANS OSINT Summit & Training is a premier event for open source intelligence (OSINT) practitioners, investigators, and intelligence professionals, bringing together experts to share cutting-edge techniques, real-world case studies, and ethical considerations in open-source intelligence. Attendees will gain hands-on insights into capturing and analyzing open-source data, leveraging social media intelligence, and automating OSINT collection, while exploring its role alongside other intelligence disciplines.

Flashpoint, the global leader in threat data and intelligence, today announced that the company’s Executive Director for Global Security, Andrew Borene, and Director Wade Hansen will be in attendance at the 14th Annual Cyber Security Summit. Borene is a featured Summit speaker on October 28 at 4:00 CT. Hansen serves on the Summit’s Board of Advisors. Flashpoint is the world’s largest private provider of threat intelligence in the industry with more than 750 customers across government, financial services, retail, healthcare and technology sectors.

Flashpoint, the global leader in threat data and intelligence, today announced that the company will exhibit and participate at the 2024 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) Worldwide Conference with Flashpoint Vice President for National Security Solutions, Rick Fisher, and Executive Director Gray Loftin in attendance. Flashpoint is currently the world’s largest private provider of threat intelligence in the industry, with more than 750 customers across government, financial services, retail, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Flashpoint, the global leader in threat data and intelligence, today announced that the company will sponsor and participate in the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Conference at the Citadel. Flashpoint is the world’s largest private provider of threat intelligence in the industry with more than 750 customers across government, financial services, retail, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Flashpoint, the global leader in threat intelligence, today announced that Flashpoint’s National Security Solutions unit will serve as a Supporting Sponsor at The Cipher Brief 2024 Threat Conference with Founder and CEO, Josh Lefkowitz, and Executive Director for Global Security, Andrew Borene, in attendance. Flashpoint is currently the world’s largest private provider of threat intelligence in the industry with more than 750 customers across government, financial services, retail, healthcare and technology sectors.

Flashpoint, the global leader in threat intelligence, today announced that the company’s National Security Solutions division will participate at the 15th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit as a silver sponsor. Additionally, open source intelligence (OSINT) subject matter expert and Flashpoint Chief Intelligence Officer (CIO) Tom Hofmann will be present to speak with conference attendees. Hofmann has been at the forefront of cyber intelligence operations in the commercial, government, and military sectors, and is renowned for his ability to drive effective intelligence operations to support offensive and defensive network operations.

Black Hat USA – Flashpoint, the global leader in threat intelligence, announced today the release of new features and capabilities to its flagship platform, Flashpoint Ignite, and Echosec, its comprehensive location intelligence solution at Black Hat USA 2024. The company invites attendees of the conference to discover how these new industry-leading solutions help organizations stay ahead of the threats that matter the most to their business.

Flashpoint, the industry leader in threat data and intelligence, today announced that industry experts, Andrew Borene, Executive Director for Flashpoint National Security Solutions (FNSS), and Alanah Crocker, Training Director, will present at the GEOINT 2024 Symposium taking place May 5-8 in Kissimmee, Florida. The GEOINT Symposium is the premier event that gathers professionals from various sectors, including government, military, industry, and academia, to explore the latest developments and applications in geospatial intelligence.

Flashpoint, the industry leader in threat data and intelligence, today announced that the company’s National Security Solutions (FNSS) division will exhibit at the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week annual conference, taking place May 6-10 in Tampa, FL. SOF Week is the annual conference for the international SOF community to learn, connect, and honor its members.

Flashpoint, the threat data and intelligence leader, today announced the company saw strong business growth in 2023 and exited the year poised to achieve the $100 million Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) milestone. With a three-year CAGR of 42% and positive EBITDA margins, Flashpoint continued to deliver clear operational excellence. The strong financial results were bolstered by the launch of the Ignite platform, as well as investments in both AI and human enrichment, to ensure its 750+ customers received the best data for the best intelligence to safeguard critical assets, avoid financial loss, and protect lives.

Flashpoint, the leader in high-fidelity threat intelligence and data-driven insights, and Scale AI, whose proprietary data engine powers the most advanced large language, generative, and computer vision models with high-quality data, announced today a groundbreaking partnership that unites Donovan, Scale’s AI-powered decision-making platform, with Flashpoint's pioneering open-source intelligence. This strategic alliance promises to advance intelligence and security operations for government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, substantially enhancing their ability to tackle complex global security challenges with advanced threat detection and in-depth analysis.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in threat intelligence, today announced that its National Security business unit, Flashpoint National Security Solutions (FNSS), which drives mission success for US allies, including NATO and the Five Eyes, through open-source intelligence (OSINT) and cyber threat intelligence (CTI), will be exhibiting at the 2023 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence, introduced today Andrew Borene as Executive Director for Global Business Development at Flashpoint National Security Solutions (FNSS). Based in London, Borene will assume responsibility for developing Flashpoint’s national security partnerships with US allies, including NATO and the Five Eyes, to drive mission success through open-source intelligence (OSINT) and cyber threat intelligence (CTI).

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence, announced today the formation of its public sector advisory board comprising four national security leaders. The board will provide strategic guidance, industry knowledge and expertise, and unique perspectives to help Flashpoint continue to drive positive outcomes for its government customers and their missions.

RSA CONFERENCE 2023 -- Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence, announced today the release of Ignite, a new intelligence platform that accelerates cross-functional risk mitigation and prevention across CTI, Vulnerability Management, National Security, and Physical Security teams. Flashpoint will introduce its latest innovation on April 24 at the RSA 2023 Conference at booth #4404 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud to deploy next-generation intelligence solutions, including generative AI, within the Flashpoint product suite. This initiative will revolutionize how organizations detect security threats and reduce risk, in support of better, faster, and more intuitive decision making.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence and open-source intelligence (OSINT), shares highlights from a landmark 2022, previewing its 2023 outlook for the company and the threat intelligence market. Following multiple acquisitions, pivotal product launches, and impactful leadership additions in 2022, Flashpoint enters 2023 as a market leader in all-source intelligence, and a critical partner to cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, fraud, and physical security teams worldwide.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in risk intelligence, announced today an industry-first ransomware prediction model that allows vulnerability management teams to improve remediation efforts that could prevent cyber extortion events with VulnDB, the most comprehensive vulnerability database available on the market.

On the heels of a year of rapid growth that includes two acquisitions, Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable risk intelligence, today introduced Tom Hofmann as Chief Intelligence Officer (CIO) and Patrick Gardner as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Together, they bring more than 40 years of experience delivering intelligence and security products that help commercial and government organizations successfully identify cyber and physical threats, prevent attacks, and holistically reduce risk.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable intelligence, today announced that it is now an authorized provider of the Department of Defense (DOD) Skillbridge Program, which provides Service members valuable work experience through industry training and internships.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable intelligence, announced today that it has acquired Echosec Systems, a leading provider of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and publicly available information (PAI) for national security, public safety, and enterprise customers. With this acquisition, Flashpoint will significantly expand its OSINT capabilities to drive on-the-ground situational awareness, executive protection, geopolitical risk assessments, counterterrorism, misinformation and disinformation identification and response, and crisis response.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable intelligence, announced today the release of Flashpoint Automate, a low-code security automation platform that enables cyber threat intelligence (CTI), security operation center (SOC), fraud, vulnerability management, and physical security teams to build, implement, and accelerate automated incident response workflows around repetitive security-related tasks.

Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine have honored Flashpoint as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in New York, ranking 24th. Flashpoint has been named to this prestigious and highly competitive list for the second year in a row, with 96 percent of surveyed employees endorsing its overall company culture and employee experience.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader threat, vulnerability, and risk intelligence, announced today its comprehensive K-12 risk management and security solution, which provides school boards and education security practitioners with the intelligence and tools they need to rapidly detect, prevent, and mitigate a variety of cyber and physical threats. Threat actors are increasingly targeting schools with ransomware and DDoS attacks, causing school systems to fall victim to data breaches and email compromise schemes—all of which can wreak havoc on K-12 operations across the United States, as well as teachers, students, parents, and vendors.

Flashpoint, the trusted leader in threat intelligence and risk prevention, today announced it has acquired Risk Based Security (RBS), a Richmond, Virginia-based company specializing in vulnerability and data breach intelligence, as well as vendor risk ratings. The integration of RBS’s collections and technology into the Flashpoint platform offers a wide range of cybersecurity practitioners—including cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, DevSecOps, and vendor risk management teams—the contextual threat intelligence and automation they need to detect, prioritize, and thwart emerging cyber risks rapidly and holistically.

Flashpoint, a global leader in actionable threat intelligence, announced today that Audax Private Equity (“Audax”) has made a majority growth investment in the company. This investment will help further enhance the quality, depth, and breadth of the company’s offering as Flashpoint looks to make intelligence accessible to even more teams and use cases. The company will utilize the investment to accelerate its innovative product roadmap and provide deeper and more personalized support to its customers and partners, making Flashpoint an industry leader for comprehensive and actionable intelligence.

Great Place to Work® and Fortune Magazine have honored Flashpoint, a globally trusted leader in risk intelligence, as one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in New York™. This is Flashpoint’s first time being named to this prestigious list, this year coming in at 23. Earning this designation means that Flashpoint is one of the best companies to work for in New York and the entire country.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence, announces its early adoption and support of Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSOAR Threat Intelligence Management (TIM) 2.0, unlocking a complete 360-degree threat visibility for joint customers. Cortex XSOAR will now include TIM 2.0 to simplify the overhead of leveraging threat insights across all security operations (SecOps) workflows.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence, today announced that Tom Hoffman, Senior Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Flashpoint, will serve as the featured speaker at the Addressing Cyber/Physical Extremism in a Post Lockdown World, a free half-day seminar for public sector leaders.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence, today announced a partnership with Cyware, the industry’s only Virtual Cyber Fusion platform provider. The partnership features a joint solution enabling customers to leverage Flashpoint’s advanced threat intelligence within the Cyware Virtual Cyber Fusion platform. equipping security analysts with the enriched and actionable threat intelligence they need to make and act on critical security decisions.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence, announces the addition of key leaders—Christina Cravens, SVP Marketing, and Steven Cooperman, VP Public Sector—to strengthen Flashpoint’s market and brand awareness worldwide and to execute on its flourishing public sector business. These leadership additions follow closely on the heels of Flashpoint’s largest FUSE Spring 2021 customer conference, several innovative product releases and enhancements, and strong fiscal Q1 results that push Flashpoint towards its second consecutive year of near 50% growth, all while remaining cash flow positive since 2019.

Flashpoint, the globally trusted leader in actionable threat intelligence, announced two new product offerings in the past two weeks: Flashpoint Brand Protection and Flashpoint Card Fraud Mitigation.