Khalil Sehnaoui

Khalil Sehnaoui

Khalil Sehnaoui in 2015
Born (1975-05-23) May 23, 1975
Residence Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality Lebanese, Belgian
Other names pilgrim
Education Economics
Business Management
Finance
Computer science
Occupation Information Security Consultant
Known for Computer Security Consulting, Hacking and Commentary
Religion Greek Catholic

Khalil Sehnaoui is a Lebanese Information Security consultant[1] that specialises in the Middle-East[2] and the founder[3] and managing partner of Beirut-based Krypton Security.[4][5] He is also a member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC),[6] Europe's largest association of hackers.[7]

In 2015 there was a controversy when Sehnaoui identified that Silent Circle's warrant canary had been removed from their site.[8] Sehnaoui was also prominently featured in a video series by The Guardian about privacy risks [9] and is often called upon to comment on recent Information Security news.[10][11] Before founding an information security firm he attempted to improve patient representation in the Lebanese insurance industry.[12]

Starting January 2016 there were reports that the Islamic State allegedly built a new Android app called Alrawi for exchanging encrypted messages,[13] based on claims from online counter-terrorism firm Ghost Security Group (GSG). The claim was quickly reprinted by Newsweek, Fortune and TechCrunch, among others.[14][15] Sehnaoui was one of the security specialists that helped debunk the myth of this tool, showing that it was just a "bad media mock-up to try and get some attention".[16]

In an online report published on April 6, 2016, Sehnaoui was listed as one of the top 100 influencers in Information Security.[17]

Sehnaoui is often called upon to comment in media about Information Security matters.[18][19][20][21]

Early life and education

Sehnaoui was born in Beirut, to parents Marwan Sehnaoui and Mouna Bassili Sehnaoui, on 23 May 1975 and grew up living between Paris, France and Beirut, Lebanon. His father is the President of the Lebanese Order of Malta[22] and his mother is a Middle-East painter.[23]

He attended College Stanislas in Paris as well as Collège Louise Wegman in Beirut, following which he earned a BA in Management from Universite Saint Joseph in Beirut as well as a Masters in Economics.

References

  1. ↑ "Gun Ownership, Religion And Other Details For Millions Leaked". The Washington Times. The Washington Times, LLC. June 23, 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "French government considers law that would outlaw strong encryption". The Daily Dot. SlashDot. January 12, 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Why Chrysler's car hack 'fix' is staggeringly stupid". ZDnet. CBS Interactive. July 27, 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Les banques sont-elles à l'abri des cyberattaques ?". Le Commerce du Levant. Société de press et d’édition libanaise S.A.L. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cybersecurity risks loom for Lebanese banks". Daily Star. Daily Star. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kazakhstan will force its citizens to install internet backdoors". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. ↑ http://www.ccc.de/en/
  8. ↑ "Silent Circle: We haven't been served a single demand for data". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "The power of privacy (2/5): Hacking exposed: the tricks of the trade". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "#TangoDown: The 'Biggest Ever' Web Attack That Wasn't". ZDnet. CBS Interactive. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "18 Million Targeted Voter Records Exposed By Database Error". CSO Online. IDG Enterprise. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Healthcare -- Between Payment and Patient". Executive Magazine. Newsmedia S.A.L. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Researchers: ISIS Has Built A Secure Messaging App". Defense One. National Journal Group, Inc. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "ISIS Creates Its Own Secure Messaging App". NewsWeek. Newsweek LTD. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "ISIS Has Its Own Encrypted Chat App". TechCrunch. AOL,Inc. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "The myth of the ISIS Encrypted Messaging App". The Daily Dot. SlashDot. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Cyber Security and InfoSec: Top 100 Influencers and Brands". Joe Fields. OnAlytica. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Game of Thrones can teach you valuable security lessons". Vincenzo Marsden. CSO. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hack of NSA-linked Group Is Legitimate, Cybersecurity Firm Says". Patrick Howell O'Neill. The Daily Dot. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Cisco patches 'ExtraBacon' zero-day exploit leaked by NSA hackers". Patrick Howell O'Neill. The Daily Dot. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "FBI director: 'There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America'". Patrick Howell O'Neill. The Daily Dot. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Rencontres A Mokhtara Entre l'Ordre De Malte Et L'Association Abou Hassan Aref Halaoui". L'Orient Le Jour. Orient-Le-Jour. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Byblos, Lebanon's Ancient Port, Is Reborn". The New York Times. New York Times. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

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