Khalil Sehnaoui

He co-founded and is a managing partner at the security firm Krypton Security which helps test companies' security strengths, weaknesses, and potential loopholes.

In an online report published on April 6, 2016, Sehnaoui was listed as one of the top 100 influencers in Information Security.{{cite web |url=http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/cyber-security-and-infosec-top-100-influencers-and-brands/ |title=Cyber Security and InfoSec: Top 100 Influencers and Brands |date=6 April 2016 |work=Joe Fields |publisher=OnAlytica |access-date=8 April 2016}}

Sehnaoui is often called upon to comment in media about Information Security matters.{{cite web |url=http://www.csoonline.com/article/3101024/security/game-of-thrones-can-teach-you-valuable-security-lessons.html |title=Game of Thrones can teach you valuable security lessons |date=1 August 2016 |work=Vincenzo Marsden |publisher=CSO |access-date=1 August 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/equation-group-shadow-brokers-exploits/ |title=Hack of NSA-linked Group Is Legitimate, Cybersecurity Firm Says |date=16 August 2016 |work=Patrick Howell O'Neill |publisher=The Daily Dot |access-date=18 August 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/cisco-asa-nsa-shadowbroker-patch/ |title=Cisco patches 'ExtraBacon' zero-day exploit leaked by NSA hackers |date=17 August 2016 |work=Patrick Howell O'Neill |publisher=The Daily Dot |access-date=18 August 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/comey-crypto-war-business-model |title=FBI director: 'There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America' |date=30 August 2016 |work=Patrick Howell O'Neill |publisher=The Daily Dot |access-date=1 September 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vocativ.com/383029/cybersecurity-experts-trump-profoundly-misunderstands-hacking/ |title=Cybersecurity Experts: Trump Profoundly Misunderstands Hacking' |date=12 December 2016 |work=Kevin Collier |publisher=Vocativ |access-date=13 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vocativ.com/396985/trump-potus-twitter-gmail-gov/ |title=After Outcry, Trump's Twitter Switches From Gmail To Gov Address |date=26 January 2017 |work=Kevin Collier |publisher=Vocativ |access-date=28 January 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://securityintelligence.com/enterprise-intelligence-brief-threat-hunting-takes-center-stage/ |title=Enterprise Intelligence Brief: Threat Hunting Takes Center Stage |date=1 February 2017 |work=Natasha Bishop |publisher=IBM, Inc |access-date=1 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/02/07/arab-hackers-want-to-make-american-cyber-secure-again/#7046d2ba13b3 |title=These Arab Hackers Want To Make America Safe Again -- Will Trump Let Them? |date=7 February 2017 |work=Thomas Fox-Brewster |publisher=Forbes |access-date=9 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cyberscoop.com/isis-malware-telegram-android/ |title=Islamic State Supporters Hit By Android Malware On Telegram |date=9 February 2017 |work=Patrick O'Neill |publisher=Cyberscoop |access-date=15 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cyberscoop.com/confide-favorite-app-trumps-white-house-triumph-marketing-substance/ |title=Confide, A Favourite App Of Trump's White House, Is 'A Triumph Of Marketing Over Substance' |date=15 February 2017 |work=Patrick O'Neill |publisher=Cyberscoop |access-date=15 February 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/unsecured-servers-at-new-york-airport-left-exposed-for-a-year/ |title=Security lapse exposed New York airport's critical servers for a year |date=24 February 2017 |work=Zack Whittaker |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=24 February 2017}}

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. His father is the President of the Lebanese Order of Malta{{cite web |url=http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/955078/rencontres-a-moukhtara-entre-lordre-de-malte-et-lassociation-abou-hassan-aref-halaoui.html |title= Rencontres A Mokhtara Entre l'Ordre De Malte Et L'Association Abou Hassan Aref Halaoui |date=17 November 2015 |work=L'Orient Le Jour |publisher=Orient-Le-Jour |access-date=17 November 2015}} and his mother is a Middle-East painter.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/travel/03next.html |title=Byblos, Lebanon's Ancient Port, Is Reborn |date=31 December 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=4 December 2015}}

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.

Sehnaoui was featured in The Guardian's video series "The Power of Privacy" in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/jan/28/the-power-of-privacy-documentary-film |title=The Power of Privacy – film |date=28 January 2016 |work=Aleks Krotoski |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |access-date=18 May 2017}}

In May 2017 Sehnaoui went viral on Twitter{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/sehnaoui/status/864895019454484480 |title=Sehnaoui's Tweet |date=17 May 2017 |work=Twitter |access-date=22 May 2017}} and the internet after tweeting about getting revenge on loud and rude customers in a coffee shop.{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rude-coffee-shop-customer-revenge-funny_us_59201a34e4b094cdba54604b |title=Coffee Shop Customer Delivers 'Obnoxious' Table Neighbors A Delicious Lesson |date=20 May 2017 |work=Lee Moran |publisher=TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. |access-date=22 May 2017}} The customers were being loud and rude to waiters, and were having a very voluble conversation about their perfect new business name.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/one-man-wreaked-ingenious-revenge-rude-customers-coffee-shop/ |title=How one man wreaked ingenious revenge on rude customers in a coffee shop |date=19 May 2017 |work=Adam Boult |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited |access-date=22 May 2017}} As a retaliation Sehnaoui registered the domain name and tweeted about it. According to Mashable, "Twitter users praised Sehnaoui for his act of digital savagery".{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/man-revenge-coffeeshop-goers/#Ur29K5Z8xmqJ |title=Man Gets Revenge On Rude People In Coffee Shop |date=20 May 2017 |work=April Hautea |publisher=Mashable, Inc |access-date=22 May 2017}}

Sehnaoui was also featured on National Geographic in 2017 in the series Breakthrough,{{cite web |url=http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/breakthrough-series/videos/cyber-terror/ |title=Breakthrough - Cyber Terror |date=9 May 2017 |work=National Geographic |publisher=National Geographic Partners, LLC |access-date=18 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517033609/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/breakthrough-series/videos/cyber-terror/ |archive-date=2017-05-17 |url-status=dead }} produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, Season 2 Episode 2, Cyber-Terror. This episode offered "An exclusive look inside the shadowy world of hackers, where good battles evil with the security of the world at stake. This episode follows “white-hat” hackers Jayson Street, Darren Kitchen and Khalil Sehnaoui, security specialists who combine clever coding with “Mission: Impossible”-style “social engineering.” "{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/breakthrough-season-two-announced-nat-geo-series/ |title=Breakthrough: Season Two Announced for Nat Geo Series |date=14 April 2017 |work=Jessica Pena |publisher=TV Series Finale. |access-date=18 May 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://observer.com/2017/05/national-geographic-breakthrough-hacking-trust/ |title=Nat Geo's Next Ep of 'Breakthrough' Proves We Can't Afford to Trust Each Other |date=5 May 2017 |work= Brady Dale |publisher=Observer |access-date=18 May 2017}}

In 2019, Sehnaoui was featured amongst 70 information security professionals in a book called "Tribe of Hackers",{{cite web |url=https://www.threatcare.com/tribe-of-hackers/ |title=Tribe of Hackers |date=9 February 2019 |work=Marcus J. Carey |publisher=Threatcare |access-date=9 February 2019}} a collection of industry, career, and personal insights from cybersecurity luminaries. The book quickly rose to the #1 spot of new releases on Amazon in the Computer Security and encryption category.{{cite book |title=Tribe of Hackers |date=9 February 2019 |work=Marcus J. Carey |publisher=Independently Published |isbn=978-1793464187 }}

In 2015, there was a controversy when Sehnaoui identified that Silent Circle's warrant canary had been removed from their site.{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/silent-circle-denies-secret-gag-order-data-warrant/ |title=Silent Circle: We haven't been served a single demand for data |date=8 March 2015 |work=ZDNet |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=3 November 2015}} Sehnaoui was also prominently featured in a video series by The Guardian about privacy risks {{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/jan/28/the-power-of-privacy-documentary-film |title=The power of privacy (2/5): Hacking exposed: the tricks of the trade |date=29 September 2015 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media |access-date=3 November 2015}} and is often called upon to comment on recent Information Security news.{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/tango-down-bbc-was-this-the-largest-ddos-web-attack/ |title=#TangoDown: The 'Biggest Ever' Web Attack That Wasn't |date=14 January 2016 |work=ZDnet |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=15 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.csoonline.com/article/3018912/security/18-million-targeted-voter-records-exposed-by-database-error.html |title=18 Million Targeted Voter Records Exposed By Database Error |date=4 January 2016 |work=CSO Online |publisher=IDG Enterprise |access-date=4 January 2016}} Before founding an information security firm he attempted to improve patient representation in the Lebanese insurance industry.{{cite web |url=http://www.executive-magazine.com/society/healthcare-between-patient-and-payment |title=Healthcare -- Between Payment and Patient |date=1 August 2008 |work=Executive Magazine |publisher=Newsmedia S.A.L. |access-date=3 November 2015 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Starting January 2016, there were reports that the Islamic State allegedly built a new Android app called Alrawi for exchanging encrypted messages,{{cite web |url=http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/01/Researchers-isis-now-has-new-secure-messaging-app/125062// |title=Researchers: ISIS Has Built A Secure Messaging App |date=16 January 2016 |work=Defense One |publisher=National Journal Group, Inc |access-date=27 January 2016}} based on claims from online counter-terrorism firm Ghost Security Group (GSG). The claim was quickly reprinted by Newsweek, Fortune and TechCrunch, among others.{{cite web |url=http://europe.newsweek.com/isis-creates-its-own-secure-messaging-app-415565?rm=eu |title=ISIS Creates Its Own Secure Messaging App |date=14 January 2016 |work=NewsWeek |publisher=Newsweek LTD |access-date=27 January 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/16/isis-app/ |title=ISIS Has Its Own Encrypted Chat App |date=16 January 2016 |work=TechCrunch |publisher=AOL, Inc |access-date=27 January 2016}} 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".{{cite web |url=http://www.dailydot.com/politics/isis-alrawi-encryption-messaging-app/ |title=The myth of the ISIS Encrypted Messaging App |date=27 January 2016 |work=The Daily Dot |publisher=SlashDot |access-date=27 January 2016}}

In July 2018, he was arrested for alleged piracy of several Lebanese companies and government institutions, his detention was illegal as there is a legal vacuum in Lebanese laws about cybercrime. He was released after being questioned and no charges were brought against him.

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• [https://www.imdb.me/sehnaoui Khalil Sehnaoui on IMDB]
• [https://twitter.com/sehnaoui Khalil Sehnaoui's Twitter]
• [http://www.khalilsehnaoui.com Khalil Sehnaoui's Personal Website]
• [https://www.kryptonsecurity.com Krypton Security Official Website]

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