Dan Lowden

Dan is the CMO at Blackbird.AI and leads the company’s strategic marketing efforts, including demand generation and brand leadership. He has over 20 years of strategic experience at the executive level. He has served as CMO at cybersecurity firm HUMAN Security (acquired by Goldman Sachs), named one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023. Lowden also served as the CMO at Digital Shadows (acquired by Reliaquest) and, before that, CMO at Invincea (acquired by Sophos) and VP of Marketing at vArmour (acquired by Night Dragon). He has held marketing leadership positions at Wayport (acquired by AT&T), IBM ThinkPad (acquired by Lenovo), NEC Technologies, and Sharp Electronics. Lowden holds an MBA in International Business from Rutgers Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science from Rider University.

Dan is the CMO at Blackbird.AI and leads the company’s strategic marketing efforts, including demand generation and brand leadership. He has over 20 years of strategic experience at the executive level. He has served as CMO at cybersecurity firm HUMAN Security (acquired by Goldman Sachs), named one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023. Lowden also served as the CMO at Digital Shadows (acquired by Reliaquest) and, before that, CMO at Invincea (acquired by Sophos) and VP of Marketing at vArmour (acquired by Night Dragon). He has held marketing leadership positions at Wayport (acquired by AT&T), IBM ThinkPad (acquired by Lenovo), NEC Technologies, and Sharp Electronics. Lowden holds an MBA in International Business from Rutgers Graduate School of Management and a Bachelor of Science from Rider University.

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RSAC 2025: Trust, Friends, And The Best In Cybersecurity

As narrative threats accelerate, the cybersecurity community gathered to confront our most critical challenges—from nation-state attacks to AI risks—proving that collaboration remains our most vigorous defense.

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What Board Directors and Executive Teams Need to Know About Deepfakes And Narrative Attacks

Deepfakes and narrative attacks can turn minor incidents into major crises. Uncover the key steps board directors and executives must take to build resilience and maintain stakeholder trust in the face of this new threat vector.

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5 Reasons Why Security Leaders Need To Act Now To Protect Their Organization From Narrative Attacks

Traditional threat intelligence and social listening tools are inadequate for detecting and analyzing the full scope and impact of fast-moving narrative attacks.

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Narrative Attacks: A Top Concern for Companies and Communication Leaders

Revealing the concealed dangers of narrative attacks fueled by misinformation and narrative attacks that cause reputational and financial harm.

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Narrative Attacks: A New Threat Vector for Security Leaders

Unmasking the hidden threat of narrative attacks in cybersecurity.

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Conspiracy Theories Abound Ahead of Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test

Thomas Hynes, Sarah Boutboul, Dan Patterson, Dan Lowden

Viral narratives proliferate online, asserting that 5G, the COVID-19 vaccine, and the EAS alert are part of a government conspiracy to trigger the zombie apocalypse.