Pretty cool to be invited to speak about my career, books, and cases at TEDx SUNY Upstate on April 8, 2022.
Fred Burton Speaks at SXSW
Great to be invited back to speak at SXSW in Austin, Texas! We had a good turn out of guests that asked tremendous questions about the current threat landscape.
Fred Burton and Jack Carr at the Ontic Summit in Austin, Texas
Great to chat with former U.S. Navy SEAL Jack Carr about leadership. Jack is a New York Times best-selling thriller author, with an up-coming tv series on his first book “The Terminal List” to air on Amazon Prime. The series stars Chris Pratt.
A Few Thoughts on the Hostage-Taking in Colleyville, Texas
Training is critical and having a plan is important.
SiriusXM Interview on the Hostage-Taking at the Synagogue in Texas
A discussion on SiriusXM Canada about the hostage-taking at the synagogue in Texas.
Reflecting on failures that led to Jan. 6 — and getting it right for the future
A few thoughts written for The Hill on the January 6th attack. My key take-away, “Jan. 6 wasn’t an intelligence collection failure. It was a failure to act upon the intelligence collected.” Also, the bomb maker has not been caught, which is surprising.
Fred Burton interview in The Hill: Cities prep security plans for large holiday crowds
"Everybody across America today that has parades planned, they're going to be revisiting their contingency plans," said Fred Burton, executive director of the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence. He added organizers want "to ensure that they have adequate security plans in place."
Burton, a former diplomatic security special agent, said incidents such as the deadly crash in Wisconsin remind people of the potential danger that could occur in mass gatherings but warned against tying such events together. Officials have stressed they do not believe the incident Sunday was linked to terror.
Burton, with the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence, said that event planners are right to redouble security efforts for holiday gatherings after the Waukesha crash but stressed the importance of people not avoiding such events due to concerns about a similar incident.
"I think everybody needs to live their lives and not be ruled by fear," he said.
Fred Burton Article in Forbes Technology Council
A few words on Aligning Organizations Around Security (And Against Workplace Violence).