Christian Karam is a Cyber Threat Researcher at the Research & Innovation Sub-Directorate (R&I) at INTERPOL. Mr. Karam develops the activities in the fields of global cyber threat research, future trends analysis, cyber intelligence analysis and R&D within the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI). Prior to joining INTERPOL, Mr. Karam was an independent security researcher, penetration tester, and security consultant for multiple firms in the private sector. Mr. Karam's subjects of expertise falls under different fields: cryptography, darknets, future trends and cryptocurrencies. Mr. Karam is a Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator, Licensed Penetration Tester, CISSP, and holds degrees in Information Security Engineering, Cybersecurity and is currently pursuing advanced research in the areas of trend analysis and threat models.