Osintcurious

All good things come to an end, and OSINT Curious is no exception. In our final live stream, we are coming together to discuss why the project is finalized, and what is going to happen to the blog posts, videos, our discord channel, and all other material that we published along the years.   We also give a big, heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our sponsors and patreons for supporting us in running this project, but also our listeners/viewers and everyone else that has been following us on this journey, developed their OSINT skills with us, and shared comments, questions and resources.    Last, we share some of our favorite moments within OSINT Curious and discuss what's next for each of us.  Thank you all for being here. Don't forget to...STAY OSINT CURIOUS!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

Join The OSINT Curious Project team as we talk about some news and tools in #OSINT.  This week, Micah (@WebBreacher) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) put some extra emphasis on demonstrating new tools and search techniques. They started by discussing SMART (Start Me Aggregated Resource Tool), an OSINT Start.me page parser and aggregator. Bash scripting came into the conversation shortly after and along with it, Sinwindie's (@OSINTDojo) video tutorial.   OSINT on Mastodon had it's special place on this episode, as it is a social media platform that has been growing exponentially the past few weeks. We discussed what is different from other social media platforms and shared an introductory guide on how to conduct OSINT investigations on it. We also demonstrated 3 different ways & tools one can use to find usernames and accounts on Mastodon.  Micah and Christina moved on to discuss the role cryptography can play in certain investigations and shared a blog post that acts as a useful introductio

This week, Micah (@WebBreacher), and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) are joined by Chris Kirsch (chris_kirsch) for an interview! Chris is the CEO of runZero, a cyber asset management company he co-founded with Metasploit creator HD Moore. In 2017, he earned the Black Badge for winning the Social Engineering Capture the Flag competition at DEF CON, while last year, he participated as a judge for the vishing competition at the Social Engineering Community. In this interview, we discuss the intersection between OSINT and social engineering. Chris shares with us stories from the application of OSINT in social engineering operations, and describes some of the top OSINT techniques and resources that he observed at the Social Engineering vishing competition.  You can follow Chris on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chris_kirsch LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckirsch/ Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@chris_kirsch 

This week, Micah (@WebBreacher) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati), are joined by Robin (@NothicEye) to talk about this month's #OSINT News & Tools.    Our conversation started by focusing on the individuals that are wishing to enter the world of open-source intelligence not only as hobbyists but also, perhaps, as professionals. We talked about our latest blog post “Five tips to get you started in OSINT” in which 5 of our OSINT Curious members are sharing one quick tip each on getting started in this space.    Thinking of the ones who would like to start a career in OSINT or look for different opportunities, we moved on to discuss a series of new interviews that were posted last month in the OSINT Jobs website. The blog/interview series is called “What hiring managers are looking for” and draws from the perspectives of 6 different hiring managers in the OSINT industry. The questions in these interviews include "how can candidates stand out right away?" and "What does the recruitment proc

This week, Micah (@WebBreacher), Christina (@ChristinaLekati), and Nico (@dutch_osintguy) talked about this month's #OSINT News, Tools and Blogs.   They started by discussing a new blog post by Theo Baxter (@T-Baxter90) on investigating violent and distressing content through an OSINT investigation. Two additional resources were recommended by our team, as complementary reading/viewing material to this very important topic. They also discussed their new OSINT Curious blog post “Find Company Data With A Programmable Search Engine”, written by @nixintel.   Micah, Christina, and Nico went on showcasing and discussing some new interesting tools, including a tool that conducts url scans, a database of landmarks, and Instagram's new map feature that allows you to view the public stories from specific locations. They also showcased how to change user agent in Chrome, using built-in features.   Last, this week's OSINT Curious team discussed some recent community projects and contributions that our list

This week, Micah (@WebBreacher), Christina (@ChristinaLekati), and Michael James (@Ginsberg51050) talk with  Alex Slotnick (@BOsintBlanc), a threat intelligence analyst and the case tracking & statistics lead for the National Child Protection Task Force.  Alex talked to us about his journey from Desktop Support to becoming an OSINT analyst, teaching himself the necessary skills to get started, and volunteering within a non-profit, which enabled him to offer the skills he had while also acquiring new ones through practical work and networking. As it turns out, getting this practical experience helped him to eventually get a corporate OSINT job too.  He also talked to us about how he handles his confidence levels when working with incomplete data, and offered practical advice on acquiring several points of verification. As a natural follow-up to this conversation was some advice on handling data that contradict a finding or an investigative conclusion.  Alex talked to us about his work a

Join The OSINT Curious Project team as we talk about some news and tools in #OSINT.  This week, Micah (@WebBreacher) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) talked about the OSINT Conferences that will be happening within the coming months, most of which are free to attend and packed with interesting talks.  They moved on discussing & showcasing some tools starting with CCTV Mass Pirates, a map that shows the locations and certain specifications of over 160.000 cameras around the world. Some of the cameras on the map have open feeds, while another data point you may find are Mapillary keys. Mapillary is a service that is crowdsourcing geotagged photos & videos. Combined with the CCTV Mass Pirates map, these tools may prove very useful for investigations where Google StreetView is blocked or non-existent. After that, they talked about Travel Time Map, a tool that draws a travel time area on a map while giving you plenty of options to narrow down your research: travel means (bike, transportation, car

This week, Micah (@WebBreacher) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) talk with us Jessica Smith (@scarlettsleuth), founder of ClickSafe Intelligence and a volunteer at the National Child Protection Task Force.  We discuss Jessica's work in OSINT and her contributions at the National Child Protection Task Force. Jessica offers her perspective and tips in working against online child exploitation and together with parents to protect children from predators. She also talks to us about her latest venture, ClickSafe Intelligence, which aims to create and deliver relevant, illustrative, and evidence-driven child exploitation prevention and response education to parents, kids and child-safety professionals.  If you are a parent or simply a concerned individual that cares about online safety, this is a great interview to listen to. Links & Resources mentioned in this stream: Jessica's Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/scarlettsleuth National Child Protection Task Force: https://www.ncptf.org/ National C

This week, Micah (@WebBreacher), Michael James (@Ginsberg5150) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) talk with Loránd Bodó (@LorandBodo) about his new project OSINT Jobs (https://www.osint-jobs.com), a platform that shares hand-picked, OSINT-related job openings and helps the OSINT community grow their skills and advance their careers.  They discuss about the diversity of OSINT-related jobs in different industries, and about how Loránd is curating the job opportunities he publishes on the website.  They also talk about utilizing the content that is published within www.osint-jobs.com which includes interviews, blog posts and a podcast. Those resources help individuals to better understand what career path to follow within the realm of OSINT, how to develop the skills necessary for their dream job, and how to get connected and apply for jobs.   Last, they talked about doing freelance work and getting a fair pay for OSINT services, along with answering viewer questions. --- Support this podcast: ht

Join The OSINT Curious Project team as we talk about some news and tools in #OSINT. This week, Micah (@WebBreacher) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) briefly talk about the new OSINT Curious blog : "Location of an IP Address" and the dangers of relying too heavily on the geolocations that become available through IP addresses. Sector035 (@Sector035), who authored the blog, will cover this topic in more detail next week. They also talked about the Geowifi, a tool that aggregates wifi data from multiple sources, and discussed #OSINT use cases with the tool Cleanup.Pictures, a tool that is used to retouch images by removing objects, people, texts and other disturbances. Micah and Christina also talked about the role of gut feelings and hunches in OSINT as well as how they can support or hinder the intelligence analysis process. Listening to our gut feeling is important, but in intelligence analysis one needs to also be aware of their biases, and of how their past experiences might affect their gut feeling and the

Our @ChristinaLekati, @LorandBodo & @Webbreacher spoke to Sarah (@UnleashedOSINT) about her career, teaching youth in online safeguarding practices, OSINT, ethics, and much more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

In our new interview @lorandbodo talked to terrorist financing expert @JessMarinDavis about her career, her new book "Illicit Money", & what role #OSINT can play in combating terrorist financing Follow Jessica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessMarinDavisSubscribe to her newsletter: https://insightintel.substack.com/Get her new book Illicit Money on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Illicit-Money-Financing-Terrorism-Twenty-First/dp/1626379823/  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

In this week's OSINTCurious interview, we spoke to Freddy M., a Senior Threat Intelligence analyst and experienced intelligence expert on the steps involved in producing intelligence. Freddy walks us through his intelligence architecture map, which is a very detailed visual representation of all the steps involved.   Freddy's intelligence architecture map can be found here.   Join us on our OSINTCurious Discord.   Reach out to Freddy on Discord. His name is Furdy.   For more #OSINT, follow us on Twitter. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

This week, Micah Hoffman, Christina Lekati, John TerBush, and Josh Huff talked with Nicole Beckwith (https://twitter.com/NicoleBeckwith) about mental health in OSINT investigations.  This conversation was filled with practical advice and tips that you can apply before, during and after an investigation.  We talked about the Honeycomb effect and about preparing your investigative workspace by creating as few mental anchors as possible in order to have a clear separation between investigating and the rest of your everyday life and activities.  We analyzed the H.A.L.T. technique, which refers to checking whether you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired before or during an investigation, and making sure that you take care of those needs.  We also talked about listening to your body to recognize signs of tension during an investigation and taking a step back when you recognize these signs by applying the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding method: focusing on 5 things that you see, 4 things that you feel, 3 thin

This week, @IWN_LX & @LorandBodo spoke to @JannaJoceli a research fellow at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS). Main topic of discussion - digital research methods & as usual lots of #OSINT --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

In this week's OSINTCurious interview, we spoke to Lana, an analyst at a German law enforcement agency. She told us about her career, challenges she faces and gave us insights into the daily tasks of an OSINT analyst at an LE agency. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

This week we interviewed Kevin Metcalf, a former federal agent turned prosecutor and founder of the National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF). Kevin told us about the history of the organisation, how OSINT is being used to find missing children as well as prosecute predators, and some of the challenges the organisation faces when doing such work. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

In this week's interview the #osintcurious crew interviews Tokyo (@Tokyo_v2). She is a well known person within the Open Source Intelligence community about her blogs on #OSINT in Japan and doing OSINT on Airbnb. She is also part of and actively contributes to the @teamsearchlight OSINT crew. We talk with her about what got her into #OSINT how she tackles her self paced learning within OSINT. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

In this week's interview the #osintcurious crew interviews Dan Nemec (@djnemec). He is a software developer at a large company and spends a lot of his spare time on OSINT. Dan's contributions are very well known within the OSINT community. We talk to him about how he got into developing #OSINT tools and how he uses #python coding to speed up certain repetitive tasks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support

In this episode, the #osintcurious crew interviews John Marquee (@john_marquee). He is an Open Source investigator and very well known for his #geolocating skills. John also contributed to #BBCAfricaEye, #NYtimes and #Amnesty international projects. We talk to him about how he got into #OSINT. John also talks about how one can get better at geolocating giving some excellent tips and tradecraft tricks. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osintcurious/support