ShadowDragon’s most recent podcast dove into the complexities of election monitoring and security. In this episode, special guest Bryeanne (Brye) Ravettine shared her insights into the world of election intelligence, the challenges analysts face in the digital era and what could be in store in the future. Brye, an intelligence analyst with over a decade […]
Five Years in OSINT: Reflections on Professional Growth in a Fast-Changing Field
Have you ever heard people say, “if you know, you know; and if you don’t, you don’t”? OSINT (open-source intelligence) is kind of like that.
Stopping an Active Shooter with OSINT: How Publicly Available Information Becomes Actionable Intelligence
[First printed in the December 2023 edition of Security Technology]
The Significance of AI and ML in OSINT to Human Investigators
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) excel in processing vast amounts of data swiftly. During open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigations, you almost always gather information in overwhelming volumes. AI algorithms […]
Unleashing the Power of Social Media Analysis Tools in Investigations
[Originally on Kaseware.com] In this fast-paced digital age, utilizing data from social media platforms has become essential for uncovering crucial information in investigations. Digital footprints left by individuals and entities on […]
ShadowDragon Becomes Platinum Sponsor of the OSINT Foundation
[Original announcement from OSINT Foundation] The OSINT Foundation is pleased to announce that ShadowDragon has partnered with us as a Platinum Level Sponsor. The OSINT Foundation is the professional association for OSINT […]
ShadowDragon Commentary: How to Scale Investigations Using Open-Source Intelligence
Recently, ShadowDragon CEO, dclemens, contributed an article to Security Management Magazine for their October 2023 organized crime issue. In the piece, he offers firsthand insights into how investigators can improve […]
How OSINT Differs from Traditional Cyber Threat Intelligence?
While there may be some minor overlap, there are major distinctions between traditional Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and the more advanced Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). The efficiency, effectiveness, and approach […]
OSINT Investigator Training 101: Building a Foundation for Success
Today’s investigators and analysts using online sources to investigate cases are often so focused on where to click, that they don’t even realize what their tools are doing in the […]
Reflections on RSA Conference 2023: OSINT and Beyond
Now a few weeks removed and recovered from the chaos of the RSA Conference, I wanted to share my thoughts on the 2023 event (the bad and the good). As […]
OSINT Methods To Investigate Suspected AI Generated Content
The proliferation of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is just beginning. Recent years haveseen online accounts, run by bots, create fake news articles, divisive social media posts, fraudulentproduct reviews, […]
ShadowDragon Commentary: OSINT vs Classified Secrets
In a recent opinion piece for The Cipher Brief, Gregory Sims, former CIA Clandestine Service for over thirty years, including multiple field tours as Chief and Deputy Chief of CIA […]
The Impact of Bad Energy Policy on Cybercrime
dclemens, Founder & CEO, ShadowDragon Is climate change the cause of higher energy prices? Likely not. That being said, there is common confusion surrounding energy policy and basic economics. The […]