Right wing extremism in Ireland – tracing its digital footprint with The Beacon
How strong and organised is the Irish right wing extremism? Journalists from The Beacon shed some light on the online existence of far right groups in Ireland.
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How recruiters use OSINT and how it impacts jobseekers – an interview with Rose Farrell
Today I decided to talk to somebody who not only uses OSINT professionally for recruitment, but is also very passionate about digital privacy and security, technology, IT and information security in general. Meet Rose Farrell.
OSINT resources for tracking the spread of coronavirus
Here’s a list of useful resources for monitoring the coronavirus outbreak, from live maps, dashboards, spreadsheets with stats and FAQs.
Osint Me Tricky Thursday #3 – Bitcoin
How to identify Bitcoin addresses, wallets, transactions, users and their associations
APT1 and learning from their OPSEC failures
Even military hackers make OPSEC mistakes. I bring back the APT1 story in order to outline some bad OPSEC examples that you should avoid if conducting online investigations.
OSINT guide to verifying news from conflict zones
A New Year guide to methods of verifying news, images and videos from conflict zones. To illustrate these methods I am referring to a very recent example of a terrorist attack on a naval base and an airport in Kenya.
Cyber threats, rogue states and why Ireland needs a dedicated intelligence agency
Why Ireland urgently needs a dedicated intelligence agency – my public consultation submission to the Government regarding their National Security Strategy 2020-2025. Also, read between the lines for my own reasons as to why I quit police work.
Osint Me Tricky Thursday #2 – Keyloggers
Tricky Thursday focuses on keyloggers. Keyloggers come in two types – hardware and software. Essentially, both types are digital surveillance tools that capture and record anything that you type on your computer’s keyboard. Check out my methods of detecting and defending against keyloggers.
Hidden cameras and your privacy
A quick glimpse at various types of concealed cameras used for breaching privacy and illegal covert recording. Disturbing as it was, some of these were trending during the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
Going after the right wing extremists open source intel style – an interview with MW-Osint
Right wing extremists can be dangerous targets, but they are no different to other extremist groups. My interview with MW-Osint focuses on investigating neo-nazi groups, in the context of the Iron March forum data breach.