Monthly OSINT News & Tools - October 2022

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 process look like in your
organization?" among other, many interesting questions.
  


Few things can help an OSINT practitioner develop their skills
and broaden their perspective more than belonging to a small or
large group or community. Robin (@NothicEye) who is also one of
the moderators of the OSINT Curious Discord group, was able to
share with us her observations from participating in
OSINT-focused groups. She points out that smaller groups of
practitioners can have a wide range of benefits.  


Our team then moved on to discussing Nico Deken's
(@dutch_osintguy) updates on his programmable search engine for
people's digital business cards and social media details.  


For the Geolocation fans we shared and discussed two resources:
 


1. Benjamin Strick's (@BenDoBrown) YouTube videos in which he
goes through different tips, techniques and tools in geolocating
visual elements. Last week, Benjamin started a new video series
called "Let's Geolocate" 


2. A Geolocation Cheat Sheet from @TheSEINT - a pretty detailed
mind map with different elements that you can investigate when
you analyze an image and try to geolocate it.  


All the relevant links can be found below!  


LINKS AND RESOURCES mentioned in this stream:  


OSINT Curious Blog: “Five tips to get you started in OSINT” :
https://osintcurio.us/2022/10/13/five-tips-to-get-you-started-in-osint/
 


OSINT Jobs Blog Post Series: “What hiring managers are looking
for” : https://www.osint-jobs.com/blog/career-osint-jobs  


Nico Deken’s Custom Digital Business Card Search Engine:
https://github.com/Dutchosintguy/digital-business-cards-pse/
 


Benjamin Strick’s new YouTube series “Let’s Geolocate” (&
other videos): https://www.youtube.com/c/Bendobrown   


Geolocation Cheat Sheet from @TheSEINT
https://github.com/seintpl/osint/blob/main/Geolocation%20Analysis%20Diagram%20Outside%20clues.pdf
  


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