Interview with Alex Slotnick (@BOsintBlanc)

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 at the National Child Protection
Task Force, and answered multiple questions from the audience. He
offered recommendations on books, tools, and offered advice on
getting into OSINT. 


You can follow Alex on: 


Twitter: https://twitter.com/BOsintBlanc


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bosintblanc/ 





LINKS AND RESOURCES mentioned in this stream: 


The National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF):
https://www.ncptf.org/


Book: Structured Analytic Techniques by R. H. Pherson & R. J.
Heuer  


Book: Open Source Intelligence Techniques by M. Bazzell


Book: The Psychology of Intelligence Analysis by R. J. Heuer
 


OSINT Dojo: https://www.osintdojo.com/


Epieos: https://epieos.com/


Dehashed: https://www.dehashed.com/ 





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