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Episode 87: Steven Harris, aka NixIntel Jul 11, 2022

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We talk with Steven Harris, aka @nixintel who is an Executive Board Member with @OSINTCurious and is currently employed by Qomplx to perform investigations. He also teaches SEC 487 for SANS. In this episode, we walk through some of the Quiztime investigations that he did on his web site (https://nixintel.info) and another where he was able to figure out exactly who was plagiarizing his content. Steven gives great advice for people starting out, what they should focus on and the value of learning Python.

Episode 86: Griffin Glynn, the Hatless1der! Jul 04, 2022

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Griffin is also known online as @hatless1der. You can find his tips and blog articles at hatless1der.com and at the Ultimate OSINT Collection. Griffin is also a part of the National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF) where he is a speaker at their conference. He also speaks at the ConINT conference. In this episode, Griffin discusses how to do OSINT investigations that require pivoting off data, how to find people who really don't want to be found, and some great ways to get started in the field of OSINT, plus a whole lot more!

Episode 85: Josten Peña - Using Bias in Social Engineering Jun 27, 2022

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Josten Peña is a Human Risk Analyst at Social Engineer, LLC. Josten performs risk testing with contracted company employees via phone calls and email. In this episode, Josten focuses on various shortcuts our brains use, commonly known as biases, that can help in some situation, but can also be detrimental in others. Josten describes these biases and how a social engineer might use them to achieve the desired goals.

Episode 85: Erich Kron - Phishing As A Service Jun 20, 2022

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In this episode, we talk with Erich Kron from KnowBe4. We go into a number of topics, but mainly focus on phishing. Erich talks about phishing as a service, ransomware as a service and gives recommendations on how to best perform your own phishing engagements within your company.

Episode 84: Oliver Lebhardt - Digital Fingerprinting with Complytron Jun 13, 2022

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Oliver Lebhardt is the creator and CEO of Complytron, a tool used for OSINT investigations to determine if seemingly unrelated websites are actually related. In addition, Complytron has data about politically-exposed people (PEP), people who have been sanctioned and who are on government watchlists. The data can be heavily used in anti-money laundering situations, but is also valuable for human intelligence.
Oliver's background is in investigative journalism and has paired his investigatory skills with code developers who have built this powerful database that offers free trials. He originally created the Source Code Leak Project which received funding from Google's Digital News Innovation Fund in 2019.

Episode 83: Chris Russell - The Military's Human Lie Detector Jun 06, 2022

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Chris Russell, the CISO of tZero, is @cr00ster on twitter and https://github.com/cr00ster, joins us today to talk about his experience in the military and how he obtained intelligence during the Iraq War. Chris talks about some of the techniques used to help determine when people were telling the truth and when some might have just been looking for a payday. He also talks about his biggest social engineering concern from a CISO's perspective, and why we should focus on treating developers well.

Episode 82: Lock Down Your Life! May 30, 2022

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Known online as @LockDownUrLife, we talk about how she helps people who have been a victim of online scams and harassment. She also talks about ways we can protect our own privacy, and what you can do when you are threatened or harassed. Her web site with a lot more information can be found at https://LockDownYourLife.com

Episode 81: Andrew Lemon - Just Walk Right In! May 23, 2022

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Our guest this week is Andrew Lemon, who often just goes by "Lemon." You can find Lemon on Twitter as @LemonItUp or on his YouTube channel with original hacking videos. In this episode, we discuss a presentation he gave at the 2021 Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association conference titled "A Social Engineer's Toolkit". He had some fun physical social engineering stories on ways he gets into facilities, on how he tries to get caught and even a story about why one of his engagements didn't go to plan.

Episode 80: Rosa Rowles - Goin' Vishing! May 16, 2022

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Rosa (@Rosa_Rowles) is a social engineer working with Social Engineer, LLC. She has an interesting story that includes moving from Spain to England to the US all at a young age. She was a billing coordinator for a hotel before she moved into social engineering. In this episode, she discusses how she uses various principles of influence to evaluate the security posture of her clients. She gives advice on how to build rapport in mere seconds and how to get into the social engineering field without any background in information technology.

Episode 79: Jack Rhysider - Darknet Diaries May 09, 2022

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For this episode, we step away from discussing social engineering and OSINT directly and talk with Jack Rhysider. Jack is the creator and host of the hugely popular podcast, Darknet Diaries. Jack talks about and interviews people about "true stories from the dark side of the internet." Jack discusses how he does it, how he finds his guests, how much work goes into creating his biweekly podcast and more.

Jack Rhysider is a veteran to the security world. He gained his professional knowledge of security by working in a Security Operations Center for a Fortune 500 company, a place to where threats are detected and stopped. During that time he was exposed to hundreds of client’s networks ranging from schools, to government, to banks, and commercial organizations.

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