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 also 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/ 👁‍🗨 OSINT Curious: 🌍WEBSITE: All of our resources, blog posts, 10 minute tips, videos and podcasts in one place. You also find ways to participate and support our project. https://osintcurio.us/ 🦉TWITTER: Connect with us! We post OSINT updates, news, tips and tools, and interact with the Twitter community. https://twitter.com/osintcurious 🤝 PATREON SPONSORSHIP: As our project continues to grow, we are increasingly thankful for those people, companies, and organizations that choose to support us financially. https://www.patreon.com/osintcurious 👩‍💻 DISCORD: Chat with us on The OSINT Curious Discord server! This is a place to share your own resources, ask questions, give and receive help in solving OSINT challenges, and interact with a very enthusiastic OSINT community. https://iam.osintcurio.us/discord ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⏳ CHAPTERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome (0:00) Intro (0:35) Introduction to Alex (1:08) How Alex Got Into OSINT (2:47) Chasing Rabbit Trails & Being a Hobbyist (5:55) Ethical & Unethical Practices (8:05) Working With Incomplete Data & Uncertainty (11:28) Identifying Points of Evidence Verification (14:20) Recommendations to Start Learning Analysis Techniques (20:10) Books Teaching OSINT & Analytic Techniques (27:53) Questions From The Audience (28:31) Becoming a Part of The National Child Protection Task Force (35:44) Alex's Favorite Area in OSINT (39:05) Next Thing Alex Wants to Learn in OSINT (43:15) More Questions From The Audience (45:39) Wrap-up/End (51:25)