Description: As a finale to the OSINT series, this course leverages some abstract techniques to collect OSINT. Ranging from observing the weather on a particular day to using code to read what is said, this aims to assist in cases where the language may not be in English or circumstances with large datasets. This is rounded out with an introduction to tracking malware using OSINT techniques.

Topics to be covered:

1. Using Weather and other "non-traditional" data sources

2. Video extraction and pivoting with Optical Character Recognition

3. Introduction to cryptocurrency OSINT

Subject Matter Expert: A native of Eastern Tennessee, SME is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) and an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and investigations expert who specializes in SME is a former Navy Submarine Navigation Electronics Technician and transitioned into the private sector offering collaborative attitude and expertise to support a variety of organizations, both public and private in implementing better cybersecurity.

Target Audience: InfraGard Members, Public Safety (Law/Health/Fire), Terrorism Liaison Officers (TLO’s), Infrastructure Liaison Officers (ILO’s), Private Sector Security, Area Stakeholders, all Critical Infrastructure Sectors, Intelligence Analysts, Intelligence Officers and Private Investigators.