From government to private enterprise, counterintelligence can unlock big benefits in cybersecurity. We sit down with a counterintelligence professional to... more

Meet the new hosts of NeedleStack. Robert Vamosi is a CISSP and award-winning journalist. AJ Nash has two decades of... more

Jacob Lloyd, head of investigations at Animal Welfare Investigations Project, has been putting OSINT skills to use to stop organized... more

From influence operations and Telegram to using marketing tools for OSINT insights, our guest gives pro tips on OSINT and... more

In this episode, we sit down with cyber threat analyst and SANS OSINT instructor, Steven Harris. Steven discusses how Telegram... more

Alex Lozano of Cybergy joins us to discuss how he uses OSINT and social media to protect executive clients, resources... more

Language can limit or expand your worldview. That’s important to remember in OSINT where what you’re able to find and... more

MJ Banias discusses how one man’s late-night OpSec fail is an OSINTer’s treasure. If that’s too salacious for you, we... more

Journalists, academics and NGOs face unprecedented levels of threats in real life and in the digital world. With limited resources,... more

An analysts from DarkOwl joins us to discuss dark web research and all its facets. From AI and other trends... more

How can I get in? Steve Stasiukonis knows the power OSINT brings to this crucial pen testing question. From uncovering... more

We go behind the scenes with Jon DiMaggio of Ransomware Diaries. As the chief security strategist at Analyst 1, Jon... more

Bullsh*t Hunting creators Justin Seitz and Some Lawyer share their tips on how OSINT and legal investigation tactics can benefit... more

Cybersecurity is rife with technological solutions, but as security researcher John Hammond knows all too well, it’s people that make... more

Do you wish you had more training opportunities or just chances to flex your OSINT skills? We’re hosting a big... more

There are many paths to OSINT — one of them is through training programs and online resources! Aubrey and Shannon... more

Propublica reporter and author of the Digital Investigations newsletter, Craig Silverman joins the podcast to discuss disinformation trends on social... more

DefCon speaker and host of DoingFedTime on YouTube, Sam Bent joins the podcast to shine light on operational security concerns... more

Ritu Gill, or @OSINTtechniques as she’s known online, joins the podcast to give tips for social media intelligence gathering. What... more

The chief investigations officer of the National Child Protection Task Force shares the tools and methods he trains law enforcement... more

Jessica Smith, president and founder of ClickSafe intelligence and special investigations lead with the National Child Protection Task Force, joins... more

We discuss recent Bellingcat reports on whether AI has the capability to reliably identify AI. The reporter and fellow shares... more

We talk to an OSINT professional about what he learned when he applied his daytime skills to a moonlighting hobby.... more

Producers Aubrey and Shannon review the latest articles and research on using AI in OSINT. Should you consider using AI... more

How can researchers keep up with all the changes in the OSINT landscape? From AI to constantly shifting social media... more

As analysts assess how AI could improve their workflow, Babel Street is presenting technology that can help border agents better... more

Everyone is talking about using AI for OSINT, but what are the ethical considerations before you fire up your first... more

Wondering how to incorporate AI into your OSINT framework? We asked the CEO and founder of the popular training organization,... more

We’re handing the mic over to our friends at Talking Threat Intelligence, a podcast by LifeRaft today. On the show,... more

We sit down with the author of the new OSINT reference book Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open... more

Not his real name, but there’s real fun to be had learning how JoseMonkey geolocates videos on his wildly popular... more

We attended USGIF’s GEOINT Symposium so you don’t have to (but you should – it’s great). NeedleStack producers Aubrey and... more

In this episode, our guest brings more than 30 years of experience from the Department of Defense to the conversation.... more

As commercial satellites increase and technology advances, what does the future of geospatial intelligence look like? We ask our guest... more

Abbi Dobbertin of Fivecast and Adam Huenke join the podcast to talk hot takes. As tradecraft and training leads, respectively,... more

Producers Shannon and Aubrey attend the 2023 Symposium on Open Source, Social Media and National Security. They discuss highlights, panel... more

This week, a high school criminology teacher joins the podcast to discuss how teaching open-source research helped engage his students... more

Our guest is a former FBI investigator and current university professor who has tips for practitioners in every industry. From... more

A founding member of the OSINT Curious Project joins us to give practical tips and advice for researchers. We discuss... more

The president of the OSMOSIS Association and host of OSINT Cocktail, Cynthia Navarro, joins the podcast to discuss how creating... more

The times they are a’changing. Open-source intelligence was once the lesser celebrated branch and now makes up the bulk of... more

The director of the soon-to-open Open-Source Intelligence Laboratory of University of Albany joins the podcast to discuss the definition of... more

It’s a new year and as researchers work to hit their goals, we want to revisit some of our most... more

Watch when Jack Rhysider of Darknet Diaries shares his amazement at what hackers will do “for a free burrito,” or... more

Our second book club episode features essential reading for threat intelligence. New York Times reporter, Nicole Perloth, gives a history... more

This special edition of NeedleStack features a must-read for open-source researchers, We Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins. Our producer Shannon... more

Authoritarian regimes create propaganda and disinformation, in part, by blocking citizens’ access to traditional news sources. In this episode, co-founder... more

Nick Hardinges from the Reuters fact-checking team joins the podcast to walk us through how to go about debunking information... more

Social media and traditional media overlap now more than ever, with social media providing an opportunity to reach and resonate... more