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DeepSec 2019 „Internet of Facts and Fears“,
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In this talk, Robert introduces the various operations that Trace Labs has performed to help illustrate OSINT techniques used in finding details on real human subjects.
Trace Labs is a non-profit organization that crowdsources open source intelligence to help law enforcement find missing persons. Trace Labs is non-theoretical and its members are conducting OSINT on real people.
Robert lifts the curtain on successful OSINT techniques that can be used to pull up important information on individuals. Many of the slides show specific tools and techniques that can immediately be used to improve your OSINT results.
The talk starts with a brief introduction to Trace Labs and its mission of helping law enforcement through a crowdsourced, open source intelligence. It then moves into a technical discussion on how to setup and operate. The presentation includes real world examples of subjects that the Trace Labs team searched for. It will also go over the tools and techniques used to find valuable details on subjects. Various tools are recommended and shown as a base, but the techniques are most important, as new and better tools are continually being introduced. Robert will also show various techniques that were used by subjects to evade being detected.
Robert wraps up the talk with the ethical questions around using these techniques so attendees can consider this as they proceed.
The talk is for anyone interested in OSINT. It will provide value to everyone, from seasoned intelligence operators to people, who just want to OSINT their potential date or tenant.
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Robert Sell
- Trace Labs
Robert is the founder and president of the Trace Labs Organization which organizes crowdsourced OSINT for locating missing persons. Robert defines Trace Labs as the catalyst which will change the industry and how we solve problems at a larger scale.
Robert is also Senior IT Manager in the aerospace industry. He works at an international level and spends most of his time managing information security teams. While these teams focus on traditional risk mitigation, most of Robert's focus is on finding better ways of securing the business.
Robert has spent an increasing amount of time building defenses against social engineering. He has spoken about the rising social risk at numerous events and on different security podcasts.
In 2017 and 2018 he competed at the Social Engineering Village Capture the Flag contest. He was placed third in this contest (both years) and since then has been teaching organizations how to defend against social attacks and how to reduce their OSINT footprint. In 2018 he actually managed a CTF while participating in a CTF at Defcon Vegas.
Robert is also a ten year volunteer with Search & Rescue in British Columbia, Canada. In his SAR capacity, Robert is a Team Leader, Trainer, Marine Rescue Technician, Swift Water Technician and Tracker.
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