We are experts at information gathering when it comes to others and to our targets. In fact, most people are great at pointing out the flaws of others. But are you able to really analyze and learn about yourself? This talk applies the concepts of Open-Source Intelligence Gathering (OSINT) to ourselves and our emotional intelligence / self-knowledge. If our adversaries know more about our blind spots than we do, we’re in trouble.
In PancakesCon fashion, I’ll spend half of the time discussing how emotional intelligence, self awareness, meditation, mindfulness and other techniques can apply to your personal life, and your infosec life.