DeepSec 2019 Talk: Techniques and Tools for Becoming an Intelligence Operator — Robert Sell *

In this talk at DeepSec 2019, Robert will introduce the various operations that Trace Labs has performed to help illustrate Open-Source Intelligence (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 will wrap 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…