Nico Dekens, known as the Dutch_OsintGuy online, is an All Source Analyst specializing in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), online Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and Online investigations. He has over 20 years of experience as an all source Intelligence Analyst at Dutch Law Enforcement. Nico eats, sleeps, and lives everything which has to do with OSINT, online investigations, Intelligence gathering and Analysis. He is very active within the OSINT community, being the Co-founder of the OSINTCurio.us project and a SANS Institute instructor. Currently, Nico is working as the Director of Intelligence, Collection Innovation at ShadowDragon. In this episode, Nico provides valuable insights into his investigations on the decentralized web, experiences of saving people from the ongoing Ukrainian war, as well as concerns for the polarized-bound world. He also touches a bit on Vicarious Trauma with himself as an example and offers a few prevention tips in the end. 0:00 Welcome! 01:08 Tell us a bit about yourself! 10:35 What was it like running threads of investigations years ago? 16:26 Have you done any investigations revolving around the DAO or decentralized web? 20:25 What are the tools you use for investigations? 26:14 Have you seen people hindered by only using specific tools? 30:05 As an investigator, what's your biggest concern with the world changing drastically now? 43:38 How does saving lives make you feel? 48:59 Where will people start if they want to do what you are doing now? 49:09 What are the three things you would say to someone getting into this field? 52:36 Tell us about Vicarious Trauma! 56:09 Does Vicarious Trauma also cover people being numb to horrific materials? ■ About The Pivot Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots. ■ About Maltego Used by investigators worldwide, Maltego is a graphical link analysis tool that allows users to mine, merge, and map data from OSINT and third-party data integrations for all sorts of investigations—cybersecurity, person of interest, fraud, and more. The podcast streams free on Spotify. You can also watch it all go down on ⁠YouTube⁠. Don't forget to subscribe to our ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠LinkedIn⁠ to stay on top of our latest updates, tutorials, webinars, and deep dives. For more information about Maltego, ⁠visit our website⁠.

Hakan Tanriverdi is a reporter at the German public broadcaster, Bayerischer Rundfunk. He covers information and cybersecurity, mainly focusing on hacking groups and who they're working for. The investigations tend to be more on the technical side and are assisted by scripts, scrapers, and databases. He is also the producer of the podcast series, Der Mann in Merkels Rechner - Jagd auf Putins Hacker (The Man In Merkel’s Computer – Hunting Down Putin’s Hackers), uncovering the German parliament hack, which went viral later. In this episode, Hakan elaborates on how he unfolds the world of OSINT and hacking and his thoughts on how Snowden leaks and Panama Papers changed how reporters investigate. He also touches on the production of Der Mann in Merkels Rechner – Jagd auf Putins Hacker podcast series, explaining how he came to record the podcast and the whole story of the hack. 0:00 Welcome! 0:50 Tell us a bit about yourself! 4:08 What got you into OSINT? 12:11 Tell us about the exciting conferences you've attended! 15:17 What was the Snowden Leaks like for you as an experience? 17:26 How do you think the Snowden Leaks and Panama Papers were handled? 21:44 Tell us about the investigation of the German parliament hack! 32:26 What motivates you to dive into cybercrimes? 38:10 Tell us your passion projects other than hacking! 42:31 What are the three pieces of advice you would give to novices? ■ About The Pivot Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots. ■ About Maltego Used by investigators worldwide, Maltego is a graphical link analysis tool that allows users to mine, merge, and map data from OSINT and third-party data integrations for all sorts of investigations—cybersecurity, person of interest, fraud, and more.

Zaid Sabih is an ethical hacker, a computer scientist, and the founder and CEO of zSecurity. He has valuable & tremendous experience in the field of ethical hacking. In 2013, he started teaching his first network hacking course, which led him to publish a number of online ethical hacking courses, each focusing on a specific topic, all of which are dominating ethical hacking. Now, Zaid has more than 800,000 students worldwide. In this episode, Zaid sits down with Maltego host Bradley Taylor, recalling what led him into cybersecurity and infosec, later establishing his own company, zSecurity. He also talks about his opinoin on the term "hacking" and CTF platforms, providing 3 tips for becoming a successful bug bounty hunter in the end. 0:00 Welcome! 0:40 How's everything in Dublin? 2:25 Tell us a bit about yourself! 4:06 What got you into cybersecurity and infosec? 9:28 How old were you when establishing zSecurity? 11:14 What is it like to be a full-scale pentest teacher? 13:15 Do you do motivation topics with your students? 14:59 Any hobbies besides hacking? 16:06 Tell us about your investigations with Maltego! 18:51 Tell us about zSecurity's bug bounty platform! 22:16 What are the specific scoping requirements? 23:55 What are your thoughts on the CTF platforms? 32:02 What are your thoughts on the term 'hacking'? 37:29 What is your opinion on live hacking interviews? 39:18 Share with us 3 tips to become a successful bug bounty hunter! ■ About The Pivot Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots. ■ About Maltego Used by investigators worldwide, Maltego is a graphical link analysis tool that allows users to mine, merge, and map data from OSINT and third-party data integrations for all sorts of investigations—cybersecurity, person of interest, fraud, and more. The podcast streams free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe to our Twitter and LinkedIn to stay on top of our latest updates, tutorials, webinars, and deep dives. For more information about Maltego, visit our website.

Palenath is an OSINT & hacking enthusiast and a speaker at Barbhack, UnlockYourBrain, Stack Overflow, Barbhack as well as Lehack. He coded several OSINT software and published them on GitHub. He also proactively participated in several OSINT CTFs, winning competitions held by Trace Labs, Maltego, and UnlockYourBrain.   In this episode, Palenath walks us through his journey on how he comes to program OSINT tools as well as his own experience of getting support from OSINT community, recommending websites and communities for beginners. He also shares with us his opinions on OPSEC and provides basic hygiene guidelines for researchers to protect their privacy while conducting investigations. 0:00 Welcome! 0:39 Tell us a bit about yourself! 1:11 Are there any particular fields you are interested in? 2:05 Tell us about the OSINT tools you program! 3:10 Do you have a GitHub? 4:16 Give us an example of the support from OSINT community! 6:11 Is it a good idea to make OSINT tools available to the public? 11:37 Have you ever worked with journalists? 14:36 How did you get started in OSINT? 17:26 Any recommendations for beginners, such as communities or websites? 19:06 What makes you cautious about privacy? 21:33 What are the basic hygiene OPSEC procedures for researchers? 26:08 Do you recommend using another phone to activate an account? 29:45 Share with us any OPSEC fails you've heard! 32:14 What is EPIEOS.com? 33:56 How you came to create OSINT tools? 37:49 Are there any OSINT tools you admire? 40:49 What do you think about tools like AI black box? 42:08 Any other communities you would like to mention? ■ About The Pivot Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots. ■ About Maltego Used by investigators worldwide, Maltego is a graphical link analysis tool that allows users to mine, merge, and map data from OSINT and third-party data integrations for all sorts of investigations—cybersecurity, person of interest, fraud, and more. The podcast streams free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe to our Twitter and LinkedIn to stay on top of our latest updates, tutorials, webinars, and deep dives. For more information about Maltego, visit our website.

Teresa Walsh leads the FS-ISAC’s Global Intelligence Office (GIO) to protect the financial sector against cyber threats by delivering actionable strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence products. Based in the United Kingdom, she oversees FS-ISAC’s global member-sharing operations and a team of regional intelligence officers and analysts who monitor emerging threats. Teresa began her career as a civilian intelligence analyst with the US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and holds a master’s in political science with a focus on international relations from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In this interview, Teresa shares with us her work as a GIO and provides insights into the differences between traditional intelligence and cyber intelligence as well as which industry adjusts swiftly in alleviating risks than others. Last but not least, she also offers advice to those who would like to become an intelligence practitioner. 0:00 Welcome! 01:45 Tell us a bit about yourself! 02:54 What is it like to wake up with information coming from worldwide? 05:18 What is it like to work in the intelligence industry? 07:52 What is the biggest challenge for getting the traditional SOC team to think differently about the intelligence and use it versus jamming millions of IPs into a tip? 14:47 How much intelligence is derived/propagated from OSINT? 18:41 Are there any industries evolving faster in mitigating risks than the others? 20:51 Do you use any specific tools to gather intel? 23:03 Where to start in the intelligence industry? 31:40 Tell us about an unforgettable investigation! 37:31 How's the house renovation going? 45:49 Tell us 3 most important advice for intelligence partitioner wannabes! ■ About The Pivot Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots. ■ About Maltego Used by investigators worldwide, Maltego is a graphical link analysis tool that allows users to mine, merge, and map data from OSINT and third-party data integrations for all sorts of investigations—cybersecurity, person of interest, fraud, and more. The podcast streams free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. Don't forget to subscribe to our Twitter and LinkedIn to stay on top of our latest updates, tutorials, webinars, and deep dives. For more information about Maltego, visit our website.