Episode Archive

27 episodes of OSINT with ShadowDragon & Digital Tools For Modern Investigations since the first episode, which aired on April 2nd, 2020.

  • S03 E02: EdgeTheory and Narrative Intelligence

    March 22nd, 2024  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 42 secs

    Daniel, Elliott, and David invite Joe Stradinger, CEO and Founder of EdgeTheory to talk about Narrative Intelligence.

  • S03 E01: From Rest to Protecting Your Kids

    February 21st, 2024  |  Season 3  |  47 mins 40 secs

    Daniel, Elliott, Nico, and David

  • S02 E05: AI Discussion and Projections

    January 22nd, 2024  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 3 mins

    Daniel, Elliott, and Nico invite new panelist David to discuss his work and the current and future landscape of AI.

  • S02 E04: Breaking Down Systems, Breach Data Dumps, A.I., OSINF vs OSINT, and Tech Job Interviews

    July 17th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 21 mins

    This time Daniel, Elliott, and Nico get together and talk about breaking down systems, especially as it relates to online data.

    This episode discusses:
    • Increases in hacker and breach data activity
    • What OSINT work was like ten years ago versus today
    • Modern day pros and cons of OSINT data collection
    • Pitfalls of artificial intelligence and machine learning
    • Interviewing computer job candidates
    • Potential for Increased societal disruptions

    The guys continue the discussion, further exploring challenges and scenarios brought on by technology, especially that crossing into the world of OSINT.

    Join us regularly for discussions about news stories, current events, and technology updates from the perspective of old school open source intelligence investigators.

    This podcast is available in video and audio versions at your favorite podcast outlet, popular video platforms, and the ShadowDragon website. Be sure to subscribe. Thank you for listening.

  • S02 E03: Silicon Valley Bank, Protests, Terrorists, Hacker Forums, Deep Fakes & Donald Trump

    April 12th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  48 mins 47 secs

    This time it’s a one-on-one conversation as Daniel and Nico cover the latest news in and outside the OSINT world with a fascinating intel perspective. In between the lines catch discussions about the increasing importance of incident response, crisis management, and operational security, while picking up advice on protesting, voting, personal security awareness, and more that will add clarity in an ever-changing digital world.

  • S02 E02: Chinese Spy Balloon, Outing Spies, Islamic Attacks, & Human Trafficking As Seen Thru OSINT

    March 2nd, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 25 mins

    The guys are on top of the latest espionage and OSINT news around the world. From lone wolf activity to coordinated attacks, they examine recent events from an intelligence perspective, discussing new methodology and emerging patterns.

    In a world where it isn’t always easy to know what’s real and what to dismiss as disinformation, we look at data to tell the true story.

    This episode we cover:
    • Chinese Spy Balloon
    • Hunting for Human Traffickers
    • Exposing Spies
    • The Current State of OSINT and More

    Join us for looking at the news through data and more thought-provoking conversations with experts from within the OSINT world. Video versions of the podcasts can be found on YouTube, Vimeo, Rumble, and the ShadowDragon website.

  • S02 E01: What We’ve Learned In The Last Year About Social Media, OSINT, and Russia

    December 8th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 11 mins

    After an extended layoff, Daniel Clemens and Elliott Anderson of ShadowDragon connect with Dutch OSINT guy Nico Dekens to discuss changes and lessons learned during that time in the world of OSINT. The team gets right into it with discussions about:

    • Shifts in the social media landscape
    • Information uncovered by the war in Ukraine
    • Next level OSINT investigative tips
    • The road ahead as seen through OSINT

    Join us for more thought-provoking episodes and conversations with experts from within the OSINT world.

  • S01 E08: Exploring OSINT, War Stories & OSINT with (Nico Dekens) Dutch_OSINTguy

    September 25th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 20 mins

    We explore the topic of OSINT, War Stories, and the value of heat map visualization with Nico Dekens (aka Dutch_Osintguy).

  • S01 E07: Charl van der Walt on red team vs blue team, history, threat intelligence, infosec rockstars, and striving for excellence.

    June 18th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 20 mins

    Red team versus blue team. All should become a purple team!! Searching for a way around the rockstar mentality all too common within the infosec industry, as the proposal to build a team of teams is announced. Deception technology mixed with an actual true cost analysis of threat intelligence lending questionable returns. The roller coaster of topics reaches a pinnacle with a reflection on being allocentric within the security industry versus viewing security solely through the lens of industry growth.

  • S01 E06: Blake Butler Interview - Intel CTF, Hacking Back, Actor Engagement & Synthetic Identities in the Cognitive Warfare Landscape

    April 29th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 19 mins

    The topic of hack-back takes us down the rabbit trails of the roles synthetic identities play in the cognitive landscape, actor engagement and experiences found only in the trenches.

  • S01 E05: Matt Devost Interview -Disinformation Attacks Against Institutions of Trust, Turing Assessments for Datasets, Exploration of Red Teaming Innovation

    April 20th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 7 mins

    Risk management strategies that work are hard to find in such a noisy infosec buzzword filled industry. Our guest Matt Devost, offers perspective on subjects which will be helpful for beginners, advisors or CISO's.

  • S01 E04: Covid19 Conversation and Observations

    April 14th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 9 mins

    We have been monitoring COVID19 and observed that we need to dig in deeper with experts in the field. In this episode we explore that dialogue.