Elliott Anderson is a 20 year veteran of all things tech world. He’s an OSINT instructor, software engineer, and President for ShadowDragon.
Mr. Anderson has been obsessed with anything digital from a young age. From teaching himself to code in his bed room as a small child to uncovering major flaws in social network designs he’s a relentless information junkie.
Mr. Anderson’s career has taken him from Walmart’s war rooms and emergency operations groups to QA and predictive analytics for healthcare systems. He’s lead the development of provisioning systems for the fastest ISP in the US and managed disaster recovery operations. In more recent years Mr. Anderson has been training analysts and agents in the more advanced techniques of PAI/OSINT including, targeting of human traffickers, terrorists, and fraudsters.
As a trainer, Elliott has trained numerous commercial and government groups from law enforcement all across the planet to some of the world’s leading physical security teams.
Mr. Anderson serves on the Board of Directors for the Carl C. Anderson Sr. & Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation where he oversees grant donations for programs that provide basic and essential needs of children and youth as well as programs to improve the lives of seniors.
Elliott Anderson has hosted eight Episodes.
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S03 E03: Horizon Launch
May 9th, 2024 | Season 3 | 52 mins 14 secs
In this episode of the Shadow Dragon podcast, the team discussed the innovations and challenges in the development of the Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) platform, Horizon.
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S03 Special Episode
April 2nd, 2024 | Season 3 | 38 mins 15 secs
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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.
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S03 E01: From Rest to Protecting Your Kids
February 21st, 2024 | Season 3 | 47 mins 40 secs
Daniel, Elliott, Nico, and David
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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 disruptionsThe 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.
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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 MoreJoin 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.
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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 OSINTJoin us for more thought-provoking episodes and conversations with experts from within the OSINT world.
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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).