Arno Reuser: OSINT Training in October

OSINT Pathfinder X Training Programme 6th – 8th October 2015, Novotel Hotel City Center, The Hague, The Netherlands Full three day OSINT training programme teaching participants professional Internet search techniques following the RIS OSINT Methodology: structured, planned and systematic research in Internet, Open Sources, using freely available tools and advanced search techniques. Building intelligent queries, …

Stephen E. Arnold: Google Begins to Understand Very High Cost of Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence

Google: Technical Debt Has Implications for Some AI Cheerleaders If you are interested in smart software, you may want to read “Machine Learning: the High Interest Credit Card of Technical Debt.” I like the credit card analogy. It combines big costs with what some folks see as a something-for-nothing feature of the modern world. … …

Stephen E. Arnold: Social Media Demographics

Social Network Demographics by the Numbers EXTRACT: Here are some of the facts: Facebook is still mostly female and remains the top network.  Twitter leans heavier on the male demographic, while YouTube reaches more adults in 18-34 demographic than cable TV.  Instagram is considered the most important of teenage social networks, but Snapchat has the …

2015 ANSWERS Robert Steele for Sean Lorenz on OSINT Update 3

There is a need for hard data and statistics on OSINT — why it has been relegated to the basement and distributed rather than consolidated as with the other disciplines, what it’s successes and failures have been. In how many cases did it provide Intelligence that was critical to mission success ? NEEDS DATA 

CyberOSINT – New book by Stephen E. Arnold explores intelligence gathering tools for open-source content

New book by Stephen E. Arnold explores intelligence gathering tools for open-source content “CyberOSINT: Next-Generation Information Access” by Stephen E. Arnold examines advanced tools for law enforcement, security, military and intelligence uses. Read free portions here at Phi Beta Iota ROBERT STEELE: If you are a Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative, this book …

2015 Robert Steele – Foreword to Stephen E. Arnold’s CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access

Stephen E. Arnold, CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access (Harrods Creek, KY: Arnold Information Technology, 2015) Memorable URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-CyberOSINT Foreword By Robert David Steele In 1986, I was selected from the CIA’s clandestine service to help lead a pilot project to bring the CIA into the 21st Century. From that moment almost 30 years ago, I …