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Innovation at the Edge: The ACTE Backpack 🛡️
A Massachusetts National Guardsman has developed the Agile Cyber Training Environment (ACTE)—a portable, self-contained "cyber sandbox" for Airmen. No enterprise connectivity required.
This is decentralized readiness in action, shrinking the gap between threat discovery and countermeasure preparation.
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #CyberDefense #MilitaryTech #OpenSourceIntel #ACTE #FediTech #102ndIW #BadDawgSports

https://bad-dawgsports.com/2026/02/26/agile-cyber-training-environment/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

🚀 Excited to launch The Levant Files — a new platform for nuanced, multidimensional analysis of the Eastern Mediterranean’s fast-changing sociopolitical landscape.

No echo chambers. No oversimplification. Just evidence-based analysis that respects complexity while searching for common ground.

Scholars, journalists, policymakers, and curious citizens: this is for you.

🌍 https://thelevantfiles.com

#Levant #EasternMediterranean #Syria #Palestine #Geopolitics #OpenSourceIntel

https://medium.com/@txrattler/from-handle-to-human-solo-osint-profiling-with-free-tools-68f5672f94ca

🛰️ Weekly OSINT Download – May 27
Signals tracked. Tools tested. Gaps closed.

📍 Applied Recon:

Practiced identity profiling from minimal data: usernames, metadata, old accounts.

Refined solo background check flow — efficient, client-ready, no fluff.

Geolocation drills: worked image verification and failed trails to sharpen instinct and exit discipline.

Began longform narrative analysis — tracking how pacing and structure shape viewer retention and emotional targeting.

🗂️ Signal Shaping:

Studied why 20-min, 3-arc formats dominate high-retention media.

Logged passive audio elements as ambient framing tools.

Tuned voice delivery for clarity and precision — applied to case narration and info drops.

🛠️ In Progress:

CTF prep: US Cyber Games open soon.

Building quiet authority — showing work through process, not hype.

Laying down content as proof-of-skill, not just noise.

#OSINT #CTF #CyberGames #SignalWork #OpenSourceIntel #InfoOps #SoloRecon #Tradecraft

New #OSINT post! 🕵️‍♂️🗓️

Solved @gralhix calendar conversion challenge.

Great exercise for exploring prudent AI integration in OSINT workflows. Claude 3.5 Sonnet turned a potentially daunting task into a trivial one.

Check it out to see how AI can enhance your OSINT investigations!

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-017-51d236e89efc

#OpenSourceIntel #AIforGood #Claude #Anthropic

New #OSINT post! 🕵️‍♂️🗓️

Solved @gralhix
calendar conversion challenge.

Great exercise for exploring prudent AI integration in OSINT workflows. Claude 3.5 Sonnet turned a potentially daunting task into a trivial one.

Check it out to see how AI can enhance your OSINT investigations!

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-017-51d236e89efc

#OpenSourceIntel #AIforGood

In OSINT Challenges news, I pulled up @gralhix's exercise 013 only to find it's no longer possible due to Google's polite sensibilities. I reviewed Gralhix's walk-through anyway and was happy to learn something new: the what3words geocoding system.

Something I might have normally dismissed as mumbo jumbo turns out to be a precise and easy-to-communicate way of sharing coordinates.

I can imagine various scenarios where this bit of knowledge might come in handy in an #OSINT investigation.

what3words: https://what3words.com/about

My notes on Gralhix's solution: https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-excercise-013-2dac640272f8

Gralhix's OSINT Exercises: https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/

#what3words #geocoding #geolocation #OpenSourceIntel

In OSINT Challenges news, I pulled up @gralhix's exercise 013 only to find it's no longer possible due to Google's polite sensibilities. I reviewed Gralhix's walk-through anyway and was happy to learn something new: the what3words geocoding system.

Something I might have normally dismissed as mumbo jumbo turns out to be a precise and easy-to-communicate way of sharing coordinates.

I can imagine various scenarios where this bit of knowledge might come in handy in an #OSINT investigation.
what3words:

https://what3words.com/about

My notes on Gralhix's solution:

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-excercise-013-2dac640272f8

#what3words #geocoding #geolocation #OpenSourceIntel

Just posted a new OSINT write-up! This one's about spotting pro vs. amateur photos at cultural events. No fancy tech needed - just your eyes and some curiosity. It's a great starting point if you're new to OSINT or want a low-pressure way to sharpen your skills. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Exercise Created by @gralhix

https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/osint-exercise-010/

Exercise write-up:
https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-010-9d1b5dfb5341

#OSINT #BeginnersWelcome #AlwaysLearning #OpenSourceIntel

Just posted a new OSINT write-up! This one's about spotting pro vs. amateur photos at cultural events. No fancy tech needed - just your eyes and some curiosity. It's a great starting point if you're new to OSINT or want a low-pressure way to sharpen your skills. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Exercise Created by @gralhix

https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/osint-exercise-010/

Exercise write-up:
https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-010-9d1b5dfb5341

#OSINT #BeginnersWelcome #AlwaysLearning #OpenSourceIntel

Just solved a fascinating #OSINT challenge using Overpass Turbo for geolocation and Suncalc for chronolocation. It's amazing how combining these tools can pinpoint a location and time from a short video!

Big thanks to @gralhix for crafting such an engaging exercise.

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-009-65834e8888eb

#OSINTChallenge #geolocation #overpassturbo #opensourceintel

Just solved a fascinating #OSINT challenge using Overpass Turbo for geolocation and Suncalc for chronolocation. It's amazing how combining these tools can pinpoint a location and time from a short video!

Big thanks to @gralhix
for crafting such an engaging exercise.

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-009-65834e8888eb

#OSINTChallenge #geolocation #overpassturbo #opensourceintel

New OSINT Exercise Walkthrough Published:

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-exercise-008-032875a4aa43

Another notch on my belt for @gralhix OSINT Exercise #008.

The challenge was to locate the date and time of the pictured event.

Check it out and level up your OSINT skills!

🕵️

#OSINT #OpenSourceIntel #DigitalDetective

New OSINT Exercise Walkthrough Published:

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-exercise-008-032875a4aa43

Another notch on my belt for @gralhix OSINT Exercise #008.

The challenge was to locate the date and time of the pictured event.

Check it out and level up your OSINT skills!

🕵️

#OSINT #OpenSourceIntel #DigitalDetective

📍 7 down, 20 to go in my OSINT challenge journey with @gralhix!

🔍 New to OSINT? Check out the just-released @Bellingcat 2023 review of their groundbreaking work:
https://youtu.be/wp_KJ9EaMvk?si=3EVi-HIx778oJfiG

✍️ My latest write-up (Exercise 007):
https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-007-f4cd0b639118

🚀 Want to try OSINT yourself? Explore Gralhix's exercises:
https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/

#OSINT #Bellingcat #geolocation #OpenSourceIntel

📍 7 down, 20 to go in my OSINT challenge journey with @gralhix!

🔍 New to OSINT? Check out the just-released @Bellingcat 2023 review of their groundbreaking work:
https://youtu.be/wp_KJ9EaMvk?si=3EVi-HIx778oJfiG

✍️ My latest write-up (Exercise 007):
https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-007-f4cd0b639118

🚀 Want to try OSINT yourself? Explore Gralhix's exercises:
https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/

#OSINT #Bellingcat #geolocation #OpenSourceIntel

Technical difficulties and laziness broke my "post one write-up a day streak", but I'm getting back on track with my solution write-up for OSINT Exercise #006 by @gralhix

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-006-dcc8d4cfdc16

Gralhix's OSINT Exercise Page with Walkthroughs:
https://gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exercises/

#OSINT #disinformation #OpenSourceIntel

Technical difficulties and laziness broke my "post one write-up a day streak", but I'm getting back on track with my solution write-up for OSINT Exercise #006 by @gralhix

https://medium.com/points-unknown/gralhix-osint-exercise-006-dcc8d4cfdc16

#OSINT #disinformation #OpenSourceIntel

Strava is a gold mine in tracking military squadrons as well as the outlines of "top secret" facilities via Strava heat maps. Same with other fitness apps. Just scrape publicly available data and anyone can do it.

#infosec #OpenSourceIntel

https://mastodon.social/@Decentralize_today/107839697686155844

OSINT: Intro Using Search Operators To Find Anything/Anyone (publicly avail) On Google/Duckduckgo; #OSINT #SearchEngineOptimization #SEO #Google #DuckDuckGo #SearchEngines #People #Investigating #OpenSourceIntel #Intelligence #Books https://youtu.be/a1rUILjlF-A