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Published inMar 2024
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781837638277
Edition1st Edition
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Dale Meredith
Dale Meredith
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Dale Meredith

Dale Meredith is an EC-Council-certified ethical hacker/instructor and a Microsoft-certified trainer. Dale has over 10 years of senior IT management experience and was a CTO for an ISP. Dale's skill as an IT trainer is in clarifying tough concepts and ensuring students understand the theory. Dale's teaching style is memorable and entertaining. His expertise has led to many opportunities, including teaching teams in Fortune 500 firms, universities globally, the Department of Homeland Security, and many US military branches. Along with authoring video courses, consulting, and classroom training, you can catch Dale on stage speaking at IT conferences around the world, helping teams keep their companies safe, relevant, and breach-aware.
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Chapter 1, The Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight – Unveiling the Power of OSINT, checks out what OSINT is all about. It’s like being a detective on the internet, finding cool and important stuff that’s out there for everyone to see. We’ll see why OSINT is super useful today.

Chapter 2, Invisible and Untouchable – The Importance of Anonymity in OSINT Analysis, is where things get a bit sneaky. We talk about why it’s important to keep yourself hidden (or anonymous) when you’re looking up information. It’s all about staying safe and not letting anyone know you’re snooping around.

Chapter 3, The OSINT Toolbox – Methods and Techniques for Gathering and Analyzing Information, dives into the toolbox of OSINT. This means we’ll look at all kinds of ways you can collect and understand information from the internet. Think of it as learning the tricks to be a smart online investigator.

Chapter 4, Exploring the Unknown – How Discovery Tools Reveal Hidden Information, is like going on a treasure hunt. We’ll explore how special tools can help you find hidden or secret info online. It’s about discovering things that aren’t easy to find with a regular Google search.

Chapter 5, From Recon-ng to Trace Labs – A Tour of the Best Open Source Intelligence Tools, is like a tour of the best tools for OSINT. We’ll check out cool programs and websites, such as Recon-ng and Tracelabs, and see how each of them can help you be a better digital detective.

Chapter 6, The Eyes and Ears of Threat Intelligence – How OSINT Helps Mitigate Cyber Risks, talks about how OSINT can be like having superpowers to protect against online dangers. This chapter shows how you can use OSINT to spot and stop cyber threats, keeping you and others safe on the internet.

Chapter 7, Protecting Your Identity and Organization from Cyber Threats, focuses on how to keep your info safe from the bad guys. We’ll learn some awesome ways to protect yourself and your organization from cyber threats, using the cool stuff we’ve learned about OSINT.

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Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837638277

Author (1)

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Dale Meredith

Dale Meredith is an EC-Council-certified ethical hacker/instructor and a Microsoft-certified trainer. Dale has over 10 years of senior IT management experience and was a CTO for an ISP. Dale's skill as an IT trainer is in clarifying tough concepts and ensuring students understand the theory. Dale's teaching style is memorable and entertaining. His expertise has led to many opportunities, including teaching teams in Fortune 500 firms, universities globally, the Department of Homeland Security, and many US military branches. Along with authoring video courses, consulting, and classroom training, you can catch Dale on stage speaking at IT conferences around the world, helping teams keep their companies safe, relevant, and breach-aware.
Read more about Dale Meredith