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NeedleStack

Authentic8

NeedleStack co-hosts interview professional open-source researchers who discuss tips, tricks and insights into the practice of digital investigative research. Whether you’re an open-source expert or aficionado, tune in to learn how to hone your skills, improve your craft and protect yourself as you search the surface, deep and dark web. From Authentic8, creators of Silo for Research. Visit authentic8.com/needlestack to learn more!

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106 episodes

  1. AI Watermarking, Explained: What OSINT and Intel Pros Need to Know | Ep 106 53:09
  2. Making Intel Fun Again: Why Play Belongs In Serious Work 57:54
  3. Deepfake Detection is Failing. Here's What Comes Next for CTI & Investigation Teams 42:52
  4. Securing the 2026 FIFA World Cup: An Intel Playbook for the Biggest Event in Sports History 46:44
  5. Alligator in the Boat 46:12
  6. Navigating the Ransomware Negotiation 49:55
  7. Exploring the Dark Web: Myths and Realities 55:25
  8. Navigating China's Strategic Landscape 44:54
  9. Is Mass Surveillance Helping or Hindering Intelligence? 55:03
  10. Mastering the Art of Disappearing Online 49:40
  11. The Rise of Citizen OSINT, and What to Do About It 42:43
  12. What is Cyber HUMINT? 46:59
  13. Dealing with AI Slop in OSINT Investigations 57:44
  14. What is GEOINT in OSINT? 48:44
  15. Ransomware’s Collateral Damage 26:38
  16. Identifying fraud in financial services 41:43
  17. Adding Agentic AI to Analysis 57:31
  18. Hacker Summer Camp 2025 34:08
  19. Intelligence tradecraft in the digital age 40:57
  20. Using OSINT to protect celebrities and athletes 34:23
  21. An OSINT investigator’s toolkit 40:11
  22. AI as an insider threat 41:45
  23. Adventures in OSINT Red Teaming 47:17
  24. How culture can inform OSINT investigations 33:37
  25. Ransomware gangs and OSINT 19:22
  26. Using AI in OSINT investigations 52:44
  27. Entering infosec as an outsider! Tips from a librarian turned cyber analyst 43:48
  28. What is counterintelligence? 39:58
  29. "We’re back, and we’re your new hosts" 33:48
  30. Using OSINT to investigate organized animal crime 18:17
  31. Investigating influence operations 24:10
  32. Is Telegram the place for cyber investigators? 29:32
  33. OSINT for executive protection 17:04
  34. Word up: learning foreign languages for OSINT with Skip Schiphorst 23:24
  35. OSINT after dark with MJ Banias 37:31
  36. Securing high-risk communities 21:25
  37. Demystifying dark web research for enterprise and law enforcement 20:19
  38. Breaking in: how to use OSINT for pen testing 20:17
  39. Lockbit and the stories behind ransomware with Jon DiMaggio 28:42
  40. Legal and OSINT: hunting down the bullsh*t 28:34
  41. Security research: humans in the loop with John Hammond 28:44
  42. What’s up with OSINTUp? 16:40
  43. OSINT training in 2024 13:56
  44. Digital investigation techniques with Craig Silverman 35:50
  45. OPSEC on the internet’s dark side with Sam Bent 50:08
  46. Social media intelligence gathering with Ritu Gill 24:10
  47. Training law enforcement on trafficking with Griffin Glynn 37:50
  48. The myths and misconceptions of child protection 45:20
  49. Can AI identify AI? 37:45
  50. OSINT by day and night 35:23