Do you have a desire to use your Open Source Intelligence Skills (OSINT) skills for good? Would you like to improve your OSINT skills? If so, you need to find out where you can use your skills and what role you can play to help solve real world problems. Jeff Lomas is a sworn law enforcement (LE) detective, cyber investigator, and instructor for SANS SEC487: OSINT Gathering and Analysis. He will discuss how the challenges of trust, an accepted crowdsourced OSINT platform, and scant resources are being addressed with unorthodox solutions.
Jeff will examine current models being used to share information between LE and the private sector, discuss the dos and donts for both sides, and review recent accomplishments OSINTers have had using their skills for good. No matter what your skill level or experience, come find out how you can increase your OSINT skills, join the OSINT community, and provide a valuable service to your community!
Speaker Bio
Jeff Lomas
For over 10 years, Jeff Lomas has served his community as a sworn law enforcement detective and digital forensic examiner for a large metropolitan police department in Las Vegas, NV. Jeff works on a federal task force and his investigation experience ranges from property crimes to the most serious violent crimes. Jeff holds numerous digital forensic certifications (CFCE, MCFE, CCME), has a B.S. in Intelligence Management, and an M.S. in Cybersecurity. Jeff has authored technology-related curriculum for investigators, teaches technology-related curriculum for his current employer, and has been a guest speaker at youth cyber camps in his free time.
About SANS
SANS is the most trusted and by far the largest source for information security training and security certification in the world. It also develops, maintains, and makes available at no cost, the largest collection of research documents about various aspects of information security, and it operates the Internet's early warning system - the Internet Storm Center.
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