We have made it to our sixth OSINT exercise. Even though it was labeled as easy for both beginners and experienced investigators, this one was a bit of a challenge for me. I was not very familiar with a tool that was required to verify sources and it took me some time to figure out... Continue Reading →

Welcome to the fifth geolocation exercise created by Sofia Santos. If you just found my blog and enjoy geolocation topics, I invite you to read my previous posts. Join me on this exciting journey to learn more about geolocation. Task briefing:The image below is a screenshot from a zoo live cam. It was taken on... Continue Reading →

Today's adventure will take us all the way to an island in Micronesia. We have been given a picture of the island, and below is our mission. Task briefing:This is a photo of a resort located on an island. a) What is the name of the resort?b) What are the coordinates of the island?c) In which... Continue Reading →

Welcome again to Cyber-Jot. Today we will be solving our third OSINT exercise from Sofia Santos. As we dive into this exercise, we will not only apply what we have learned from previous exercises but also explore new techniques and tools that can aid in our research. Task briefing:In April 2017 Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, the... Continue Reading →

This is our second geolocation exercise from Sofia Santo's blog. If you enjoy reading about this kind of investigation, make sure you read my previous post as well and stay tuned for more. OSINT Exercise #002 Task briefing:The photo below was shared on social media. It clearly depicts a train station.Please answer the following questions:... Continue Reading →

Today, I want to share a useful resource I found while learning about Open-Source Intelligence. Sofia Santos has a blog with OSINT exercises for readers to complete. Currently, there are 31 exercises available, each with different levels of difficulty. This year I decided to polish my geolocating skills. This was perfect for me, but there... Continue Reading →