Investigator515
Investigator515

Investigator515

Writing about cybersecurity, technology, and open source intelligence strategies. Passionate about giving people the tools they need to feel empowered by technology, not overwhelmed. Did we also mention we're straight-up nerds at heart? Get the latest information on blog posts and production information via Telegram: t.me/investigator515


Navigating the Digital Landscape: Your Privacy and Social Media

12 Dec 2023 6 minute read 3 comments Investigator515 $0.16

It’s pretty well known by now, that social media isn’t particularly great for protecting our privacy. While there’s been many notable data breaches over the years, data is also often provided to third party providers for various reasons providing a f...

What The Tech?! Christmas Special

10 Dec 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Investigator515 $0.17

It's a technology themed Christmas. As we've explored what the tech as a series, we've looked at the history of technology and how it shaped our world. In today's article, we'll be taking a look at 5 Christmas based website that can put some kick int...

Signals From The Cosmos: Detecting The Hydrogen Line

9 Dec 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.30

RTL-SDR hardware can be used to monitor the Hydrogen line.  As we explore the radio spectrum, we’ve typically focused on man made signals that are usually easy to detect. However given the propagation qualities of VHF & UHF signals, we typically find...

Radio Hackers: Monitor Mode Wi-Fi Cards

5 Dec 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.23

  The Advantages of a Promiscuous mode Wireless Card.  As we’ve begun our journey to exploring the radio spectrum, you might have noticed us refer to a few things consistently. There’s both software and hardware that’s used for a particular reason bu...

Eagle Eyes: Recognizing Disinformation In Media

3 Dec 2023 4 minute read 6 comments Investigator515 $0.30

In a world full of disinformation, it’s vital to understand how to establish authenticity. If you’re a user of social media, you won’t have to look far to find disinformation. And while some platforms make a genuine attemp...

What The Tech?! Jet Engines

30 Nov 2023 9 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.06

The introduction of Jet Engines ushered in a new era in aviation. In other articles, we’ve covered the history of navigation, looked at the development of communications and discussed the importance of mail liners to our early connected world. And wh...

Cracking the Code: Our New, Radio Based CTF Challenge

27 Nov 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.25

Make your learning fun with CTF style learning about RF topics. Learning is fun, but some days it can be tough. Providing interesting content is always a challenge, and if you’re on the learning side taking in all that new information can sometimes b...

Beyond The Surface: What Powers The F-35 Lightning II

26 Nov 2023 5 minute read 2 comments Investigator515 $0.25

Exploring the Tech within the World’s most prolific 5th Gen Fighter. If you were to say “controversial programs” in regards to the US in recent memory it’s a fair bet that a couple will be the first to come to mind. It could the the US Navy’s Littora...

Embedded Systems: Exploring Open Source Firmware

23 Nov 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.25

Open Source Firmware is great for re purposing embedded systems. If you’ve been on the internet for any period of time, like many folk you probably have received an abundance of routers, hardware and other useful bits and pieces to get your home onli...

BlueSky Social: The Potential Twitter Replacement.

20 Nov 2023 2 minute read 8 comments Investigator515 $0.16

Bluesky Social If you've been watching the decline of twitter / X recently, a question that's regularly asked is "what next"?. While the launch of Meta's Threads looked to be a viable contender for a while, the truth is that no one has been able to c...