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


Airpower Upgrades: Assessing the F-16 as a Strategic Choice

15 Oct 2023 11 minute read 1 comment Investigator515 $0.16

  The F-16 is heading to Ukraine. Let’s look at it’s history. With multiple announcements of late that the F-16 is heading to Ukraine, we figured it was time to take a further dive into the platform and look at its history and what it can offer while...

Chat GPT: Prompts, Privacy & Plagiarism

9 Oct 2023 10 minute read 2 comments Investigator515 $0.78

Looking at some of the considerations around using GPT safely There’s no debating that in the last year, one of the biggest shifts around how we use technology in our day to day life was based around artificial intelligence. The implementation of AI...

Wallet Exploration: Whale Hunting & Blockchain Analysis

8 Oct 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.79

More useful blockchain analysis tools. In a recent article we spoke about using Arkham, an crypto intelligence platform using it’s own token. We mentioned how it, and other tools could be used to track whale wallets and other interesting transactions...

What the Tech?! The Transistor

1 Oct 2023 8 minute read 2 comments Investigator515 $0.45

The transistor ushered in the era of miniaturized electronics. As we’ve explored our What the Tech series, you might have noticed a familiar pattern within some of our articles. Namely the pattern where a device starts off as a large bulky item...

Software Defined Radio & Radio Hacking: Radio Direction Finding

25 Sep 2023 8 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.43

Discussing the Concept and Importance, of Radio Direction Finding In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the relevance of SDR in cyber security and other roles. Today’s article is Part Two of the series and is a focus on direction finding and Geoloc...

OSINT Unleashed: 5 More Tools for Cyber Investigators

24 Sep 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.66

We’re back with more essential tools for all investigators, both professional and hobbyists. In this article, we initially explored fundamental tools that were able to be be used for various purposes, being useful for enumeration of websites and sour...

The Millenium Bug: Surviving the Apocalypse that Never Was

18 Sep 2023 7 minute read 1 comment Investigator515 $0.55

The run to the year 2000 wasn’t all smooth sailing. In the news of late, there’s been word of a new bug that may effect us in 2038. Those of the younger generation may not realize that we’ve been on this horse before. In today’s...

What The Tech?! Instant Messaging

16 Sep 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.30

Instant Messaging services made mobile telegraphy available to the masses. With the invention of the early Telegraph paired with Morse code, we took the first steps towards our connected world. However as the Telegraph was replaced with more modern t...

SDR, The Radio Spectrum & The World Around Us

12 Sep 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.13

Part 3, A DIY ADS-B Flight Tracking Station.In parts One and Two of this series, we took a look at the Radio Spectrum, looked at the SDR dongle as a cheap RF receiver and looked at how to use a Raspberry Pi as a signals intelligence station. Today, w...

5 More Early Internet Viruses

10 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.85

We’re back with another look at some more interesting computer viruses.In this article we discussed some of the more famous computer viruses that caused chaos in the early days of the internet. In today’s article, we’ll be looking at 5 more that were...