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Webscraping and OSINT: A Beginners Guide

14 Aug 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

If you’re new to OSINT or Cybersecurity, it may surprise you at how often web scraping is used.  In today’s piece on OSINT tools, we’ll be exploring web scraping. Web scraping is a powerful tool for collecting and analyzing data from websites. It can...

Web Navigation: The Epic First Browser War.

9 Aug 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

The battle between Netscape and Internet Explorer was an epic tale. The 1990’s. It was a time of dial up internet, floppy discs and the now iconic “you’ve got mail” from AOL. While we’ve navigated the dot com bubble before in our previous What the Te...

5 Computer Viruses from the Early Days of the Internet

30 Jul 2023 5 minute read 2 comments Investigator515

It took a while for bad actors to come on to the scene. While malware and other scams are all but accepted as part of the modern world, it hasn’t always been this way. In the early days of the internet, before smartphones proliferated it was a much c...

Unleashing The Hunters: A Historical Journey through the History of Wild Weasels.

29 May 2023 6 minute read 1 comment Investigator515

With the current status quo in Ukraine, and plenty of recent talk around the F-16 and it’s suitability for use in the current conflict, today we’ll take a historical look at the suppression of enemy air defense or SEAD missions in western doctrine. K...

Famous Military Blunders from the History Books

13 May 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

As a modern history fan, it’s always fascinating to learn about the triumphs and tragedies that have occurred throughout human history. Today, we’re going to delve into some of the most famous military blunders that have had a lasting impact on the w...

SDR The Radio Spectrum & The World around us. Part 2

22 Apr 2023 8 minute read 1 comment Investigator515

  We spoke in part one about how you’re able to use a raspberry pi and SDR to search for RF based signals around you. Given that in part 3 we will be starting to show you how to set up your own signals Intelligence / Collection station we thought th...

I dont care about privacy. I've got nothing to hide

26 Mar 2023 6 minute read 3 comments Investigator515

We love debunking propaganda. Its good for the soul. So with that said, we’ve decided to analyse a line from years gone by… “I don’t care about privacy. I’ve got nothing to hide”.   Despite much being lost to the passages of time, its believed that N...

OSINT. Oh What? How Open Source Intelligence Connects our World

24 Jan 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Investigator515

OSINT has become a bit of a buzzword, whilst becoming more blurred on whats actually classified as open source intelligence. Today we'll look quickly at some of the ways open source intelligence connects our world behind the scenes. First, lets get a...

The dangers of Password Reuse. As told by ChatGPT

22 Jan 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Investigator515

Today, we delegate. I asked chatGPT to talk to me about the dangers of password reuse hypothetically. Not a bad effort i thought. What do you think? Tell me in the comments Imagine that you're a hacker looking to gain access to someone's online accou...

Crypto Newbies: Things to consider when using Crypto

12 Aug 2023 10 minute read 2 comments Investigator515

Navigating the world of crypto can be daunting for newcomers.   Please note that experimenting with cryptocurrency can be risky, with prices fluctuating and plenty of scams in the field. No advice in this article should be taken as financial advice a...