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OSINT Live Speaker Spotlight: Steven Harris

Steven Harris will speaking at this year’s OSINT Live and will be sharing some of his OSINT wisdom. In this article, we're shining the spotlight on Steven to enable attendees to learn more about Steven and the topic he's presenting at OSINT Live.

Who is Steven Harris?

Steven Harris is an open source intelligence (OSINT) specialist at QOMPLX, a data analytics and cyber security company, where he uses his expertise to identify security and business risks that his clients face and then helps them reduce their risk exposure. With a background as a detective, as crimes such as ransomware became more prominent Steven specialized in cybercrime. In his career, he received several commendations for catching groups of cyber criminals and improving the way that law enforcement responds to security vulnerability disclosures. He believes that open source investigation skills combine well with cyber security and considers it a great privilege to work in this field.

 

What will Steven be speaking about?

Steven will be presenting 'Using OSINT To Investigate Criminal Websites'.

Understanding how criminals use the internet to commit fraud and other cyber crimes is an essential skill for investigators, but navigating web infrastructure and making the links between a website and offline entities can be difficult.
During his session, Steven will walk the audience through some real-life examples of techniques for website investigation, with practical tips to help researchers improve their web sleuthing skills.

OSINT Live is a free, full day, training and educational event, taking place on September 15th, 9 AM - 5:30 PM ET. To register for OSINT Live and Steven's session, head over to https://www.skopenow.com/osint-live.