Hands-On OSINT: Investigative Tools for Cybersecurity and Threat Hunting

Presenter: Matt Ferrill and Ray Girdler
Description: Join cybersecurity experts Matt Ferrill and Ray Girdler for a dynamic session exploring practical Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools that can enhance your threat analysis and investigative workflows. This session will walk participants through real-world use cases of essential OSINT platforms such as VirusTotal, Whois, MXToolbox, and AbuseIPDB. Attendees will learn how to trace public IPs, analyze suspicious domains, inspect email headers, and conduct historical research on web infrastructure — all using free, web-based resources. Whether you're an incident responder, security analyst, or IT professional, you'll leave equipped with a toolkit of powerful OSINT capabilities to improve your detection and response efforts.