Weekly Briefing 101220

ICYMI: It’s OSINT October at PursuitMag and PI Education! Here’s what’s new.

In this briefing, I’m just keeping you posted on the open-source wisdom we’re sharing all month — from the archives, on the podcast, and in next week’s free monthly webinar.

Don’t miss Robert Gardner’s fantastic piece on the power of public records — in which he recalls the olden days, when courthouse archives were housed in ancient crypts and protected by curses, phone directories were carved into stone tablets, and the yellow pages were etched in cuneiform. Also, there’s a joke about awls that comes full circle, so you’ll want to read until the end.

See also our newest episode of the Sound of Pursuit podcast, featuring David P. Weber, a CFE, attorney, PI and professor at Salisbury University. You’ll love his tales from decades in the trenches, investigating international money laundering, bank fraud, and pretty much all things fraudulent. We’ve posted the audio and transcript highlights here.

Next Thursday (10/22/20) at 11:30am CDT, don’t miss our conversation with OSINT intelligence analyst Emmanuelle Welch of French Connection Research. She’ll talk about all things OSINT and will offer detailed intel on the pros and cons of idiCORE, a relative newcomer to the database game (and our October sponsor). Click here to join the webinar.

And now, here’s the weekly briefing: