In today's digital age, social media platforms serve as vast repositories of personal and historical data, each click and post chronicling our lives in the digital ether. The urgency to preserve this invaluable digital footprint is essential for a multitude of reasons, including legal compliance, personal memory preservation, and conducting historical research. This presentation offers an opportunity to delve into the critical skill of gathering and capturing information from social media pages efficiently, reducing exposure, and ensuring the preservation of all necessary metadata. Further, these crucial techniques should be accessible to all, not limited by financial constraints which is why all tools shown will be free of cost. The speaker will introduce a structured methodology for dumping and preserving the content of social media accounts, ensuring that critical information, posts, and media are archived effectively, and with no cost.
The methodology that will be proposed is in three phases:
1. Data Collection
2. Automated Download
3. Data Preservation
By the end of this presentation, participants will gain:
A structured methodology for dumping and preserving social media content.
In-depth knowledge of free tools and resources for data collection and automation.
Expertise in data preservation techniques that ensure the longevity of archives.
A strong foundation for leveraging OSINT for a wide range of applications, from investigations to research.
This presentation is a must-attend for anyone involved in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), whether a seasoned investigator, researcher, or novice looking to harness the power of social media data. The practical approach to using free tools levels the playing field, making OSINT accessible to all.
SANS Open-Source Intelligence Summit 2024
Maximizing Social Media Data Extraction: Dumping and Preserving Content for OSINT
Megan Munoz, Founder, DataPoint Intelligence Training & Solutions
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