How to Verify and Trust Social Media for Security Operations

Social media and open-source intelligence (OSINT) are powering an increasing amount of real-time alerting and decision making in today's corporate security teams. Despite the growing importance of these real-time signals, many teams aren't leveraging OSINT, or avoiding misleading information pitfalls, as much as they could be. Join us for a samdesk-lead practical session and learn how to make sense of OSINT in real-time, build verification processes, and boost your ability to make confident decisions in high-pressure environments. Topics Included: Incident verification Corroborating an incident location and details with OSINT Open-source tools you need on the job Spotting misinformation And more!

After attending this presentation, you will understand:

• How to assess the validity of a crisis event in real time
• How to spot reliable sources online How to use quick searches and lists to get eye-witness accounts
• How to approach content verification - understanding where and when
• How to makes sense of the conversations developing online
• Spotting fake accounts and bots Assessing deep fakes, cheap fakes and misinformation
• How to efficiently monitor an ongoing event
• Tips for to organizing a crisis-response team

Credit Information

Completion of this webinar is eligible for 1 CPE credit. CPE credits for ASIS-sponsored webinars will be updated in your user profile within 48 hours of completion. Self-reporting of CPE credits is not required.

Presenters*

Louise Tierney

Louise Tierny, SVP of Alerts and Data at samdesk, leads a team of data and intelligence analysts utilizing proprietary AI to deliver high quality breaking news alerts. She boasts an in-depth background in journalism, monitoring social media for breaking news, viral videos and emerging trends, and was recently shortlisted for the Future Star: Tech for Good Award in 2019 and 2020.

Peadar Grogan

Peadar Grogan, Head of Real-Time Coverage at samdesk, is a respected editor, researcher and breaking news veteran. Previously at Storyful, his OSINT analysis contributed to the work of leading global news brands and social media platforms. *Note: Speakers and content are subject to change without notice.