Recon Village·35 min
Andrew Hay
Apply graph theory and network analysis to OSINT data for uncovering relationships, detecting patterns, and mapping organizational structures.
DEF CON 25/Recon Village across years
Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas · 3-6 August 2017 · 16 talks
Recon Village at DEF CON 25 covers reconnaissance and OSINT techniques for information gathering, asset discovery, and attack surface mapping. The 15 talks explore social media analysis, domain discovery, source code research, and practical OSINT methodologies.
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Recon Village·35 min
Andrew Hay
Apply graph theory and network analysis to OSINT data for uncovering relationships, detecting patterns, and mapping organizational structures.
Recon Village·31 min
Jonathan Cran
Jonathan Cran demonstrates using open-source Intrigue Core for automated external asset discovery and attack surface mapping.
Recon Village·42 min
Anthony Russell
Building custom search indices and databases for targeted OSINT—creating specialized search engines for criminal or organizational intelligence.
Recon Village·11 min
Dakota Nelson
Total Recall tool and techniques for comprehensive social media reconnaissance and data extraction from public profiles.
Recon Village·19 min
Kunal Aggarwal
DataSploit—an open-source tool for automating OSINT tasks including domain analysis, email tracking, and data collection.
Recon Village·19 min
Tyler Rorabaugh
Automate OSINT reconnaissance and digital forensics through orchestration tools that streamline attack surface discovery.
Recon Village·29 min
Inbar Raz
OSINT techniques using dating apps like Tinder for intelligence gathering, profiling, and reconnaissance operations.
Recon Village·42 min
Jason Haddix
Comprehensive domain discovery and asset enumeration techniques for expanding attack surface and identifying hidden organizational infrastructure.
Recon Village·38 min
Leah Figueroa
Explore OSINT vulnerabilities in higher education systems and how institutions' public data can be exploited to profile students and staff.
Recon Village·21 min
Guillermo Buendia, Yael Esquivel
Large-scale Facebook OSINT techniques for bulk intelligence gathering, account enumeration, and relationship mapping.
Recon Village·35 min
Tracy Maleeff
Comprehensive OSINT techniques for extracting intelligence from Twitter, including metadata analysis, account tracking, and network mapping.
Recon Village·44 min
Shane MacDougal
Keynote vision for the evolving landscape of reconnaissance—emerging tools, techniques, and methodologies shaping the future of OSINT.
Recon Village·43 min
Simon Roses
OSINT techniques for tracking developers, analyzing public source code, and identifying sensitive information exposed in repositories.
Recon Village·29 min
Abhijeth Dugginapeddi
Combining robust reconnaissance techniques with bug bounty hunting to maximize finding and reporting vulnerabilities at scale.
Recon Village·15 min
Mikhail Sasonkin
Mobile-focused OSINT techniques for tracking individuals and organizations through mobile devices and location data.