OSINTSMITH
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Projects

Things I've built, run, or am currently working on. Most of it's free and open to anyone who wants to use it or participate.

Main Projects

Hacktoria

Since 2021

Free story-driven OSINT CTF platform. We build challenges with narrative that combine immersive storytelling with real investigation techniques.

SockSeed

Open Source

OSINT identity generation tool for creating synthetic identities for research, penetration testing, and CTF competitions.

OSINT Punk Con

Annual

Free online OSINT conference bringing together practitioners for knowledge sharing, workshops, and networking. No registration fees, no corporate agenda.

Volunteering

BSides Newcastle

CTF Lead Volunteer

Leading CTF operations and creating challenges for the cybersecurity community.

InfoSecBattleBots

CTF Lead Volunteer

Developing educational security challenges for participants.

Note on ethics

Everything I share publicly follows strict ethical guidelines. No proprietary methods from work get disclosed, no NDAs violated, and no commercial interests influence the content.