Grey Dynamics10 Maalis 2023

Episode 26: OSINT and SOCMINT for Threat Intelligence with Jordan Ponath

Today I spoke with Jordan Ponath, senior intelligence analyst at Lockheed Martin, ex-US Marine, and self-described 'data geek'. Jordan leads a team constantly on the lookout for threats to his organization using OSINT and SOCMINT techniques. In this episode, we get into the tools he and his team use as well as unconventional routes into the sector.

You can find Jordan on:

We spoke about

Jordan’s background (1:34)
Having an unconventional background in intelligence (6:30)
The changes to TweetDeck (8:19)
How travelling affected Jordan (11:18)
What a day in Jordan’s team looks like and the tools they use (14:40)
What is the most fulfilling part of Jordan’s job? (24:13)
The importance of clear direction from leadership and understanding of OSINT’s limits (27:00)
What keeps Jordan up at night (31:48)
Advice to young aspiring analysts, those looking to switch careers, and organizations looking to build intelligence capability (33:50)
What Ahmed would have done differently as well as the importance of cyber and data in today's intelligence landscape (42:39)
Cultural recommendations (50:35)

Related Links:

The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!

Subscribe to Grey Dynamics

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(78)

Episode 37: Information Insurgencies, Energy Security and Great Power Competition with Drew Biemer

Today, I spoke to Drew Biemer, a strategic management, and communications professional with over two decades of experience in governmental, public, and civil affairs. Currently serving as the administ...

23 Kesä 202354min

Episode 36: Warzone Extraction, China vs Taiwan and Project Dynamo with Bryan Stern

Today, I spoke to Bryan Stern, who has 25 years of service focused on intelligence and special operations with the US. He specializes in counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, perso...

16 Kesä 20231h 29min

Episode 35: Australian Intelligence, Demystifying HUMINT and Mental Health with D.

Today I spoke to D., a former Military Intelligence operator from Australia. He has also worked in law enforcement and is currently doing contracted work. We spoke about his experience transitioning f...

9 Kesä 202342min

Episode 34: Canadian Intelligence, the ICC and Career Development with Kelly Wong

Today I spoke to Kelly Wong, a security analyst in the Canadian Senate. She has previously worked for multiple private intelligence firms and has interned at the International Criminal Courts. We disc...

2 Kesä 202347min

Episode 33: ISKP, Taliban Response and Violent Non-State Actors with Lucas Webber

Today I spoke with Lucas Webber, co-founder of Militant Wire, an organization focused on providing independent analysis of militant activity and armed conflict around the world. We discussed Russia's ...

12 Touko 202340min

Episode 32: Intelligence Tradecraft Week, Tools, Tips and Tricks

It is Intelligence Tradecraft Week here at Grey Dynamics, so for this week's episode we thought we'd round up the tools and tricks used by practitioners we've had on the podcast, in the real world. Th...

5 Touko 202338min

Episode 31: Russian Private Military Contractors in Ukraine with Alec Bertina

This week I spoke to Alec Bertina, a non-traditional security actor researcher, specialising on Russia security affairs. In this episode, we discussed the wild and confusing network of Russian private...

28 Huhti 202354min

Episode 30: Finland in NATO, UGVs and ChatGPT for Intelligence Analysts with Marcel Plichta

This week I caught up again with Marcel Plichta. Marcel is a member of the Grey Dynamics team, he is also a PhD candidate at St. Andrews and an Ex-DIA Analyst. We discussed the context of Finland's NA...

7 Huhti 20231h 6min