Cybercrime Forums: Investigation and Intelligence Gathering
Learn From Cybersecurity Experts
Feb 25, 2025
11AM - 1 PM (ET)
Beginner, Intermediate
& Expert
Online
Earn a CPE credit towards security certifications
Key Topics
Forum structure overview
Cybercrime Group dynamics
Automated monitoring & data collection methods
Threat actor profiling through forum activity
Safe investigation techniques and OPSEC considerations
What key topics will be covered
Abstract of the Training
Cybercrime forums serve as crucial infrastructure for criminal operations, offering a welcoming environment for communication, collaboration, and commerce among threat actors. Simply scrolling around these forums offers unique insights into threat actor behavior and capabilities. This technical workshop explores the current forum ecosystem, as well as methodologies analyzing threat actor activity, and effectively gathering intelligence from these platforms.
The workshop includes live demonstrations of forum investigation techniques, with an emphasis on operational security.
Meet Your Instructor
Nick Ascoli
Director of Product Strategy
Nick Ascoli is the Director of Product Strategy at Flare and an experienced threat researcher who is recognized for his expertise in data leaks, reconnaissance and detection engineering. Nick is an active member of the cybersecurity community contributing to open-source projects, hosting a cybercrime news show "Leaky Weekly", and appearing on podcasts like Cyberwire and Simply Cyber as well as speaking at conferences like GrrCON, B-Sides, DEFCON Villages and SANS, among others.
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New Skills Learner Would Gain
The landscape and history of cybercrime forums
Setting up secure investigation environments
Implementing automated collection mechanisms
Analyzing forum dynamics and relationships
Extracting actionable intelligence