How it all began. It’s an interesting story.
A long time ago in a bar far, far away…
A policeman and a hacker walk into a bar. Well, the joke can go a variety of ways from here. Luckily it was no joke, and since you’re on this site and still reading, you can surmise the two found common ground. The policeman was not much of a hacker but was willing to learn, and the hacker was not a fan of rules or government regulations, you know, “the law”.
They had both been at a conference, let’s just call it “A K0n”, and both liked trivia contests and showing off how smart they were (back then Buzztime had two meanings). A few rounds later (games and drinks), and a few laughs later, they had an idea of how to work together. Nothing official, just sharing ideas.
A seed is planted
From there a seed was planted. Today NobleNerds has evolved into a community of investigators, detectives, analysts, prosecutors, IT professionals, pentesters and hackers (white, grey and semi-reformed black hats), to name a few, all using their unique skills to further actual investigations.
Other organisations have formed organically with similar good intentions. A tip of the hat to Trace Labs.
Struggles and challenges
Balancing chain of evidence and judicial review, we are incorporating crowd-sourcing into investigations to bridge the gap between the public and private sectors for a common good. As they say, tech for good.
We invite you to join us by taking part in a pre-registered capture-the-flag (CTF) event. To get started, simply join the community to be kept informed of events, conferences and OSINT news.
We look forward to you joining and participating. Yes, participating: adding your ideas and creativity to solve problems is what we are all about. This is your community and you have a place here. See you on the other side.