Matt Edmondson

Alongside his current role as Principal at Argelius Labs, Matt Edmondson is a SANS Senior Instructor and author of SEC497: Practical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and SEC587: Advanced Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Gathering and Analysis. He has been doing OSINT professionally for the past decade. According to Matt, having learned his OSINT skills as an adult already in the workforce rather than through formal education, makes him a better teacher. “I remember the fear and pain points that I hit learning this stuff,” he says, noting that he can help others get past that.

“I never went to school for subjects like digital forensics and OSINT and have learned them as an adult in the workforce. I’ve failed before and I’ll fail again, but I just keep trying to improve and grow.” That underpins his key message to students: It is not how many you win, it’s how many you show up for.