Thank you to everyone in the community! Today we're 67 members strong 🎉. With the OSINT 101 series coming next week, we’re just getting started. Obviously, the best is yet to come 🚀. For the past weeks, I’ve been working on the website to make sure you’ll have the best resources at your disposal, both while following the courses and during your own investigations. You can always visit: https://www.cultrodistro.com/

Scams are rising fast. Not just more scams. Smarter, AI-powered, and massively scaled scams. Add to that how accessible hardware has become: - Tools like Flipper Zero, Kode Dot, and Raspberry Pi - Cheap, portable, and increasingly powerful - Capable of probing Wi-Fi networks, IoT devices, and weak security setups If your password is easy to guess, reused, or already leaked, you’re an easy target. 👉 2026 is not a good year to have a bad password. What you should do starting NOW, if you haven’t already: - Use long, unique passwords (minimum 14–16 characters) - Never reuse passwords across services - Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) everywhere it’s available - Prefer app-based MFA or hardware keys over SMS Useful tools - 🔎 Password strength checker:https://2ip.io/passcheck/(Test strength — never reuse real passwords you still rely on) - 🔐 Password generator:https://us.norton.com/feature/password-generator(Generate strong, random passwords instantly) Strong OPSEC starts with strong credentials. Good luck with the OPSEC 101 course! and stay safe. 🛡️

The OSINT 101 Series will go live later this month during the holidays. You’ll learn how to investigate safely, responsibly, and with the right methodology. The series includes: - OSINT Basics - Anonymity & Privacy - Image Investigations (already live) - Social Media OSINT - GEO-OSINT - Website & Domain OSINT - Corporate & Compliance OSINT And to everyone who already joined the OSINT Detective Skool: Thank you, for being part of this group early on. Your support means a lot, and you’re helping build the foundation of something that means alot to me.

The Netherlands is the most OSINT-friendly country in the world. And now also one of the easiest countries in the world to investigate. Why? Because everything is structured, standardized, and publicly documented. I made a page and a couple sub pages of resources where I cover nearly every public register or starting point. https://www.cultrodistro.com/nederland The subpages cover Anti Money Laundering-Compliance, Politically Exposed Persons and Governance. Due to the original Dutch names of the registers, the page appears Dutch. Use your browser to translate if necessary. 📚 1. Public Registers Everywhere The country runs on high-quality public data: - Basic Registries (addresses, buildings, land, companies, property value) - Chamber of Commerce (companies, foundations, political parties) - RDW vehicle data - BIG medical register - Financial regulators (AFM, DNB) These form the national OSINT backbone. 🏯 2. Clear Government Layers Dutch governance is simple and consistent: National → Provinces → Municipalities → Water Authorities → Agencies Each layer publishes decisions, subsidies, and FOIA releases (Woo). 🚰 3. Extreme Transparency Council documents, open-data portals, spatial plans — the Netherlands documents everything. If you know where to look, you can map entire ecosystems in minutes. 🙏 4. Start With Yourself First check what the system exposes about you: business data, vehicles, land records, property, registrations. Understand your own footprint → you understand everyone’s.