About Westside Virtual
Built by an OSINT Analyst for ICS Defenders.
Pamela Dean (OSC), a seasoned programmer, application developer and website designer, emerged in the field of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) while participating in AOL’s geopolitical forum boards in the late 90’s. She witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of inadequate intelligence sharing and the destructive forces of disinformation. Driven by a sense of righteousness and justice, she committed herself to learning geopolitics and improving her investigative practices, although at the time, she didn’t know that monitoring and collecting information was called OSINT. Over the years, she honed her cybersecurity skills, continued her online involvement in geopolitics, worked at the United Nations as an application developer, attended NYU’s School of Continuing Professional Studies where she earned her Information Systems Security certification, earned her Security+ and Network+ certifications, and in 2024, earned 10 OSINT CTF Achievement badges from Hacktoria, and earned five OSINT Achievement badges from KASE Scenarios. In January 2025, Pam Dean became Open-Source Certified, of which she is most proud. She is the editor and owner of hacktress.com, has collaborated with different people on various social media platforms, wrote and contributed to various blogs, while developing websites for non-profits and fighting injustice online in various capacities. Except for the nearly four years she was employed at the United Nations, her personal efforts to defend the oppressed have underscored for her the critical role of OSINT in safeguarding the civilized world. “I envision a world where goodness triumphs over evil, and I am committed to contributing to that vision by spreading kindness and knowledge wherever I can. And if that entails inspiring positive change even among those who have acted negatively, I am willing to embrace that challenge.” – Pamela Dean (OSC), OSINT Analyst
What We Cover
We aggregate ICS/OT threat data from authoritative sources and deliver it in formats analysts can use immediately.
The Story
OSINT analysts spend hours tracking threats, monitoring feeds, and piecing together intelligence.
As we work to stay informed on critical infrastructure threats, we hit the same wall every analyst and defender faces: too many sources, too little time.
CISA advisories. Vendor patches. Security blogs. Infrastructure incidents. Threat group TTPs. They're all critical but they're also everywhere.
We find ourselves spending hours each day hunting across dozens of sites, trying to answer basic questions:
- What zero-days dropped today?
- Which threat groups are active?
- Are there new sabotage events we should know about?
- What network outages might signal something bigger?
Why It Matters
ICS and OT networks control energy grids, water systems, manufacturing lines, and transportation—infrastructure that cannot afford uncertainty. Yet most threat feeds are written for IT defenders, leaving OT operators to translate advisories on their own.
ICS Dossier™ bridges that divide. Each alert connects cyber events to their operational impact: which PLCs are affected, what vendor released patches, and what field engineers can do about it.
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Whether you're a solo analyst, a SOC lead, or a plant engineer, you deserve intelligence that speaks your language.