Case Study: Managed Attribution for OSINT Operations
Code Name Osian
Osian’s mission is to conduct online research, gathering OSINT to build a narrative about groups of interest. Prior to partnering with Ntrepid, Osian used several disparate solutions bridged together. Their analysts used dedicated standalone laptops operating outside the organization’s network to conduct mission operations. Those laptops connected to the internet over either a commercial internet connection or portable Wi-Fi hotspot. While the solution didn’t provide protection for the organization’s network and infrastructure, the methodology was also not effective at hiding the organization’s activity and the devices were vulnerable to malware and fingerprinting. The solution did not provide global IP diversity and exposed their actual location. They did not understand how to utilize the processes of managed attribution for OSINT during their operation. Reusing IP addresses for multiple investigations left suspicious signatures and led to an unacceptable level of blocking and misinformation.
The Ntrepid Solution: Managed Attribution for OSINT
Ntrepid responded to Osian’s mission challenges by deploying Nfusion and Timestream. This dual solution addresses Osian’s managed attribution, data organization, and collaboration requirements, allowing analysts to interact on
the internet discreetly, securely, and efficiently with an authentic signature.
Download the full case study to learn more about Osian’s mission, their challenges, and how Ntrepid used our managed attribution suite of solutions to satisfy their OSINT requirements.
