The risk of human error remains the greatest liability to national security organizations. Our OSINT techniques blog series aims to educate users on how to navigate online safely and avoid traps, like a bugged website, set by bad actors.
A geolocation refers to the identification of an electronic device’s geographical location using certain technologies, like GPS. Once a device has been located, so can the individual who owns that device, as people usually keep their electronics in close proximity. Law enforcement investigators can use these geolocations to collect open...
Open source intelligence (OSINT) is considered publicly available information (PAI). OSINT, until the internet was introduced, included newspaper clippings and library resources. OSINT mediums are ever-changing, and therefore, collecting this information is both an art and a science. Finding the most effective and secure OSINT technologies have a lasting impact on investigations. Conveying the sentiment coined by William Gibson,...
If data is online information, then metadata is how this data is described. Metadata gives an overview of an item’s content.
Isolation: Defining a Fresh Approach to Cybersecurity Let’s face it. The 2017 cybersecurity reality is bleak, and the task of guarding cyber assets is increasingly difficult. Discover the four key trends to cybersecurity in 2017 and how to take a fresh approach. Download the IDC Technology Spotlight to learn more. An Isolated Web...
Open source internet data is readily available for the average online user to find and utilize. For law enforcement officials, the public web can provide invaluable information to help advance their investigations. Resources on the open internet contain data that could easily enhance current findings or assist in constructing an...
Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are supposed to provide consumers with a secure and easy-to-use way to traverse the internet—after all, “private” is right there in the name. But what if the information we provided to those services was not so private?
CAMOSINT operations rely on gaining and maintaining access to various social media platforms and other online spaces. Accordingly, proper MA practices are a key enabling factor for such operations. Even minor technical or behavioral missteps can unravel a CAMOSINT operation, and that’s what appeared to happen to the BS bloggers.
The consequence of employing poor managed attribution practices is exposure—exposure of your online activities, your professional affiliation, and, potentially your true identity.
As nationwide stay-at-home orders extend further into the spring, we’ve all had the extent of our creativity and adaptability tested. We’ve attended virtual happy hours (let’s be honest, not as fun as they were in March), whipped our coffee (tastes fine; worth the Instagram post), and baked bread (both sourdough and banana, not bragging). At this point, it’s clear that there are few...
