OSINT and the People Who Perform It
This blog focuses on some of the major types of OSINT users, including government users, business users, cybersecurity professionals, investigative journalists, and academic researchers.
07Nov
Understanding and Identifying Misinformation
Misinformation is incorrect or misleading information, that people spread without the intent to mislead. The concept of misinformation is not new.
30May
Geospatial OSINT: Data Behind the Images
Geospatial metadata can help OSINT researchers see patterns of change over time, distance and proximity relationships, identify the validity of photos versus deepfakes, and pinpoint the precise location of an object or person of interest.
28Apr
Mitigating AI Bias
In the OSINT community—a shift in technology has amplified the speed and capacity at which information can be gathered: Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI can gather OSINT 24x7 without stopping to sleep or take a coffee break, like their human OSINT operator counterparts.
27Mar
A Sea of Difference: How Cognitive Bias Impacts OSINT
OSINT researchers start out with inherent sets of bias. A bias is any deviation from the truth that can cause false conclusions. It is important to understand what bias is and how it can impact your OSINT results.
28Sep
Clubhouse: Drop In and Speak Your Mind
Clubhouse is an audio-based social app, originally built like an exclusive club, accessible on an iPhone by invite only. Today, by simply downloading the app on a mobile device and creating a free account, users can mix and mingle as they choose.
27Jul
Platform Rate Limits: Effects on OSINT Missions
What Is a Rate Limit? A rate limit is a restriction that websites use to limit the number of requests on a web server that a person can make over a specific time period. These websites will implement session- and IP-based limits to control the number of requests made to a...
24May
Your Signature Is Everything
Every time you go online, you leave behind traces of yourself. This can include things like the browser you’re using, your IP address, and the posts you make on social media platforms. These traces combine to create your signature.
22Apr
OSINT Techniques: Discovering Deepfakes
Surely, you’ve run across outlandish videos on the internet that have utilized what’s known as the human image synthesis technique, or Deepfakes. Deepfake software allows users to swap out faces using AI. Although some are hilarious and some are just creepy, the threat of what deepfakes videos are capable of...
25Mar
OSINT Techniques Series: Avoiding the Bugged Website
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.