Have you happened upon ChatGPT? It’s likely that when you first give it a try, you’ll imagine yourself delivering in record time those business strategies and research reports that your boss has been asking for. But, always consider the risks when using a new online research tool.
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,...
Challenges for Law Enforcement Agents Using Stand-Alone Laptops The internet of things (IoT) is now part of virtually all investigations, bringing significant new complexity to gathering evidence or conducting undercover activity especially when using stand-alone laptop methods. Consequently, internet-based investigations create a whole new category of risks. Not unlike detectives who...
Mobile devices have simplified how users access web-based services. Smartphone owners have a constant connection to the internet in their pockets, and this connection is available to hundreds of millions of people that don’t have access to standard computers or home internet services. More apps, such as Instagram and TikTok, are being created on mobile first before being...
The consequence of employing poor managed attribution practices is exposure—exposure of your online activities, your professional affiliation, and, potentially your true identity.
Transforming open source data into intelligence, or OSINT, has become increasingly complex over the last decade. Although more open sources are available to operators, the dramatic increase of false information and adversarial counter attacks online have made the collection of data an even more tedious process. Known as the OSINT...
Tracking links are helpful to improve your marketing campaign or increase traffic to your website. But they can also have serious implications for your managed attribution—whether you click on them or you create them.
The internet has become an incredibly visual medium. Faces are everywhere online, particularly in social media. But, if you are trying to go online under an alias, faces can create a major problem.
Facebook's Off-Facebook privacy tool will allow users to clear their browsing history and “disconnect” their profile from the information Facebook gathers while they browse online. But what does this really mean, and is Facebook really shut out from all your data?
The Ntrepid Nsight Series is a new product line from Ntrepid Academy. Each Nsight paper will examine real world case studies to highlight the managed attribution (MA) and operational security (OPSEC) lessons learned that you need to consider as you operate online.
