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.
09Aug
Top Five Tips for Selecting OSINT Tools
There are so many OSINT tools available online and a myriad of considerations and decisions to make. From web browsers to managed attribution (MA) platforms, free and paid-for solutions, or those that require setting up an account. The number of options can be overwhelming and the choice for tools is...
11Jul
OSINT Market Expects Massive Growth
A lot can change for people over the course of a decade—and the same holds true for the OSINT market: it’s on the precipice of a major period of growth and expansion. A recent report shows the OSINT market is currently valued at $6.25 billion in 2023 and projected to...
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.
21Jan
ChatGPT – Take It or Leave It
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.
27Oct
Live Deepfakes: Calls From the Near-Human
Deepfake advancements are making it increasingly difficult to trust someone’s word, much less your own eyes. The newest development in the deepfake industry is the real-time deepfake, where a live virtual call could be presented by a false, digitized version of an authentic person.
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...