Category: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
About Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Anyone with finance and contacts can build a team to perform Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). Governments use OSINT teams to spy on friendly nations, industry spies on competitors, criminals spy on any of us.
With OSINT it’s possible to find people’s postings and contributions online, newspaper references, their social media networks, email addresses, usernames, telephone number, address, imagery of their home, vehicle rental records, pictures and videos, the websites they own, company positions, criminal records, and if you know someone’s unique bitcoin address then all their financial transactions are visible.
References
Open Source Intelligence Techniques, Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information, 7th edition, by Michael Bazzell. IntelTechniques.com, 2019.
Social Engineering, The Science of Human Hacking, 2nd edition, by Christopher Hadnagy, Wiley, June 2018. See also social-engineer.com
Stories and commentary
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Intelligence research specialist jobs – 14 tips for survival
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Intelligence agencies – shed the introverted thinking
Intelligence agencies have introverted thinking. They adapt to new threats & technology, but their attitudes are a danger to themselves, the public and peace.
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Intelligence challenges: hidden agendas in the secret state
Intelligence processes were introduced for the State to gain advantage over its adversaries. But states have hidden agendas, including against their own people.
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Paranoia – a 2-page story of work overload and OSINT
The paranoia was returning. Isabelle’s head throbbed with pain and her eyes were loosing their focus. She had too many types of intelligence feed to research.