Spotting the Signs: How Social Media and the Dark Web can Reveal Human Trafficking Activity
By: Amanda Blake and David Cook From 2012 to 2022, human trafficking convictions doubled, according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics. While this most likely indicates an increase in […]
Smart Security: Fighting Financial Fraud with Open Source Intelligence
Financial fraud is rising, with consumers losing over $10 billion in 2023. OSINT solutions help organizations detect threats, analyze patterns, and identify attackers, offering a proactive defense against emerging fraud trends.
How Does OSINT Make It Hard for Cybercriminals to Work?
OSINT leverages publicly available data from the surface, deep, and dark web to detect cyber threats, uncover cybercriminal activities, and enhance proactive defense. It aids in threat intelligence, exposing identities, and supporting law enforcement to disrupt malicious operations.
How Failing Faster Helps Catch Criminals: Exploring OSINT for Law Enforcement
In law enforcement, the ability to adapt quickly and learn from mistakes is crucial. This concept, often called “failing faster,” is not about accepting failure but about using it as […]
Geolocating Contraband Cell Phones in Prison
It is a federal crime for inmates to possess a cell phone in prison. The reasons are self-evident, but here’s a good example of why: in 2015, 9 inmates were […]
Navigating the Gray Zone: The Role of Open-Source Intelligence in Modern Conflict
Navigating the evolving gray zone of modern conflict, this post highlights the growing importance of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in addressing global threats, leveraging publicly available data, and adapting to irregular battlefields to protect security and ensure resilience.
The Rising Specter of Terrorism
The specter of terrorism looms large over the upcoming Paris Olympics. A string of arrests and charges surrounding the international event signify the hopeful grand target of would-be terrorists. Against […]
Words Matter: Open-Source Intelligence for the Private Sector
The military and intelligence community are run by strict sets of doctrine, authorities, regulations, instructions, directives… the list goes on – this is not the same for the private sector. […]
ShadowDragon Commentary: How to Scale Investigations Using Open-Source Intelligence
Recently, ShadowDragon CEO, dclemens, contributed an article to Security Management Magazine for their October 2023 organized crime issue. In the piece, he offers firsthand insights into how investigators can improve […]
OSINT Methods To Investigate Suspected AI Generated Content
The proliferation of content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is just beginning. Recent years haveseen online accounts, run by bots, create fake news articles, divisive social media posts, fraudulentproduct reviews, […]
You want to build a Platform? ..What Platform Should I use?
The echo’s of investors had started the buzz of the need for new investigative / intelligence platforms a great deal more than there had been in the past few years. […]
Becoming Dark Web Rambo
There’s a lot of mystery that surrounds the dark web–surprisingly, even in the information security space. I’ve met a huge swath of capable engineers and developers who can explain the […]