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OSINT Year in Review: How Open-Source Intelligence Became Core to Enterprise Risk in 2025

By Nico Dekens - aka "Dutch Osint Guy" | December 23, 2025

Open-source intelligence (OSINT) hit a tipping point in 2025. From a support function that was once the domain of a few specialists, it is now at the center of risk work for governments, enterprises, and investigative teams. This shift happened as teams began to treat open-source data as operational intelligence rather than background research. The […]

Unmasking a carder with OSINT

By Sandy M / February 19, 2020

Today, we will be exploring the world of carding a bit and following the path of a kid on his way to becoming a full-fledged carder.  I spent about an […]

Iran and OSINT Hunting for Fun & Profit.

By Sandy M / January 15, 2020

Today, I’m going to go on a very basic hunting adventure. Every so often, I do stuff like this for “fun”.  There’s no deep takeaway here –– just some basic […]

Timeline Analysis | Epstein Death Reported on 4Chan Before Announced

By Daniel Clemens / August 10, 2019

In my last entitled Illuminating Context with Timeline Analysis, I gave a rough sketch of the basics. In this post I will share a few specifics. The primary point to […]

Understanding Link Analysis and Using it in Investigations

By Daniel Clemens / June 21, 2018

I started using link analysis for investigations somewhere around 2009/2010 when we were developing the first version of SocialNet.  A longtime friend, Roelof from Paterva, shared his vision for a […]

Buckle up for Insight into Charming Kitten Cyberespionage Attacks

By Daniel Clemens / January 26, 2018

The horrors of cybercrime can make even the savviest tech person shudder. Much like an accident on the side of the road, however, we just can’t help rubbernecking. That’s why […]

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