With so much of the world’s information living inside images—screenshots of messages, photos of documents, surveillance clips, and even social media posts with hidden location data—Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and computer vision have become cornerstones of modern intelligence work. And with the AI renaissance, the laborious manual...
When people think about iPhone security, they usually imagine theft—someone grabbing the device off a table or slipping it out of a pocket. But in the world of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), the real danger isn’t just losing the phone itself. It’s what can be seen, linked, or...
In today's digital landscape, anonymization is the threat actor’s cloak when carrying out illicit activities. For law enforcement agencies and cyber threat intelligence professionals alike, uncovering the real identities behind pseudonyms has become vital. But while many masks may seem airtight, with the right techniques, chinks can...
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) has become a core pillar of modern investigations. Yet the success of a given case depends not only on the analyst’s skill but also on the strength and synergy of their tools. If the internet is an ocean of data, the right OSINT toolkit is the...
As we navigate the shifting threat landscape of late 2024 and 2025, characterized by generative artificial intelligence, a splintering digital commons, and the blurring of online and physical risks, the role of Open-Source Intelligence is not just growing—it is transforming into the primary sensor for understanding our world. This...
It has a notorious reputation to be sure. Yet the common perception of the Dark Web purely as an arena for nefarious enterprise overlooks the double-edge nature of the beast. While its mix of anonymity and obfuscation does indeed make it a haven for fraudsters peddling fentanyl, stolen creds, and...
