Hot off the heels of Part 1 of our social media OSINT series, this article turns from sources to practice. Social networks generate vast amounts of public information—posts, comments, videos, metadata, and social connections—but volume alone doesn’t create insight. Without tools built to collect, organize, and preserve...
Social media has become one of the most revealing environments for open-source intelligence. Every post, comment, tag, or shared image leaves traces that help investigators understand identity, behavior, relationships, and intent. Unlike static public records, social platforms capture real-time human activity, shaped by conversation, community dynamics, and cultural moments. This...
Open-source intelligence has become a critical part of modern security work. As online footprints expand across social platforms, forums, infrastructures, and public records, organizations rely on OSINT to make informed decisions—from fraud detection and cybersecurity to due diligence, threat monitoring, and corporate protection. This article breaks down how OSINT...
Open-source intelligence has exploded over the years, shifting from a niche capability into an indispensable component of modern security, fraud prevention, and investigative work. With attacks getting ever more targeted, digital ecosystems becoming more complex, and threat actors moving faster than ever, organizations can no longer rely on isolated searches...
Once a niche, high-security practice, personal background investigations are now an everyday necessity spanning multiple industries. Whether an organization is hiring a candidate, onboarding a contractor, reviewing a partner, or assessing risk before granting access, verifying who someone really is has become essential. And with everyone’s online activity now...
While open-source intelligence (OSINT) has become a core pillar of modern investigations, even the most skilled analyst can be limited by the tools they use. If the internet is an ocean of data, the OSINT toolkit is the vessel, sonar, and net that make it navigable. Manual collection is no...
