It’s usually better to learn something through practice than in theory. And this is why we decided to devote our next webinar to one specific case, where we demonstrate how OSINT tools were crucial to the success of an investigation into international money laundering. Join us on Friday, 22...
In May Social Links put on a webinar devoted to the effectiveness of Steam as an OSINT resource. Well, we have a superb sequel lined up for you! Continuing the theme of open-source intelligence and the gaming sphere, our next webinar will focus on combating extremism on Discord. Join us...
As digitization spills into almost every nook of our everyday life, developers are hard at work, churning out AI algorithms on industrial levels to address any UX inconvenience you’d care to imagine. With reverse image searches and text analyses now at the fingertips of anyone with a smartphone, it...
When OSINT began life in the 1940s, the ‘open data’ under scrutiny was limited to media such as newspapers and radio broadcasts. But in the advent of the internet – and social media in particular – the sheer variety and volume of information pouring into the public domain has been staggering. Yet,...
The open-source intelligence industry is booming, and with that comes a load of great employment opportunities for folks of different specialisms and all levels of experience. Noticing that there was a real need for a platform to connect people and potential jobs, we decided to create one ourselves. We have...
As its name suggests, open-source intelligence has its roots in interstate reconnaissance. Emerging during WWII, OSINT techniques were initially adopted for military intelligence by the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) – now the CIA – in an attempt to discern enemy strategies and objectives through the detailed study of newspapers, magazines,...
