Brand intelligence once focused on tracking mentions, measuring sentiment, and monitoring media coverage. That model worked when brand risk moved slowly and stayed mostly reputational. Today, brands operate inside fragmented digital ecosystems where impersonation, fraud, misinformation, counterfeit activity, and coordinated manipulation can emerge and scale in days. A brand is...
Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) exists to turn technical security signals into meaningful understanding of who is operating, how attacks evolve, and where real risk persists over time. Modern environments generate massive volumes of alerts and indicators, but detection alone rarely explains intent, coordination, or continuity. Without that context, organizations respond...
Cryptocurrency investigations have become a core function for law enforcement, compliance teams, and financial intelligence units. While blockchain networks offer unprecedented transparency, they also enable fraud, money laundering, and sanctions evasion at scale. As the crypto ecosystem expands across platforms and jurisdictions, the challenge has shifted. It is no longer...
Online brand protection has become a critical priority for organizations operating in digital environments. As brands expand across social media platforms, online marketplaces, app stores, and mobile apps, they are increasingly exposed to counterfeit goods, impersonation, and other digital threats that directly impact customer trust and revenue. What once relied...
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...
