Open Source Intelligence

Why Natural Language Processing Is Crucial for Open-Source Intelligence Analysts
As the volume of data continues to grow, it's important to have tools that can help derive meaningful insights from this data. Natural language processing (NLP) is one such tool that's becoming ...

OSINT APIs for Mere Mortals
When it comes to OSINT research, APIs can be mightily helpful. Here are three ways to create custom capabilities using APIs without much programming experience. The post OSINT APIs for Mere Mortals ...

OSINT Tools Library
A constantly updated list of OSINT tools and techniques from across the open-source intelligence community, curated by Flashpoint The post OSINT Tools Library appeared first on Flashpoint ...
The Benefits of Sock Puppets in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
A Sock Puppet is fake persona, or an alternative online identity used to collect and investigate open-source information on a target. The post The Benefits of Sock Puppets in Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) ...

What Is Open Source Intelligence: The Importance of OSINT in Your Organization’s Threat Landscape
Open-source intelligence, or OSINT, refers to the process of gathering information from public, legal data sources to serve a specific function. Some open sources might include social media, blogs, news, and the ...

What Is Open Source Intelligence: The Importance of OSINT in Your Organization’s Threat Landscape
Open-source intelligence, or OSINT, refers to the process of gathering information from public, legal data sources to serve a specific function. Some open sources might include social media, blogs, news, and the ...

What is Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)?
What is OSINT? In “Breaking the Kill Chain: A Defensive Approach,” we took a look at the seven steps an attacker generally goes through in… The post What is Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)? ...

Home Is Where the Hack Is
Virtual home tours and posting pictures of your house put you at risk from bad actors. Learn more in our blog, "Home Is Where the Hack Is." The post Home Is Where ...

Social-Engineer Newsletter Vol 09 – Issue 116
In This Issue: "A Beginner's Insight Into Vishing." How can someone become a successful visher? Social-Engineer recently hired two team members who have been accumulating tremendous success. We interviewed them and we ...

Assess Your Risks
We talk a lot about phishing, vishing, smishing, and impersonation here at SECOM, and there is a good reason for that. Those are the primary services we provide as a company for ...