Tag: Open Source Intelligence
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Trace Labs OSINT Virtual Machine: December 2025 Release Assessment
This report evaluates the December 2025 release of the Trace Labs OSINT Virtual Machine (VM) and its application in the field of online investigation.
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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Past to Present
The world of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has undergone a profound transformation since the beginning of the 21st century and the affirmation of the Internet. What are the current challenges and trends?
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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in Russia: Online Course on 13 September 2025
“OSINT in Russia” is a specialised, advanced training course designed for intelligence professionals, analysts, investigative journalists, compliance officers, and researchers working with Russian-language sources and data from the post-Soviet space.
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Telegram OSINT Channels Blockades and WhatsApp Disruptions in Russia: Why Matters?
This report examines the temporary suspension of multiple OSINT Telegram channels, with a focus on those affiliated with Ukraine, alongside the disruption of various Telegram and WhatsApp accounts, and assesses the resulting geopolitical and intelligence implications.
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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Corporate Intelligence
This report aims to assess the role of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) within the broader discipline of Corporate Intelligence (CI), evaluating its critical value, current applications, and future opportunities. The report stresses that private and public institutions must integrate OSINT into their corporate intelligence to maintain agility, resilience, and competitiveness.
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OSINT: Useful Practices for Deep and Dark Web Intelligence Collection
This report explains the useful ways to gather information from the deep and dark web, focusing on how this helps fight terrorism and cybercrime. It addresses definitions, strategic considerations, legal frameworks, operational security, and technical tools utilised in dark web investigations.
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The Future of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT): Market Growth, AI Integration, and Strategic Applications (2025-2034)
This report analyses the Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) market, highlighting its rapid expansion because of increasing cybersecurity threats, AI-driven intelligence solutions, and the growing reliance on publicly available data for decision-making.
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15 March 2025: Online Course “OSINT for the Russian-Speaking World”
On Saturday, March 15th, 2025, SpecialEurasia organises the online course in “OSINT in the Russian-speaking World” designed for professionals, researchers, analysts, and investigators aiming to enhance their ability to work with Russian-language sources
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Report Writing for Intelligence
Effective intelligence reporting needs precise and unambiguous presentations of facts, analysis, and recommendations. Analysts must ensure reports focus on the needs of decision-makers, tailor their content and structure them for rapid understanding. This analysis examines the key principles for crafting actionable and relevant intelligence reports.
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Online Course “OSINT for the Russian-Speaking World”, December 14th, 2024
SpecialEurasia organises the online course “OSINT in the Russian-speaking world,” scheduled for Saturday, December 14th, 2024, from 09.00 to 13.00 CET.
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OSINT in the Middle East and the Arab World: Some Useful Tools (Video)
In this report, we present a few practical suggestions and OSINT tools to aid analysts in navigating difficulties related to their investigation about the Middle East and the Arab world, especially when they lack fluency in the region’s primary languages such as Arabic and Persian.
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Osintracker: Optimising Open-Source Intelligence Gathering
Identifying suitable tools to support their daily routines is a core competency for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) analysts. For analysts seeking to expedite and organise their investigations, while simultaneously facilitating efficient data analysis and review, Osintracker presents an interesting solution.
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Leveraging Open Source Intelligence in Cybersecurity
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) serves as a cornerstone in modern cybersecurity, providing invaluable insights into potential threats and vulnerabilities. In this report, we delve into the wide range of applications of OSINT in cybersecurity, such as penetration testing, red teaming, digital forensics, and threat intelligence.
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OSINT and Mind Mapping: 5 Interesting Tools
This comprehensive report delves into the intersection of OSINT and Mind Mapping, shedding light on the symbiotic relationship between these two methodologies. Furthermore, it extends its scope to examine a selection of five noteworthy Mind Mapping tools or software applications.
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Illicit Fentanyl: A Geopolitical and Open Source Analysis
This report endeavours to analyse the issue of the illegal fentanyl market proliferation in the United States and North America, aiming to delineate its primary facets pertaining to geopolitics and security. Additionally, this work strives, through various Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigative methodologies, to demonstrate the ease with which fentanyl consumers and buyers can access this substance by leveraging the Dark Web and cryptocurrencies
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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and AML/CFT: 15 Useful Tools
OSINT plays a pivotal role in AML/CFT efforts because of its ability to harness publicly available information to uncover hidden connections and patterns within financial transactions. Let’s see some useful OSINT tools which can support the work of AML/CFT analyst.
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OSINT Report: Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis, Armenophobia and the so-called ‘Azerbaijani Telegram Channels’ in Russian language
Our OSINT report shows that a segment of Azerbaijani society or Azeri Diaspora in the post-Soviet space on different Telegram channels in Russian language exhibits pronounced sentiments of Armenophobia, manifesting in a discernible hostility towards Armenians in occasion of the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis.
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Cracking the Code on Cybersecurity: OSINT Techniques
The ubiquitous presence of technology characterises the current digital age, making it imperative to recognise the crucial role cybersecurity plays. One potent tool in the cybersecurity arsenal is OSINT, a collection of techniques that involve researching from publicly available sources.
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Open Source Intelligence: A Valuable Tool for Competitive Intelligence
To acquire a competitive edge, entrepreneurs must have access to timely and relevant information about their rivals, industry trends, and market dynamics. In this context, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) emerges as a valuable tool for competitive intelligence.
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The Importance and Benefits of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in Geopolitical Assessments
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is a crucial aspect of modern-day geopolitics because it provides timely and accurate information to inform decision-making processes. By leveraging various open sources such as social media, news outlets, and other publicly available data, intelligence agencies can detect emerging trends and patterns in all aspects of life, including political, economic, social and technological domains.
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Corso online in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) e Geopolitica per il giornalismo investigativo a maggio 2022
SpecialEurasia e il Centro Studi Roma 3000 presentano l’edizione congiunta del corso di formazione operativa dedicato all’Open Source Intelligence e alla geopolitica per il giornalismo investigativo il cui obiettivo è quello di fornire le necessarie e fondamentali conoscenze per condurre un’analisi delle fonti aperte e supportare il processo di conoscenza del rischio geopolitico e la redazione di report e articoli.
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Corso online in Open Source Intelligence e Geopolitica a marzo 2022
SpecialEurasia, il Centro Studi Roma 3000 e ASRIE Analytica presentano l’edizione congiunta del corso di formazione operativa dedicato all’Open Source Intelligence e alla geopolitica il cui obiettivo è quello di fornire le necessarie e fondamentali conoscenze per condurre un’analisi delle fonti aperte e supportare il processo di conoscenza del rischio geopolitico.
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Corso online in Open Source Intelligence e Geopolitica
SpecialEurasia in collaborazione con il Centro Studi Roma 3000 organizzerà il Corso di formazione online in Open Source Intelligence & Geopolitica il cui obiettivo è quello di introdurre i partecipanti al mondo dell’Analisi delle Fonti Aperte applicata alla geopolitica, fornire nozioni di natura teorica accompagnate da esercitazioni pratiche e casi studio mirati.
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Laplace’s Demon: the Russian solution for Open Source Intelligence
Laplace’s Demon is the Russian solution in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) adopted to contrast phenomena such as terrorism, radicalization, criminal activities or monitor brand reputation, inter-ethnic conflicts and economic trends.
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OSINT: quantità, qualità delle informazioni e strumenti utili
In un mondo ricco di informazioni e di fake news l’analista di Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) deve affrontare quotidianamente la sfida nel comprendere quali fonti, dati e informazioni sono utili per il proprio lavoro e attraverso quali strumenti è possibile ricavarli. Anche se le soluzioni a pagamento sono diverse e di qualità elevata, è possibile impostare […]
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Il Text Mining e la sua importanza nell’OSINT
Il mondo del World Wide Web è in continua espansione ed i dati raccolti al suo interno sono innumerevoli e svariati. E’ possibile dire che oramai la quantità di informazioni presenti sul Web è tale da presentare un disordine informatico dovuto al fatto che spesso la qualità dell’informazione è bassa, non dettagliata o esauriente.
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Introduzione all’OSINT e al lavoro dell’analista delle fonti aperte
L’Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) negli ultimi anni ha acquisito una valenza ed importanza esponenziale sia nel campo della sicurezza che in quello della ricerca accademica ed economica, motivo per cui una introduzione sulle linee guida di tale materia e sul lavoro dell’analista delle fonti aperte risulta fondamentale per coloro che vogliono comprendere le potenzialità effettive […]
