This article provides an overview for conducting corporate research and is intended as an index of all of our individual articles and guides on different aspects of corporate research. We will address where to find information on a company and what kinds of questions you can consider answering with your research. Basic Research The initial […]
Deep Net, Open Net, and the Dark Net
One can easily write at length to describe the differences between the deep net, dark net, and the open net, but they can also be summed up simply as follows. OPEN NET The open net is what you would call the “regular” internet. If there is a phrase on the open net , such as […]
Corporate Research on the Deep Web
Why the “Deep Web” is Important for Corporate Research When you try to research a company you likely will first see the information that the company itself puts out into the Internet, like its website, social media, or press statements. With this information it is hard to know what you can trust. In addition, relevant […]
Communications and OSINT in 21st Century Prot...
OPEN SOURCE WARFARE – The stark reality of DI
Been thinking about if to write this article for a long time, pondering the benefits versus the potential costs of what I’m about to write. Everything that will be illustrated here is available in the public domain and most of it has been so for well over a decade now. Been battled on this as […]
Socioeconomics and OSINT – A Working Example
Behind the Economics: Social Uprisings On 9 June 2020 hundreds of protestors in Seattle, Washington had filled the Seattle City Hall main entrance, setting up a community microphone in the dim lights as people, each representing a unique voice and concern, nervously milled the hall, now in their third week of protesting. As the clock […]
Offensive OSINT: Emulating an advanced attack...
Introduction OSINT as a discipline has gained a lot of traction over the past few years and it is clear we have started to formalize some of the more known techniques and concepts found within OSINT. We have also started to see more OSINT related courses and certifications, for instance from SANS. We have also […]
Genesis of coronavirus related Fake News
On March 23 the Jerusalem Post published an article titled : “Israeli doctor in Italy: We no longer help those over 60” The whole article is based on the report from an Israeli M.D. Gai Peleg working in Parma (Northern Italy). Here the portion of the article relevant to the headline “Peleg said that, from […]
Geolocating a video, a basic tutorial
One of the main purposes of OSINTEditor is to get more people into the world of OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) and more importantly get them being constructive. Geolocation is among the most popular OSINT techniques and in this article I will try to guide you through some basic but fundamental concepts, tools and techniques. The […]
Yemen – IHL violations in 2019
With the recently published “Letter dated 27 January 2020 from the Panel of Experts on Yemen addressed to the President of the Security Council“ we can finally have a better picture, at least one from less biased eyes, of what has happened in Yemen across 2019. The “Letter” is published every year in late January […]