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Driving Cost Savings & Efficiency Through OSINT Platform Evaluations
As budget constraints tighten across federal agencies, the U.S. government is re-examining long-standing contracts and technology partnerships. Cost efficiency has emerged as a central pillar of strategic planning not only in procurement decisions, but also in the broader mission to modernize intelligence and security operations.
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The Power of the Platform Approach in OSINT Investigations
Every investigator has been there: dozens of open tabs, multiple search tools, and critical data scattered across different systems. The volume of public data is growing, but so is the complexity of navigating it. As online investigations become more demanding, investigative teams increasingly seek ways to increase the efficiency of their processes,…
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Accessing Information in Locked-Down Environments: How OSINT Practitioners Navigate Digital Barriers
Authoritarian states treat information as a weapon. The U.S. Intelligence Community’s 2025 Annual Threat Assessment highlights how countries like China and Russia are escalating their efforts to control, distort, and restrict the flow of information at home and abroad. These regimes aren’t just blocking platforms, they’re weaponizing content, embedding…
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Detecting and Disrupting Human Trafficking Operations with OSINT
Human trafficking remains one of the most elusive and devastating crimes impacting vulnerable populations worldwide. Victims around the world are forced into servitude, debt, or slavery through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Traffickers exploit individuals for various purposes, including sex work, forced labor under exploitative conditions such…
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Using OSINT for Employee Protection at Insurance Carriers
Security threats against insurance professionals are escalating, putting employees at risk both online and in the real world. Disgruntled claimants, former employees, and opportunistic bad actors can pose significant risks to executives, claims adjusters, and other personnel. As insurers seek to safeguard their workforce and ensure the smooth operation…
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How to Enhance Officer Safety with OSINT
Law enforcement officers have always faced a certain amount of danger, but today’s threats extend far beyond the streets. Officers are now being targeted not just by criminals in the physical world but also by those exploiting digital data to locate and put them in harm's way.
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Too Good to Be True? Understanding the Risks of Free OSINT Tools
Open-source intelligence practitioners have long used manual techniques to comb through publicly available data in order to derive insights. However, many users today have come to rely on automated tools to speed up their work. Truth be told, contending with growing caseloads and the massive ocean of public info that is the internet, it’s impractical…
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Strategic Risk in 2025: Confronting an Evolving Threat Landscape
Now that 2025’s in full swing, it’s time for organizations to prepare for the year ahead. Virtually all industries face a rapidly shifting landscape of threats and risks. From cyberattacks and insider threats to global supply chain disruptions, the complexity of today’s challenges demands a proactive approach to security risk management. A Strategic…
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Protecting Traveling Employees with OSINT: A Guide to Travel Risk Mitigation
For many modern, global businesses, corporate travel is an essential part of their operations. However, sending employees abroad also exposes organizations to a wide range of risks, from petty crime to political unrest. Duty of care obligations require companies to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety and well-being of their traveling workforce.…
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Tackling the Flow of Fentanyl into the US with OSINT
Synthetic substances have profoundly impacted the illegal drug market, leading to devastating consequences across the US. Fentanyl, an extremely potent synthetic opioid, is a prime example of this crisis, being responsible for over half of the approximately 112,00 drug deaths in the US in 2023. Although initially developed in 1959 as a prescription…
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