OSINT Blog
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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OSINT for Critical Infrastructure Protection: Identifying and Mitigating Threats to National Security and Stability
The stability of critical infrastructure—from public utilities to transportation networks and computer networks—is fundamental to the basic function of society, not to mention national security and public safety. The government agencies responsible for protecting these essential assets face ever-evolving threats originating both online and in the…
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How OSINT Can Combat the Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals Trade
The global trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals poses a severe threat to public health and safety, with potentially life-threatening consequences for unsuspecting consumers. As this illicit market continues to evolve and expand, law enforcement agencies and pharmaceutical companies are turning to innovative strategies to combat the proliferation of…
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The Hidden Costs of Ignoring Crime: Why Your Business Needs a Security, Intelligence, or Investigation Team
Crime can have an expensive impact on businesses—and you face risk on all fronts, with internal and external actors causing U.S. businesses to hemorrhage funds.
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The Top Security and Investigation Risks and Threats of 2023
Entering 2023, security leaders are reviewing data from 2022 and looking at the year ahead to identify possible threats and risks on the horizon that could lead to crisis situations for their organizations.
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OSINT for Charities and Non-Profits
Non-profits and Charities can utilize OSINT to secure their people and organization and support investigations. Donation funded, charities and non-profits often have to rely on limited resources to conduct investigations and monitor threats.
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Executive Protection with OSINT
Executive protection refers to security and risk mitigation measures taken to guarantee the safety of individuals, particularly those exposed to elevated risk due to their employment, status, or net worth. Executive protection of VIPs previously involved hiring close protection specialists to provide physical security measures. However, in the modern…
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Event Security with OSINT
Event security is much more than security personnel walking around the site during the event. Security at events necessitates extensive planning, resources, and communication. Security teams routinely use equipment and technology to support the efforts of security personnel through measures such as CCTV, however, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is an…
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6 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Applications for Your Business
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools, like Skopenow, aggregate and analyze publicly available information from the open web-based on a specific search. Using an OSINT tool is a great way to streamline your intelligence collection process for use in many investigative applications.
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