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A New Era of Investigative Intelligence


The Real Role of AI in OSINT Workflows
Teaching OSINT practitioners how to work at the AI-OSINT edge.
Jan 16, 20255 min read


Blueprint for Bluesky: An OSINT Guide
Investigating Bluesky and exploring tradecraft and techniques for searching content and monitoring profiles.
Dec 17, 20249 min read


What’s Your One Thing?
As 2024 comes to a close, it’s only natural to reflect. Every year brings its lessons, challenges, and those sparks of insight that stay...
Dec 13, 20241 min read


It’s all Greek to me: Why language and lexicons matter in OSINT
I recently received a text from my teen that looked something like this: "Bruh, I’m about to dip, but fr lowkey SMH. Bet, I’ll catch u...
Nov 15, 20245 min read


Asking Good Questions in OSINT
A blog about asking precise, targeted questions that will improve your OSINT investigations and help you better leverage AI systems.
Nov 1, 20248 min read


Introducing Perspectives: AI and Intelligence Analysis
Are AI and the intelligence analyst destined to be friends, frenemies, or something in between?
Oct 16, 20245 min read


Building Mental Health Resilience in the OSINT Community
This blog is inspired by a recent presentation at the Australian OSINT Symposium 2024 by OSINT Combine’s Ashleigh Brady and Colm...
Oct 9, 20247 min read


A Geolocation Walkthrough
A blog about how small details in image can help to identify its location and how AI systems can support the analyst.
Oct 3, 20249 min read


Investigating Spam and Clickbait Networks on Social Media
Investigating Facebook pages to better understand how spam sites can generate revenue, influence audi and promote harmful narratives.
Aug 15, 20249 min read


Prompting AI for Open-Source Intelligence
There is so much information out there regarding AI. And fair enough, it is and will continue to infiltrate our daily lives. There is...
Aug 1, 20249 min read


OSINT for Critical Infrastructure: Using OSINT to identify misuse of cyber assets
Hands-on techniques and tools that can be used by security teams to improve the security posture of their organisation.
Jul 18, 20244 min read


OSINT for Critical Infrastructure: Investigating Organisational and Personnel Online Footprint
OSINT Combine’s Emerald Sage recently published a whitepaper exploring how OSINT can help manage risk for critical infrastructure. In a...
May 20, 20245 min read


How to spot a fake: analysing inauthentic content
Analysing and investigating inauthentic content - the inauthentic content analysis map is a resource to assist interrogating content.
Apr 2, 20244 min read


From Voices to Vulnerabilities: How OSINT Can Help
On 18 February 2022, a news website released a video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declaring an end to the ongoing conflict...
Nov 28, 20237 min read


Set Up a Safe and Secure Virtual Environment for Dark Web Access
One of our key learning objectives in our Illuminating the Dark Web course is to teach students how to conduct dark web research securely...
Nov 6, 20234 min read


Navigating Open-Source Collection
The internet is often analogised as a vast and deep ocean of information, where websites are like islands floating on the surface, and...
Oct 31, 20236 min read


Country Specific OSINT: The Chinese Internet
Country-specific OSINT can help us decipher the intricate tapestry of societies around the globe. Collection and analysis of information...
Sep 5, 20237 min read


PrivateGPT: Use Cases in OSINT
While open source information is, by definition, publicly available, aggregated open source data can still reveal sensitive details about...
Aug 8, 20234 min read


The OSINT Analyst's Dilemma
Being an OSINT analyst is compelling. Delving into vast digital landscapes, scrupulously scouring online sources, and piecing together...
Aug 1, 20236 min read


Pulling Threads: An OSINT Guide
Meta’s new text-based application Threads has been proclaimed as a rival and even an existential threat to Twitter, especially in the...
Jul 12, 20236 min read

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