In the interconnected digital landscape, vast amounts of valuable intelligence can be gleaned from publicly available open sources on the internet. Enter open-source intelligence (OSINT), the practice of legally collecting, analyzing, and making decisions based on public data.
OSINT provides a trove of information that can be extremely useful for both ethical security research and nefarious activity. As more personal and organizational data ends up online—whether through social media oversharing, high-profile breaches, or surveillance capitalism—the OSINT surface area continues to grow.
