The State of OSINT

The State of OSINT is an annual community report about trends and techniques in Open Source Intelligence.

Created by the intelligence team @QOMPLX

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2/2 “For example in the UK, it is quite common knowledge that you can find birth records, marriage records and similar things. However, there are also records for anyone certified as a plumber, most specialised medical practitioners, and so many more.”

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1/2 For @stateofosint, @AccessOSINT spoke about fun #OSINT techniques he particularly enjoyed in 2022: “finding new types of public records. It is incredible what websites are out there that open up portals to finding totally new public record information.” #stateofosint

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Talking about the future #OSINT landscape, @osintcombine pointed out how “de-centralized information sources will present challenges, but will also raise the importance of OSINT operators.”

More at https://t.co/czQnMhU7jm

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When we asked @osintcombine which #OSINT trends he noticed in 2022, he mentioned “a greater awareness across customers & the community of the need to understand the operating environment first, as part of defining collection requirements, before jumping into collection efforts.”

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Talking about 2022 trends for the @stateofosint, @manisha_bot mentioned “the impact of the Russian invasion on Russian OSINT tools, e.g. their access being limited or disabled by the state because they have realised we are using their tools against them.”

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3/3 “I’m more of a buyer into the phrase “slow is smooth, smooth is fast”. Dealing with and analysing data takes time and is not something to be rushed.” @Bendobrown

More at https://t.co/cBPcjf6HTD via @stateofosint

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1/3 In this year’s #StateofOSINT, we asked some #OSINT professionals to share their 2022 highlights, as well as the trends they noticed and the changes they expect to take place in the OSINT landscape in 2023.

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2/3 “While the OSINT industry is a community of meticulous, detail-oriented people, I’ve seen a significant trend of more individuals and organisations take up the 'flashy' side of #OSINT, but not the detailed side of those traits.” #stateofosint