Essential OSINT reading for this week.

Building your information position on OSINT is essential when you are in the OSINT world. In Ready, Research, Read I shall share on a weekly basis one or two titles that I consider very worth while reading, based on working in OSINT since 1990. Let me know your thoughts.

Wheatley, Ben
An open secret : British open source intelligence during the second world war / Wheatley, Ben : Defence in Depth , 2018 . – 11 p.
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Williams, Heather J.
Defining second generation open source intelligence (OSINT) for the defense enterprise / Williams, Heather J. ; Blum, Ilana . – Santa Monica : Rand , 2018 . – 63 p.

This Research Report discusses the current state of open source intelligence (OSINT) and relevant issues for the defense intelligence enterprise. The work is intended to ben- efit intelligence practitioners who wish to understand more about open-source analysis and tools. The intricacies and challenges outlined here should be of interest not only to the U.S. Intelligence Community but globally as well, given the Internet’s worldwide presence and many manifestations. Although the descriptions provided and the chal- lenges discussed here may be very familiar to those involved in the use of OSINT, they are intended to help others outside of that community understand and access it.

Remember, OSINT is a very broad and general concept that applies to many different areas. That explains why there are so many different definitions and visions. It is up to you to derive what is useful in your own environment.

Want to read more? Consider the OSINT Treasure Trove, a bibliography devoted to the finer art of OSINT.

Happy reading!