Intelligence analysis training programme

Proud to announce our first OSINT Intelligence Analysis training programme! Four days of hard work, starting with the fundamentals of OSINT followed by two full days of the best intelligence analysis techniques to make sense of a complex and confusing world. Conducted by Arno Reuser for the OSINT part, and Marc van Oudheusden for the […]

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On the difference between OSINT, OSINF, Information, Intelligence

…and how it all gets together Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is a collaborative, integrated research/production METHODOLOGY to CREATE an actionable intelligence product (called OSINT report) resulting from analysis of a representative selection of open source information (OSINF) in order to meet some intelligence requirement that is used to take decisions and start some change. Open […]

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Cyberspecialists are doing it wrong.

Many cyber security firms focus on just two main items. The first is tools, technical stuff and software solutions, the other is rigidly ticking off checklists based on international standards and norms of which there are so many. Pretty easy to do and it has led to many cyber companies who may be classified as […]

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Vague questions in OSINT … and what to do

So I ask OSINT students to solve a modest research assignment any way they see fit. They all listen carefully to me, then turn around to the computer screens and frantically start typing. After a few minutes I call them back to the central table to ask them what exactly they are doing, what is […]

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Google secret date search

Google has a few ways of limiting results by date. It used to be just using daterange: which required a Julian date. That has been replaced by before: and after: search operators. These can be used with a more readable data format such as: “border conflict” after:1995-05-02 before:1995-05-0 To limit results to just that time […]

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Study Report Unlocking the Value of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) for Customs Enforcement

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the process of collecting, analysing, and utilizing information that is publicly and commercially available to support intelligence and decisionmaking processes. It has become increasingly popular in recent years. Deriving from the Publicly Available Information (PAI) that is accessible to anyone with a few clicks of a mouse on the Internet, OSINT […]

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How to become an OSINTian

A question I am often asked by enthousiasts is how to explore the fascinating world of OSINT. My own journey spans about 45 years and I am still learning. There is no simple answer, but for OSINT from a strategic security, international relations or forensics viewpoint, the following guidance may provide a good starting points.  […]

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Open source investigations in the age of Google

Essential OSINT reading for this week: Open source investigations in the age of Google / Wilson, Henrietta ; Samuel, Olamide ; Plesch, Dan . – London : World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd , 2024 . – 388 p. . – (Security Science and Technology ; 4)  Collection of papers on OSINT, reflections of, experiences, lessons […]

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A copy of your registration form plus further information will be send to your address in a few minutes.

We shall also issue an invoice in the coming days.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions!

Marjon van Dijk,

Manager & Hostess
Reuser’s Information Services