OSINT Unlocked

Here is our overview of current and earlier posts on OSINT. For now, we have three categories: OSINT news, OSINT reading and OSINT training

OSINT Training will be devoted to current and upcoming training possibilities as well as tips, techniques and tools.

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Open Source Intelligence Overview

Blush. The video is a TEDx talk I did for TEDxTwenteU in 2025 about open source intelligence that designed and managed since 1990 for the Dutch Defence Intelligence Service for about 23 years. 

May be have a look? Let me know your thoughts or questions.

More on OSINT training: https://www.opensourceintelligence.biz

 

OSINT news posts

Here is an overview of earlier posts on interesting things about OSINT. I call this ‘news’ for sake of convenience. 

The OSINT Bibliography now holds about 150 titles of reports, papers and books on open source intelligence. Most links are

A question I am often asked by enthousiasts is how to explore the fascinating world of OSINT. My own journey

Future OSINT plans The future of our OSINT range of training programmes looks ever more promising. The OSINT Pathfinder range

I am very happy with all OSINT enthousiasts out there, but sometimes enthousiasm may be a little bit misleading. Below

The latest version includes a Safety Check tool that now runs in the background to warn you of compromised passwords

By Zoe Kleinman & Imran Rahman-Jones BBC News Government minister Penny Mordaunt is the latest witness in the government’s Covid

OSINT training, teaching, learning

Information and developments on training, workshops, consultancy, advice and more. 

Tips, things to do, things NOT to do, tools, things that are useful at the practitioners level.

Are you ready to learn a proven methodology to find the best open source information out there? Delivered by the

Arno’s Sunday morning OSINT. Updated the Open Source Intelligence Resource Discovery Toolkit on the subject of academic papers (‘Academia’). Now

Overview of current OSINT training programmes, workshops and presentations.

The worlds longest running OSINT training programme, now for the 46th time in September 2024 […]

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OSINT reading

Here is an overview of posts on recommended reading material on OSINT. It contains links to books, reports, papers and sometimes presentations. 

The full OSINT bibliography may be found at the OSINT Treasure Trove.

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the process of collecting, analysing, and utilizing information that is publicly and commercially available to support

Essential OSINT reading for this week: Open source investigations in the age of Google / Wilson, Henrietta ; Samuel, Olamide

Essential OSINT reading for this week. Building your information position on OSINT is essential when you are in the OSINT

Essential OSINT reading for this week. Building your information position on OSINT is essential when you are in the OSINT

Essential OSINT reading for this week. Building your information position on OSINT is essential when you are in the OSINT

Essential OSINT reading for this week. Building your information position on OSINT is essential when you are in the OSINT

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How to get access to the global open information landscape. OSINT is about open sources. Open sources are all objects

The U.S. Bureau of Intelligence Strategy (IND) as well as the U.S. Intelligence Community have some time ago published their

OSINT is about knowing sources, online as well as off-line. Sources such as directories, records, archives. But also handbooks, online

While Google Guessing is by far the most popular universal search strategy used today, information professionals such as OSINTians, use

OSINT Search Strategy #1 : ”Google Guessing”. Regardless the subject, regardless the purpose or goals, the by far majority of

Are you ready to learn a proven methodology to find the best open source information out there? Delivered by the

Arno’s Sunday morning OSINT. Updated the Open Source Intelligence Resource Discovery Toolkit on the subject of academic papers (‘Academia’). Now

Future OSINT plans The future of our OSINT range of training programmes looks ever more promising. The OSINT Pathfinder range

I am very happy with all OSINT enthousiasts out there, but sometimes enthousiasm may be a little bit misleading. Below

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