28th September 2019
The Attrition of Information in OSINT: Why Acting Quickly Matters, And How To Recover When You Don’t.
Speed is a critical factor in investigations of any kind. The longer information is left or ignored, the more likely…
Tag: Techniques
17th September 2019
12 OSINT Resources For E-mail Addresses
Most OSINT investigations involve an e-mail address at some point. Some start with an e-mail and nothing else. E-mail addresses…
27th August 2019
Quiztime 25th August 2019 – Military Vehicles & Geolocation
This Sunday we were treated to an extra Quiztime image location challenge which involved an unidentified military vehicle. Doxsor posted…
11th August 2019
Two Different Approaches To Photo-Geolocation
Holidays and work commitments mean that I haven’t had much time to tackle the daily Quiztime challenges recently, but participants…
10th August 2019
Grabbing Videos For OSINT – How To Use YouTube-DL
Capturing and preserving media content is an essential part of most OSINT investigations. There are a number of tools available…
5th August 2019
Website Investigation – Where Did 8Chan Move To?
After the El Paso shooting this past weekend, it quickly emerged that the shooter had apparently posted his manifesto on…
9th July 2019
Opsec for OSINT – Why You Need To Deal With Browser Fingerprinting
Remaining anonymous is often an important concern for OSINT practitioners. There are many types of OSINT, and many different reasons…
5th July 2019
Quiztime 5th July – Lifeboats and Fast Reverse Image Searching
Rescue boats are a common theme in this week’s Quiztime. On Tuesday Lars Wienand asked us to locate a rescue…
1st July 2019
Website Attribution Without WhoIs – Reverse IP Lookups (Part 2)
In my last post on Reverse IP Lookups I wrote about the challenges OSINT investigators face when it comes to…
15th June 2019
True, False, Or Cannot Say? Asking The Right Questions In OSINT Investigations
With the loss of a lot of well-used OSINT tools recently, it’s time to be reminded about what really makes…