Having to pay to get access to information such as an API or raw data isn’t really OSINT material.
The key point for me about OSINT is that it (in my opinion) only relates to information you can find for free. In the intelligence community (IC), the term “open” refers to overt, publicly available sources (as opposed to covert or clandestine sources) it is not related to open-source software or public intelligence.” ( source)įor the purpose of this blog series we are going to be talking about OSINT from online sources, so basically anything you can find on the internet. “Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is intelligence collected from publicly available sources. The first chapter in the OSINT journey is going to cover the subject of “What is OSINT and what can we use it for”, sorry it’s the non technical one but I promise not to make it too long or boring. You are more than welcome to disagree or ignore what I say. This blog series is MY interpretation of how I do (and view) OSINT related things. OSINT is a subject I enjoy, it’s like doing a jigsaw puzzle with most of the pieces missing. I’ve done some courses (got a cert), written some code and spend far too much using Maltego. DISCLAIMER: I’m not an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) professional (not even close).
