Benjamin strick
I've seen a significant trend of more individuals and organisations take up the flashy side of OSINT, but not the detailed side of those traits.
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I've seen a significant trend of more individuals and organisations take up the flashy side of OSINT, but not the detailed side of those traits.
In 2022, OSINT saw continued growth in the amount of publicly available information, as well as an increase in the use of AI and automation in data collection and analysis.
A greater awareness across customers & the community of the need to understand the operating environment first, as part of defining collection requirements, before jumping into collection efforts.
I am concerned about Twitter become an inhospitable platform for the OSINT community.
A lot is always happening with crypto too so there may be big changes in the blockchain OSINT space.
The number of stories that have come to light despite the inability of journalists in places like Ukraine, Iran, China and many others to report freely or on the ground, largely through the use of OSINT.
A breakthrough in terms of Geolocation ability was achieved when Google launched Google Lens. It does not replace the verification and analysis of your findings, but supports a speedy location research.
You'd be surprised how many text-based queries lead to valuable information when going through the image results.
Information and Coffee keep the world moving...
More people mistaking finding information online (OSINF) and making claims without proper context and analysis.
I think the highlight of 2022 is how analysts banded together to help Ukraine by posting movements and information on social media.
We grow together as a community, make sure to give back to help educate others, and secure the world.
The fact that the importance of OSINT is increasing is a statement that is made again and again.
Far more state agencies and large organisations are starting to realise the importance of OSINT for their work.
The osint scene will become as professional as the hacking and cybersecurity world 20 years ago.
More and more people (who were not into this yet) started to realise how powerful OSINT actually is.
Not only did OSINT assist with accurate news reporting, it also helped the civilians on the ground make well-informed decisions and escape combat zones.