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.
STATE of OSINT
A community project to capture the views and experiences of #OSINT practitioners. Read expert's views on the best (and worst) of OSINT, their favourite tools and techniques, and how they think the landscape is changing.
ChatGPT
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.
Chris poulter
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.
Dr. manisha ganguly
I am concerned about Twitter become an inhospitable platform for the OSINT community.
Joshua richards
A lot is always happening with crypto too so there may be big changes in the blockchain OSINT space.
Julia bayer
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.
Lynn dudenhoefer
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.
Matthias Wilson
You'd be surprised how many text-based queries lead to valuable information when going through the image results.
Michael James
Information and Coffee keep the world moving...
Nico Dekens
More people mistaking finding information online (OSINF) and making claims without proper context and analysis.
Rae baker
I think the highlight of 2022 is how analysts banded together to help Ukraine by posting movements and information on social media.
Salaheldinaz
We grow together as a community, make sure to give back to help educate others, and secure the world.
Samuel lolagar
The fact that the importance of OSINT is increasing is a statement that is made again and again.
Steven Harris
Far more state agencies and large organisations are starting to realise the importance of OSINT for their work.
Sylvain hajri
The osint scene will become as professional as the hacking and cybersecurity world 20 years ago.
Tilman
More and more people (who were not into this yet) started to realise how powerful OSINT actually is.
Zewensec
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.