Rae baker

@wondersmith_rae | kasescenarios.com

What was your OSINT highlight of 2022?

I think the highlight of 2022 is how analysts banded together to help Ukraine by posting movements and information on social media.

What emerging (good or bad) trends did you notice over the past year?

The interest in OSINT continues to grow each year which is an exciting trend. I also feel like the tide is beginning to shift and analysts are starting to realize reliance on tools alone is a hindrance and learning the methodology behind the analysis is more valuable in the long run.

Any favorite tool or technique that you tried in 2022?

I have focused a lot of this past year on sanctions research and corporate recon. While I don’t have any specific NEW tools, I always find open corporates coupled with OFAC sanctions to be an incredible jumping off point for this type of research.

How do you see the OSINT landscape changing in 2023?

The landscape is changing significantly for real-time trackers due to changes in Twitter. Twitter serves as a hub for many plane and vessel spotters and this will force us to move to another platform and reevaluate how tracking and journalism is done.

Promote yourself! Do you have a blog / Twitter account / Company / Tool / Course that you’d like to share with the community?

@wondersmith_rae on Twitter, My book Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-World Value of Open Source Intelligence at raebaker.net, and my new immersive OSINT Training at kasescenarios.com

Anything else you’d like to add about The State of OSINT?

I find that people just entering this field bring immense value and new perspectives that consistently challenge how we do things. I look forward to seeing what 2023 brings!