10 October 2024

How Businesses Can Take Advantage Of Open-Source Intelligence

Tom Madsen

While open-source intelligence (OSINT) is often linked to government intelligence agencies uncovering information about people and organizations—or even exploited by cybercriminals—this represents only part of its potential.

NATO and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officially recognize OSINT as a tool of service and the DoD even defines OSINT as: "Derived exclusively from publicly or commercially available information to address specific intelligence priorities, requirements or gaps."

There are many valuable ways to leverage online information for your business. By using easily accessible data, you can gain insights that can lead to positive and profitable outcomes.

From Cyber Threats To Business Insights: The Dual Nature of OSINT

Most of us know about things like phishing and how the availability of online information can allow cybercriminals to lure potential victims and scam or extort money from them. But OSINT is "hands-on" and accessible for most of us, both in good and bad ways.

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