OSINT refers to the practice of collecting intelligence from publicly available sources such as social media, forums, blogs, news articles, and government data. The technology is increasingly vital in ...

For more than two centuries, the patent system has rested on a simple bargain: inventors publicly disclose their inventions ...

The CIA has been using artificial intelligence to write “open source intelligence” analyses, which are being distributed to local police via DHS “fusion centers,” according to documents obtained by ...

A coalition of industry groups and former officials is asking Congress to preserve measures in the annual intelligence-community authorization bill that support the use of open-source intelligence by ...

Open-source data, which is information freely accessible to the public, could be leveraged for better domain awareness and decision-making, stated subject matter experts during a panel session at ...

According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), “information does not have to be secret to be valuable.” This holds true when a forensic accountant is investigating an alleged fraud scheme.

Open-source intelligence has matured into a complex blend of technology, access, and tradecraft. Ryan is joined by Ryan Curran of ZeroFox, Tucker Moore of Booz Allen Hamilton, and Scott Petry of ...

Open-source investigation techniques are increasingly relevant across fields and particularly relevant for studying and mitigating cultural heritage crimes. This event provided a unique opportunity ...

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) in partnership with the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) and Turkmenistan held a two-day ...

Russia is trying to recruit university students into its drone forces. Speaking to NBC News, a Russian student at a university in Siberia said that “everyone understands that it’s not as they say it ...