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Certificates: The OSINT Gift that Keeps on Giving…

What are certificates? Everybody on the internet uses certificates, or public key certificates, whether you are aware of it or not. Certificates are documents that can provide proof of an identity, for instance a web server that is claiming its identity to your browser. These public keys can be used for encrypting data that is sent via, for instance, a connection over HTTPS but they … Continue reading Certificates: The OSINT Gift that Keeps on Giving…

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OSINT on Deleted Content

When doing OSINT research, it might occur that the page you’re interested in, isn’t available anymore. Or that you get the request to research something that has already been deleted and no screenshots were taken. If you struggle where to begin or what tools might be helpful to use, here are some of our suggestions to help you start your research. The website I’m researching … Continue reading OSINT on Deleted Content

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Five Things You Can Do To Stay OSINT Curious

Whether you’re new to OSINT or an experienced OSINT professional, there is one thing we all have in common, and that is OSINT curiosity. It’s that urge to click on everything and understand how things work in the background. It’s that passion which makes you want to learn more and more, and it’s that investigative curiosity that keeps you digging until you’ve finally found that … Continue reading Five Things You Can Do To Stay OSINT Curious

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After the GDPR: researching domain name registrations

Today, nearly every part of our lives can be digitised by tracking and logging everything we do. Every journey we take, every purchase we make, or even every heartbeat can be digitised today. Because of the vast amount of personal information that is being collected, stored and also traded by companies and governments, the EU has decided to strengthen data privacy by introducing the European General Data … Continue reading After the GDPR: researching domain name registrations

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The OSINT Puppeteer

When doing OSINT research, especially on social networking platforms, it’s important to use a fake profile, or what we like to call a sock puppet for operational security reasons. On this week’s blog, we want to provide you with some tips and tricks on how to build a good sock puppet…for research purposes. Crafting a ‘sock’ Before you create a sock, let’s have a moment … Continue reading The OSINT Puppeteer

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