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What Is Open Source Intelligence and How Is it Used?
By The Recorded Future Team on February 19, 2019
Key Takeaways
Open source intelligence is derived from data and information that is available to the general public. It’s not limited to what can be found using Google, although the so-called “surface web” is an important component.
As valuable as open source intelligence can be, information overload is a real concern. Most of the tools and techniques used to conduct open source intelligence initiatives are designed to help security professionals (or threat actors) focus their efforts on specific areas of interest.
There is a dark side to open source intelligence: anything that can be found by security professionals can also be found (and used) by threat actors. ... '
Having a clear strategy and framework in place for open source intelligence gathering is essential — simply looking for anything that could be interesting or useful will inevitably lead to burnout. ... "
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