OSINT - Protection in shifting domains

Protection in shifting domains

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OSINT

OSINT is the disciplined use of open sources to build context, validate claims, and detect weak signals. This hub covers practical collection, verification, and pattern recognition, plus how public data, social media, and metadata can expose people, routes, and routines.

Intelligence as a Function: Building the OSINT Capability Your Team Is Missing

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Intelligence as a Function: Building the OSINT Capability Your Team Is Missing

He was not a hacker. He had no classified access, no government tools, no intelligence community background. What he had was method. He was meticulous, analytically patient, and genuinely curious about how information connects.

The Invisible Army: Bots, Trolls, and the Architecture of Cognitive Warfare

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The Invisible Army: Bots, Trolls, and the Architecture of Cognitive Warfare

Armies of bots and human trolls now operate at industrial scale. The tactics are old. The cost has collapsed. This briefing maps the architecture, names the effects, and tells you what protection practice needs to look like in this environment.

The Principal as Attack Surface

The Principal as Attack Surface

A targeting package on a (Ultra)high-net-worth principal can be assembled from open sources in an afternoon. No intrusion required. No technical expertise. Just patience and a network connection.

From Triggers to Thresholds

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From Triggers to Thresholds

Most days don’t start with a threat, but with friction. I use scenario thinking as a decision tree: triggers, competing hypotheses, indicators, and thresholds. The goal isn’t prediction. It’s readiness without alarmism.

Protection in the hybrid zone

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Protection in the hybrid zone

For me, hybrid is where state and non-state actors intersect, often with deniability, so that “ordinary” crime, activism or online noise can serve strategic aims.