Taking Stock of Subjective Narratives Surrounding Modern OSINT

Wells, Douglas

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47671-1_5

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“…As opposed to the above advantageous uses, OSINT sources can be used in malicious ways, and terrorist organizations can use OSINT sources to plan attacks. ey can gather information about the target (when investigating the target location) before attacking, analyze social media sites to secure more fighters, obtain military information disclosed accidentally by the government (e.g., a method of making explosives), and use various media channels to spread propaganda around the world [13,14]. Furthermore, data collected by OSINT can become a cornerstone for committing various cybercrimes (See Section 3).…”

Section: Examples Of Using Osintmentioning

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“…Furthermore, if data collected by OSINT were used properly in the security aspect, cybercrimes, such as cyber security threats and cyber terrorism activities, that might occur in cyberspace could be prevented in advance. At present, studies have been continuously conducted to respond to cyberattacks using OSINT [14]. According to a report by the U.S. Office of Homeland Security, the use of data collected by OSINT included general intelligence, advanced warnings, domestic counterterrorism, protection of important infrastructures (including cyberspace), protection against critical terrorism, and emergencies in the domain of important missions [16].…”

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Current Status and Security Trend of OSINT

Hwang

Lee

Kim

et al. 2022

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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Recently, users have used open-source intelligence (OSINT) to gather and obtain information regarding the data of interest. The advantage of using data gathered by OSINT is that security threats arising in cyberspace can be addressed. However, if a user uses data collected by OSINT for malicious purposes, information regarding the target of an attack can be gathered, which may lead to various cybercrimes, such as hacking, malware, and a denial-of-service attack. Therefore, from a cybersecurity point of view, it is important to positively use the data gathered by OSINT in a positive manner. If exploited in a negative manner, it is important to prepare countermeasures that can minimize the damage caused by cybercrimes. In this paper, the current status and security trends of OSINT will be explained. Specifically, we present security threats and cybercrimes that may occur if data gathered by OSINT are exploited by malicious users. Furthermore, to solve this problem, we propose security requirements that can be applied to the OSINT environment. The proposed security requirements are necessary for securely gathering and storing data in the OSINT environment and for securely accessing and using the data collected by OSINT. The goal of the proposed security requirements is to minimize the damage when cybercrimes occur in the OSINT environment.

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Section: Examples Of Using Osintmentioning

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Section: Importance Of Osint For Cybersecuritymentioning

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Current Status and Security Trend of OSINT

Hwang

Lee

Kim

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Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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“…The riots, however, did bring attention to the value of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and all territorial police forces have since developed OSINT capacities. Other evidence of investment in this realm includes the widespread use of social media monitoring software COSAIN by various territorial police forces (Fielding, 2021;Wells, 2016). The riots have perhaps reshaped conceptualisations of 'intelligence' as a discipline traditionally operating in the shadows, with associated covert action, to a discipline that increasingly recognises the value of opensource information.…”

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“…The software product COSAIN provides another example. This product enables LEAs to perform sentiment analysis on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and identify relevant content (Fielding, 2021;Wells, 2016). Interviews conducted by the author with senior officers and staff members at LEAs revealed that several agencies have started utilising this programme to gather intelligence leads.…”

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Policing the future?

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Secondly, I want to thank my supervisors, Andrej and Michael, and colleagues who have been very supportive over the years and operated as critical friends to help me on this road to completion. I started this study in the UK, under supervision of Michael Mulqueen and David Lundie, then moved back to the Netherlands where Andrej offered to take me under his kind wings -and where I joined the Data Research Centre (DRC) as a part-time researcher. This meant that the study did not follow a continuous, linear path, and was in need of various sprints along the way to complete it. Thank you for being patient and understanding. This is also a shout out to Oskar, Anne, and the colleagues at DRC. Your multi-and interdisciplinary work is exciting, fun, and the future of academia.Thirdly, I want to thank my academic and professional colleagues at the H2020 consortium Cutting Crime Impact (CCI). It was truly a pleasure to engage with law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and other partners from Estonia, Germany, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, and the UK and witness the innovations that were being designed. I hope the contributions of Andrej, Oskar, and myself on the ethical, legal, and social aspects were not too academic and helped you design solutions that not merely work in a technical way, but are also sustainable and supported by society.In addition, a shout out to my kind and supportive colleagues at the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) who are doing amazing work at the forefront of new developments. Rock on.Finally, I would like to thank the twenty interviewees at the law enforcement agencies for your time and for being open and frank with an external researcher. Ian, thank you for connecting me with these gatekeepers and for your informal comments. Thank you, David, for your kind tips on ethics and values.

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Open source intelligence and AI: a systematic review of the GELSI literature

2023

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Today, open source intelligence (OSINT), i.e., information derived from publicly available sources, makes up between 80 and 90 percent of all intelligence activities carried out by Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and intelligence services in the West. Developments in data mining, machine learning, visual forensics and, most importantly, the growing computing power available for commercial use, have enabled OSINT practitioners to speed up, and sometimes even automate, intelligence collection and analysis, obtaining more accurate results more quickly. As the infosphere expands to accommodate ever-increasing online presence, so does the pool of actionable OSINT. These developments raise important concerns in terms of governance, ethical, legal, and social implications (GELSI). New and crucial oversight concerns emerge alongside standard privacy concerns, as some of the more advanced data analysis tools require little to no supervision. This article offers a systematic review of the relevant literature. It analyzes 571 publications to assess the current state of the literature on the use of AI-powered OSINT (and the development of OSINT software) as it relates to the GELSI framework, highlighting potential gaps and suggesting new research directions.

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Taking Stock of Subjective Narratives Surrounding Modern OSINT

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