Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information - Softcover

Bazzell, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1984201573 ISBN 13: 9781984201577

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

Completely Rewritten Sixth Edition Sheds New Light on Open Source Intelligence Collection and AnalysisAuthor Michael Bazzell has been well known in government circles for his ability to locate personal information about any target through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). In this book, he shares his methods in great detail. Each step of his process is explained throughout twenty-five chapters of specialized websites, software solutions, and creative search techniques. Over 250 resources are identified with narrative tutorials and screen captures. This book will serve as a reference guide for anyone that is responsible for the collection of online content. It is written in a hands-on style that encourages the reader to execute the tutorials as they go. The search techniques offered will inspire analysts to “think outside the box” when scouring the internet for personal information. Much of the content of this book has never been discussed in any publication. Always thinking like a hacker, the author has identified new ways to use various technologies for an unintended purpose. This book will greatly improve anyone’s online investigative skills. Among other techniques, you will learn how to locate:Hidden Social Network ContentCell Phone Subscriber InformationDeleted Websites & PostsMissing Facebook Profile DataFull Twitter Account DataAlias Social Network ProfilesFree Investigative SoftwareUseful Browser ExtensionsAlternative Search Engine ResultsWebsite Owner InformationPhoto GPS & MetadataLive Streaming Social ContentSocial Content by LocationIP Addresses of UsersAdditional User AccountsSensitive Documents & PhotosPrivate Email AddressesDuplicate Video PostsMobile App Network DataUnlisted Addresses & #sPublic Government RecordsDocument MetadataRental Vehicle ContractsOnline Criminal ActivityPersonal Radio CommunicationsCompromised Email InformationAutomated Collection SolutionsLinux Investigative ProgramsDark Web Content (Tor)Restricted YouTube ContentHidden Website DetailsVehicle Registration Details

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Bazzell spent 18 years as a government computer crime investigator. During the majority of that time, he was assigned to the FBI's Cyber Crimes Task Force where he focused on open source intelligence, cyber-crime cases, and personal data removal methods. As an active investigator for multiple organizations, he has been involved in numerous high-tech criminal investigations including online child solicitation, child abduction, kidnapping, cold-case homicide, terrorist threats, and high-level computer intrusions. He has trained thousands of individuals in the use of his investigative techniques and privacy control strategies. He also served as the technical advisor for the first season of the television hacker drama Mr. Robot. His books Open Source Intelligence Techniques and Hiding from the Internet have been best sellers in both the United States and Europe. They are used by several government agencies as training manuals for intelligence gathering and securing personal information.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1984201573
• ISBN 13: 9781984201577
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 476