Tag: OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE


OSINT – the Cinderella of the Investigative family?
(27/10/21) Open source intelligence can be a powerful intelligence and investigative tool but is too often overlooked. argues former Met Assistant Commissioner and Counter Terrorism lead Sir Mark Rowley.

OSINT Tips: How to identify a prostitution problem
(06/01/14) Neil Smith (pictured) explains how officers can use review websites to establish if there is a prostitution problem in their force area.

OSINT Tips: The importance of newspaper databases
(23/12/13) In a series of tips about how to use open source intelligence for crime investigations, Neil Smith urges officers to consider the vital intelligence contained in newspaper databases.

OSINT Tips: The goldmine of public information systems
(16/09/13) In a series of tips about how to use open source intelligence for crime investigation, Neil Smith says why some publically accessible records, including the electoral roll, are better than police intelligence systems.