What is Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is data obtained and analysed from publicly available sources typically used for intelligence purposes.
These days, the term OSINT is used in a much wider context than simply for intelligence. It is now an important technique for private investigators and analysts when seeking and preserving online based evidence.
Online Investigations Pty Ltd – a Melbourne based Private Investigation company – are the premier providers of OSINT information to not only solve private investigations, but to gather a ‘bigger picture’ when undertaking complex investigations.
Our experience as expert OSINT private investigators have allowed us to obtain success for the following key industries:
Insolvency
Debt Recoveries
Interviews / Sourcing
Intellectual Property / Counterfeit / Patent investigations
Law Firms
Competitor Intelligence
Brand Protection
Intelligence Agencies
Our services cover the following:
– Background Checks, Investigating People and Companies –
- Biography with personal life details (date of birth, place of birth, place of residence, nationality and other information).
- Tracing a person’s online activities, preferences and personal interests.
- Investigation of online identities, profiles, and aliases for personal approaches.
- Identifying possible contacts, including business and personal connections; checking relatives and closest partners.
- E-mail address intelligence gathering (current and previous email addresses); identifying possible contact phone numbers, physical locations (home and correspondence address), companies registered to the person, property information and financial indicators.
- Identifying a person’s photos and videos, news and media mentions, forum participation.
- Uncovering owners of websites and blogs.
- Social Media Investigation services (investigating social media profiles and contacts): studying a person’s published posts and comments, followers and friends, followed topics, liked posts, photos, videos, group participation, and other information.
- Human Resources OSINT services: employee background checking implemented with various social media profiles to determine if they display anti-social behaviors. Investigating a candidate’s social media presence, educational and employment references.
- Competitor Analysis:analysing competitive advantages. Monitoring, collecting, and analysing competitors’ social media activity and marketing strategies (online campaigns, products, traffic sources and backlink research).
- Online Reputation Management for individuals and brands: monitoring potential threats or negative feedback; online reputation improvement.
- Market Research Services.
As leaders in OSINT – Online Investigations Pty Ltd has collated the most useful Australian based OSINT resources and now offers this via the dedicated Start.me page