Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information
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- Create Date：2022-03-27 09:21:44
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Michael Bazzell
- ISBN：B09WDV8X4G
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Summary
Completely Rewritten Sixth Edition Sheds New Light on Open Source Intelligence Collection and Analysis Author 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 Content Cell Phone Subscriber Information Deleted Websites & Posts Missing Facebook Profile Data Full Twitter Account Data Alias Social Network Profiles Free Investigative Software Useful Browser Extensions Alternative Search Engine Results Website Owner Information Photo GPS & Metadata Live Streaming Social Content Social Content by Location IP Addresses of Users Additional User Accounts Sensitive Documents & Photos Private Email Addresses Duplicate Video Posts Mobile App Network Data Unlisted Addresses s Public Government Records Document Metadata Rental Vehicle Contracts Online Criminal Activity Personal Radio Communications Compromised Email Information Automated Collection Solutions Linux Investigative Programs Dark Web Content （Tor） Restricted YouTube Content Hidden Website Details Vehicle Registration Details
Reviews
Matthew Hubbard
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Obviously a more technical manual， that mostly focuses on law enforcement investigations。 Large amount of book dedicated to setting up PC for LE purposes （use of evidence in court etc）。 However some very good practical guidance for the average practitioner as well。
PF Chang
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Good for reference
Eric Hergert
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*The* go to resource for learning OSINT。
Kyle
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Michael Bazzell's story is incredible。 I do reccomend you look in to his background before purchasing this book。 He is widely respected in OSINT and this book is THE most comprehensive and OSINT book。If you want to start your journey in OSINT and understanding just how much you can achieve with open intelligence， then this is where you start。 Michael Bazzell's story is incredible。 I do reccomend you look in to his background before purchasing this book。 He is widely respected in OSINT and this book is THE most comprehensive and OSINT book。If you want to start your journey in OSINT and understanding just how much you can achieve with open intelligence， then this is where you start。 。。。more
Al Johnson
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Excellent resource。 Make sure to check his blog and podcast for updates and amendments to the book as changes are occurring weekly。 However， this book will provide an excellent base for OSINT work including configuration of equipment， selection of approaches， handling of evidence， and more。 This is the literal Bible for those who are serious。It is technical at times and a knowledge if Linux and Python will help maximize the use of Bezells book， however， even if you don't know Linux\Python there Excellent resource。 Make sure to check his blog and podcast for updates and amendments to the book as changes are occurring weekly。 However， this book will provide an excellent base for OSINT work including configuration of equipment， selection of approaches， handling of evidence， and more。 This is the literal Bible for those who are serious。It is technical at times and a knowledge if Linux and Python will help maximize the use of Bezells book， however， even if you don't know Linux\Python there is enough information in this tome to be useful in many ways。Highly recommend。 。。。more
Brad
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Excellent book with more valuable resources than anything else I've read on the subject。 Highly recommended to any with even a passing interested in OSInt。 Excellent book with more valuable resources than anything else I've read on the subject。 Highly recommended to any with even a passing interested in OSInt。 。。。more
Carter
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This book， now in it's eighth edition， is more a catalogue of basic tools and services that can be used for data gathering/analysis on the internet。 It is barely useful， but gives some ideas as for what programs to use if you are in a bit of pinch， and need something done。 This book， now in it's eighth edition， is more a catalogue of basic tools and services that can be used for data gathering/analysis on the internet。 It is barely useful， but gives some ideas as for what programs to use if you are in a bit of pinch， and need something done。 。。。more
A。P。 Hofleitner
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Very detailed and walks you front to end on how to do Open Source Intelligence well and safely。 It is， however， more geared towards people supporting law enforcement， as opposed to open-source cyber threat intelligence。 That said， there is a lot of overlap between the two。
ManOfLaBook。com
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For more reviews and bookish posts please visit: http://www。ManOfLaBook。comOpen Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information 7th Edition by Michael Bazzell shows the reader how to take control of open source tools to investigate online activities。 Mr。 Bazzell is on online investigator for computer crimes， who worked for the federal government in one capacity or another。This is the latest book which teaches you how to dig into the internet for informati For more reviews and bookish posts please visit: http://www。ManOfLaBook。comOpen Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information 7th Edition by Michael Bazzell shows the reader how to take control of open source tools to investigate online activities。 Mr。 Bazzell is on online investigator for computer crimes， who worked for the federal government in one capacity or another。This is the latest book which teaches you how to dig into the internet for information on anyone you might want to investigate。 Ethically， of course， you should only be doing so for bad actors， but it can be used for anyone。Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information 7th Edition by Michael Bazzell shows the user techniques and search tools to do this type of work。 The author has online instructions on how to setup a virtual machine using Linux to run many of the tools in your own environment without relying on external websites for your research。 The book also talks about ethics， policy， documentation， and methodology – issues which might not be as impressive as catching or following bad actors， but are very important in courts and， of course， to management。The author talks about how to look for information， positive or negative， as well as searching how you present yourself to the online digital world。 For people who are privacy conscious， sadly becoming a minority， you can check out where you stand an hopefully minimize your own vulnerability on the issue。Many Open Source Intelligence （OSINT） tools are introduced which are free to download and use。 The book shows the reader how to make modifications to the tools， and how to search properly on many social media websites。 The amount of information freely available is disturbing at times， but I’d rather know than be surprised later on。I consider myself savvy on the online world， or at the very least someone who pays attention， but this book left me in awe and overwhelmed at the ease I could gather data。 Mr。 Bazzell is a talented author， he keeps it simple but does not talk down to the readers。 。。。more
book_explorer
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Every edition of this book is simply excellent。
Randy
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Put in the work， information is currency。 Most of the "factual" information here is already outdated， and the author does a great job of setting expectations。 Like any worthwhile cybersecurity or technology books， this is not gospel but merely a glimpse into what's out there。 Put in the work， information is currency。 Most of the "factual" information here is already outdated， and the author does a great job of setting expectations。 Like any worthwhile cybersecurity or technology books， this is not gospel but merely a glimpse into what's out there。 。。。more
Delhi Irc
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Martin
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this is a good one。
Kevin
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This is a chunky and somewhat technical read。 I had used some of the author's tools before and occasionally listen to his privacy podcast， so some of content was already familiar to me。 This is a great reference to those doing OSINT or interested in it， but it really needs to be made available in ebook format， especially given how quickly some of the content can change as services evolve， APIs depreciate， etc。 This is a chunky and somewhat technical read。 I had used some of the author's tools before and occasionally listen to his privacy podcast， so some of content was already familiar to me。 This is a great reference to those doing OSINT or interested in it， but it really needs to be made available in ebook format， especially given how quickly some of the content can change as services evolve， APIs depreciate， etc。 。。。more
Brian Greiner
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