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

Michael Bazzell

ISBN 10: 1530508908 / ISBN 13: 9781530508907

Published by Amazon Digital Services, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information
• Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1530508908
• ISBN 13: 9781530508907
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Fifth Edition Sheds New Light on Open Source Intelligence Collection and Analysis.Author Michael Bazzell has been well known and respected 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 sixteen chapters of specialized websites, application programming interfaces, and software solutions. Based on his live and online video training at IntelTechniques.com, 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 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 & MetadataLive Streaming 

Social ContentSocial 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 

Wireless Routers by Location 

Hidden Mapping Applications 

Dark Web Content (Tor) 

Restricted YouTube Content 

Hidden Website Details 

Vehicle Registration Details

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, hacking 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.