OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE (OSINT)
This sourcing process is defined as intelligence produced from publicly available information
that is collected, exploited, and disseminated in a timely manner to an
appropriate audience for the purpose of addressing a specific
intelligence requirement.
As defined, OSINT is intelligence derived from publicly
available information, as well as other unclassified information that
has limited public distribution or access.
OSINT acquisition involves procuring verbal, written, or
electronically transmitted material that can be obtained legally. In
addition to documents and videos available via the Internet or provided by a human source.OSINT collects a valuable variety of opinions because it encompasses a great variety of sources. Information collection
in OSINT is generally a different problem from collection in other
intelligence disciplines where obtaining the raw information to be
analyzed may be the major difficulty, particularly if it is to be
obtained from non-cooperative targets. In OSINT, the chief difficulty is
in identifying relevant, reliable sources from the vast amount of
publicly available information.