What is open source intelligence?

Open source intelligence(OSINT), is intelligence generated from publicly available information that is collected, exploited and disseminated to appropriate audiences in a timely manner to meet specific intelligence needs. OSINT includes all publicly accessible sources of information that can be found online or offline, including but not limited to:

1.Internet, including online publications, blogs, social media websites.

2.Traditional mass media, including television, radio, newspapers, books, magazines, professional journals, academic publications, dissertations, company news, employee profiles, resumes and geospatial information in maps and commercial imagery.

3.Dark web resources.

The process of OSINT is planning, data mining, analysis, dissemination and to generate visual information sorting reports.

As early as in the 1990's, some scholars proposed that national intelligence work should change to attach importance to intelligence sharing and open source intelligence, replacing traditional secret intelligence work.

As a leader in the web intelligence monitoring, Knowlesys International Ltd.(Knowlesys) has accumulated 10 years of experience in OSINT monitoring and the experience of analyzing and processing thousands of different types of websites and mobile applications.

Founded in May 2003, Knowlesys is a high-tech company that specializes in Internet information processing. It has established rich experience and competitive advantages in the fields of accurate monitoring and vertical mining of mass information on the Internet. The core products are Knowlesys Intelligence System and Knowlesys Web Data Miner Studio. Knowlesys Intelligence System is developed based the world's leading OSINT extraction technology, with the advantages of quick identification and full coverage. It enables users to monitor the entire web and identify important information and negative public opinions in a timely manner.