4 Gathering Business OSINT

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is any data you can find from publicly available, unhidden sources. The amount and significance of available public data can make or break your campaign. If you contact a target without any knowledge of their likes and dislikes, operating environment, organizational structure, or internal company lingo, you’ll probably fail.

On the other hand, taking the time to understand what makes the target click will provide you with immediate context for the contact. Too often, people attempt to perform social engineering operations after either skipping or rushing the OSINT gathering, leaving ...

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