“Protective intelligence is the process of gathering and assessing information about persons who may have the interest, motive, intention, and capability of mounting attacks against public officials and figures.” – USSS Protective Intelligence & Threat Assessment Investigations: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement Officials
“Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is intelligence collected from publicly available sources. In the intelligence community (IC), the term “open” refers to overt, publicly available sources (as opposed to covert or clandestine sources); drawn from publicly available material, including: the Internet, the media, photos and geospatial information.” – CIA DNI Open Source Center
Below, we have put together a list of highly effective resources we use while conducting OSINT investigations for protective intelligence; and remember, information is the data obtained through research and the resultant actionable conclusions we formulate from that data is the intelligence.
OSINT GUIDES:
Ultimate OSINT Guide – YouTube
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OSINT TRAINING:
LifeHack: How to Leverage Google and Modify Your Search
Protective Intelligence: Modern Tools for a Traditional Task
Protective Intelligence & Preventive Investigations: An Intelligent Solution
Ultimate OSINT Guide – YouTube
“Must Have” Free Resources for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
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OSINT TOOL KITS:
Here is one of my favorite resource toolkits:
Here is a great comprehensive OSINT resource list:
Toddington International Topic Search
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9 Day Executive Protection Training Program
Executive Protection, Medical Response, Firearms / Defensive Tactics and Defensive / Evasive Driving
Hotel, All Materials, Most Meals and Local Ground Transportation Included
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CRIME DATA:
Lexis Nexis Community Crime Map
Overseas Advisory Council OSAC
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NEWS:
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SEARCH ENGINES:
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Private Investigator Training Course
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SOCIAL MEDIA SEARCHES:
https://twitter.com/search-advanced?lang=en
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BLOG SEARCHES:
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PEOPLE SEARCHES:
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Security Consulting Training Course
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PUBLIC RECORDS:
Black Book Online (public records)
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MILITARY RECORDS:
https://scra.dmdc.osd.mil/scra/#/home
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PRISON INFO:
https://www.vinelink.com/#state-selection
https://www.einvestigator.com/find-someone-in-prison-jail/
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TAX INFO:
The United States Tax Court: If the IRS has determined that an individual has a tax deficiency, the taxpayer can dispute the deficiency in US Tax Court.
For US, Search the county name plus ‘tax records’
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GEOSPATIAL INFO:
For US, Search the county name plus ‘GIS map’
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BUSINESS INFO:
Central and Eastern European Business Directory
Import Yeti – find supplier info
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Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures Training Course
TSCM Bug Sweeps Training Course
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LEGAL AND LAWSUITS:
Court Documents:
https://www.ncsc.org/topics/access-and-fairness/privacy-public-access-to-court-records/state-links5
https://www.justice.gov/jmd/ls/state
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/find-case-pacer
https://www.archives.gov/research/court-records/order-copies
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DEEP WEB SEARCHES:
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POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Open Secrets: Third-party resource for federal political contributions.
Federal Election Commission: Federal political contribution records directly from the source.
Follow The Money: Search state political contributions records.
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WEBSITE ANALYSIS:
Google Site Info(Use info: prefix)
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