5 minutes read Social Media Searches In today’s world, it’s vital that companies monitor their online reputation on the social networks. More than ever, social media has become a platform for voicing opinions and spreading messages. It therefore has a major impact on all the processes associated with
6 minutes read The Unbeatable Versatility of Social Links Transforms Which other areas do the transforms of Social Links cover? Currently, the Maltego Transform Hub offers more than 40 transform packages. Of course, not all of these transforms are directly applicable to OSINT research and Internet investigations. For
7 minutes read Which Maltego transforms are best suited for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) research? Transforms remain at the core of Maltego. They enable the process of querying the entities depicted on the graph through the respective data sources. The respective transform connects the entity (e.g., email address)
7 minutes read How to optimize Maltego for OSINT Investigations with Maltego Transforms In my experience, Maltego is an important and useful addition to other OSINT investigation tools and methods.It is a very versatile tool for a range of very different users. For example, threat intelligence teams, analysts
4 minutes read Basis for online monitoring: Creatively find and optimize keywords for Google In the previous articles, the importance of the right keywords for an effective search via Google came up often. The success of an Internet search depends on the selection of the appropriate keywords, which is why
5 minutes read Optimize Chrome as a browser for research and OSINT Google Chrome is very popular with Internet users as a browser. Like its competitor Mozilla Firefox, Chrome is a great investigation browser for OSINT. However, you need to make a few optimizations for optimal use for
7 minutes read Targeted search as part of structured internet search In the previous part of our series, I presented the basics of a structured internet search for reputation assessment and defined a workflow for your search. Good knowledge of Google operators is essential to conduct thorough research
4 minutes read Preparing for Monitoring of Your Online Person Data The Basics: Effective Internet Research Nowadays, it is merely essential to know exactly what information about yourself or your own company is available on the Internet. There is not only a risk of slander on the net
6 minutes read The most important tool for Internet research is the browser. This can also be used to take stock of or take a situation in online reputation management. I recommend the Chrome browser for research on the Internet. In this article, I’ll help you set up your browser.
4 minutes read Blog series: Reputation check: Who am I (on the Internet) and what is written about me? We answer the first important questions, such as who is concerned? Who should take action? What can you do yourself? First aid for your own actions!
4 minutes read #LookDeeper: HTTP Status Code Checker – Professional Tool for Online Investigations In online investigations, there are many cases where the investigator does not have to look at just one website. Particularly in cases where more than 20 domains are involved, it makes sense to conduct
3 minutes read #LookDeeper: Geo Screenshot Supports OSINT-Investigations In the course of our brand protection and counterfeit investigations, I increasingly identified websites where content is available but not displayed to all visitors. For example, the shop is only visible if the calling IP comes from a country that
6 minutes read #LookDeeper: CaseFile – graphically illustrate the context of the investigation This is the first post of a new blog post series. In the next weeks and months I will post the posts under the hashtag #LookDeeper on “Tools and Resources for Internet Investigations and OSINT
4 minutes read Client Selection – Maltego Setup – Installation and Configuration In the first post in this series, I looked into the question of what kind of software Maltego is. This analysis software for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is available in different versions. For the interested user,
6 minutes read What Is Maltego? In the communities of the OSINT specialists and the Cyber Security experts, a software solution is discussed controversially again and again. Maltego is for some the “One-Stop-Shop” for OSINT and for others a book with seven seals. In this new blog series, I want to serve both sides, the newcomers and the experts. Learn about Maltego as OSINT tool and usage for Interactive Data Mining and Link Analysis.
