OSINT INQUIRY RESOURCES EXPAND IN SCOPE, BUT ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE
July 1st, 2021
THE COVID-19 pandemic’s boom in web usage has created opportunities for hackers and fraudsters to attack the unwary through electronic networks, however, on the plus side the scope for open-source intelligence (OSINT) inquiries online to reveal useful information about these criminals is growing.
A report from Shanghai, China-based market researcher Facts and Factors, released in March (2021) said the revenue of companies offering services and technologies mining OSINT resources was worth USD4.64 billion in 2018, and was projected to reach USD32 billion by ...
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