Completely rewritten 7th edition contains over 550 pages and 30 chapters! It is time to look at OSINT in a different way. For many years, and within the previous six editions of this book, we have relied on external resources to supply our search tools, virtual environments, and investigation techniques. We have seen this protocol fail us when services shut down, websites disappear, and custom resources are dismantled due to outside pressures. This book aims to correct our dilemma. We will take control of our investigative resources and become self-reliant. There will be no more need for online search tools; we will make and host our own locally. We will no longer seek pre-built virtual machines; we will create and configure our own. This book puts the power back in your hands. The new OSINT professional must be self-sustaining and possess their own tools and resources. You will become a more proficient subject matter expert who will be armed with the knowledge and readiness to articulate the sources of your findings. Aside from eleven brand new chapters, hundreds of pages have been updated to keep your OSINT investigative methods fresh. Furthermore, an entire new section featuring Methodology, Workflow, Documentation, and Ethics provides a clear game plan for your next active investigation. All-new custom search tools, report templates, and detailed documents are included via download. Today, we start over. 7th Edition Updates If you have the 6th edition of this book, you may want to know what has changed in this 7th edition. Overall, 1/2 of the book is brand new content, 1/4 is updated material, and 1/4 is recycled relevant instruction. The 7th edition is over 550 pages, but the retail price of the book remained unchanged. All expired and outdated resources were replaced with new methods throughout every chapter, and the OSINT flow charts were re-built to reflect all changes. All purchases include free download of a custom search tool which can be modified as needed and executed locally from your computers, custom Linux scripts to build your own virtual machines, and detailed cheat-sheets to simplify each process. The outline is below. Introduction SECTION I: OSINT Preparation CHAPTER 01: Computer Optimization CHAPTER 02: Linux Virtual Machine CHAPTER 03: Web Browsers CHAPTER 04: Linux Applications CHAPTER 05: VM Maintenance & Preservation CHAPTER 06: Android Emulation CHAPTER 07: Custom Search Tools SECTION II: OSINT Resources and Techniques CHAPTER 08: Search Engines CHAPTER 09: Social Networks: Facebook CHAPTER 10: Social Networks: Twitter CHAPTER 11: Social Networks: Instagram CHAPTER 12: Social Networks: General CHAPTER 13: Online Communities CHAPTER 14: Email Addresses CHAPTER 15: Usernames CHAPTER 16: People Search Engines CHAPTER 17: Telephone Numbers CHAPTER 18: Online Maps CHAPTER 19: Documents CHAPTER 20: Images CHAPTER 21: Videos CHAPTER 22: Domain Names CHAPTER 23: IP Addresses CHAPTER 24: Government & Business Records CHAPTER 25: Virtual Currencies CHAPTER 26: Advanced Linux Tools CHAPTER 27: Data Breaches & Leaks SECTION III: OSINT Methodology CHAPTER 28: Methodology & Workflow CHAPTER 29: Documentation CHAPTER 30: Policy & Ethics Conclusion "Author Michael Bazzell has been well known in government circles for his ability to locate personal information about any target through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). In this book, he shares his methods in great detail. Each step of his process is explained throughout twenty-five chapters of specialized websites, software solutions, and creative search techniques. Over 250 resources are identified with narrative tutorials and screen captures. This book will serve as a reference guide for anyone that is responsible for the collection of online content. It is written in a hands-on style that encourages the reader to execute the tutorials as they go. The search techniques offered will inspire analysts to "think outside the box" when scouring the internet for personal information. Much of the content of this book has never been discussed in any publication. Always thinking like a hacker, the author has identified new ways to use various technologies for an unintended purpose" -- Amazon.com.
