Automating Open Source Intelligence: Algorithms for OSINT (Com...

\"Algorithms for Automating Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)\" is an essential resource for anyone interested in the cutting-edge field of information gathering and intelligence extraction from openly available sources. This book delves into the innovative methods used to collect actionable intelligence from news broadcasts, public repositories, and the ever-expanding realm of social media. With its applications spanning crime fighting, state-based intelligence, and social research, this book highlights the recent advances in text mining, web crawling, and other algorithms that have significantly automated these processes.

The book is invaluable to both practitioners and academic researchers, offering insights into the latest advancements in applications and a coherent set of methods and processes for automating OSINT. It provides interdisciplinary perspectives on the key challenges identified within each discipline, making it a comprehensive guide for those looking to deepen their understanding of OSINT.

Editors Robert Layton and Paul Watters, along with a distinguished list of contributors, draw upon years of practical experience to discuss a range of topics. These include Evidence Accumulation Strategies for OSINT, Named Entity Resolution in Social Media, Analyzing Social Media Campaigns for Group Size Estimation, and Geospatial reasoning of open data. The book also presents fully developed case studies on the digital underground and predicting crime through OSINT, ensuring that readers can quickly apply these concepts in real-world scenarios.

Furthermore, the book addresses the ethical considerations when using publicly available online data, ensuring that practitioners are aware of the responsibilities that come with accessing and utilizing open-source information. With its focus on algorithms and applications, \"Algorithms for Automating Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)\" equips readers with the tools needed to get up and running quickly in this dynamic field.

• Brand: Syngress
• Author: Layton, Robert
• Genre: Computers
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2015
• Edition: 1
• Pages: 222