Defining Second Generation Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) for the Defense Enterprise

2018/01/01 by Heather Williams, Ilana Blum · 92 citations
Social Sciences · Business, Management and Accounting · Engineering · #Intelligence, Security, War Strategy #Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence #Open source #Parallels #Intelligence analysis #Intelligence cycle #Computer science #Military intelligence #Business intelligence #Data science #Engineering #Knowledge management #Computer security #Political science #Operations management #Software

paper · doi:10.7249/rr1964

published in RAND Corporation eBooks

openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

This report reviews the literature on open source intelligence and describes the evolution of open source intelligence over the past 50-plus years. It defines open source information and the open source intelligence cycle and draws parallels with other intelligence disciplines. It examines the methods used by open source tools and the challenges of using off-the-shelf technology for open source analysis, and it suggests areas for further study.

Citations

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• Foreign Broadcast Information Service [wikipedia]

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