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What OSINT is — and what it isn’t
Open-source intelligence is a method, not a search box. The definition, the intelligence cycle in one breath, and four myths that get beginners into trouble.
In this note
- The working definition of OSINT
- Why “open” doesn’t mean “anything goes”
- The five movements of the intelligence cycle