2 Flashcards
OSINT Strategy’s Four Pillars
Sources, Software, Services, Analysis
Commercial Online Premium Sources
Sources that Charge a Fee for Access to Information
Gray Literature
Legally Available and Ethical Information NOT controlled by Commerical Publishers
The Ultimate Open Source
A Human Expert or Observer with Direct Experience
SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Desktop Toolkit
18 Distinct Software Functionalities Necessary for the Optimal Processing of Open Sources
API
Application Programming Interface
WORST Value Source
An Insufficently Skilled Organization is Hired out of Convenience.
BEST Value Source
Niche Collection, Processing, and Analysis Services are Mixed and Matched to Obtain the Desired Results
White (Published) Literature
Books and Journals with ISBN or ISSN Numbers
Ephemeral Literature
Items of Short Lived Interest
(Ex: Airline Schedule)
EO
Earth Observation
Spatial Resolution
The Size of Objects on the Ground a Satellite is able to Detect