Open Source Intelligence
Before threat actors target you, they gather intelligence—publicly exposed credentials, employee footprints, leaked data, forgotten infrastructure, and dark web chatter. Our OSINT operators map your digital exposure using the same passive reconnaissance techniques adversaries use, delivering actionable threat intelligence before it becomes an incident.
Request an OSINT Assessment →Open Source Intelligence is the systematic collection and analysis of publicly available information to map your attack surface, identify credential exposure, and uncover the same intelligence paths adversaries follow before launching targeted attacks.
Passive Reconnaissance
Unlike active penetration testing that directly probes your systems, OSINT is passive—gathering intelligence from DNS records, WHOIS data, public repositories, social media, job postings, breach databases, and dark web forums without ever touching your infrastructure. We see what attackers see before they weaponize it.
Attack Surface Discovery
We map every externally visible asset—cloud resources, forgotten subdomains, shadow IT, third-party integrations, employee-exposed credentials, and public code repositories. Our OSINT engagements reveal the digital footprint adversaries use to plan targeted campaigns.
Threat Intelligence Context
Beyond asset discovery, we analyze what adversaries are saying—monitoring criminal forums, paste sites, Telegram channels, and dark web marketplaces for mentions of your organization, leaked credentials, or reconnaissance activity indicating pre-attack planning.
Continuous Monitoring
Threat intelligence isn't a point-in-time snapshot—your exposure changes as employees post on LinkedIn, code gets pushed to GitHub, and credentials appear in new breaches. We provide ongoing OSINT monitoring to detect new exposures before adversaries exploit them.
Comprehensive passive reconnaissance covering every layer of your digital exposure—from DNS records to dark web chatter.
Passive Reconnaissance & Asset Discovery
DNS enumeration, subdomain discovery, ASN mapping, cloud asset identification (AWS S3, Azure Blob, GCP buckets), SSL/TLS certificate transparency logs, IP range mapping, and external-facing service fingerprinting. We catalog every publicly reachable asset adversaries can target.
Credential & Data Exposure
Search across breach databases (Have I Been Pwned, DeHashed, leaked Combolists), paste sites (Pastebin, GitHub Gists), and dark web dumps for exposed employee credentials, API keys, OAuth tokens, database connection strings, and internal passwords posted in public forums or compromised third-party services.
Employee & Social Intelligence
Analysis of LinkedIn profiles, job postings, social media activity, conference talks, and public GitHub contributions to map organizational structure, technology stacks, security tooling, and individual employees vulnerable to social engineering or credential stuffing based on password reuse patterns.
Dark Web & Underground Monitoring
Continuous surveillance of criminal forums, Telegram channels, onion sites, paste repositories, and dark web marketplaces for mentions of your organization, leaked internal documents, stolen credentials for sale, ransomware group chatter, or reconnaissance activity indicating planned attacks.
Digital Footprint Mapping
Identification of shadow IT (unapproved SaaS, forgotten cloud subscriptions), public code repositories with embedded secrets, misconfigured S3 buckets, exposed .git directories, public Jira/Confluence instances, leaked internal documentation, and third-party vendor exposures tied to your brand.
Attack Surface Enumeration
Comprehensive mapping of external-facing infrastructure—mail servers (SPF/DKIM/DMARC records), VPN endpoints, forgotten staging environments, development servers, legacy domains, expired SSL certificates on still-live hosts, and unpatched services visible from the internet that adversaries target first.
Understanding the difference between passive intelligence gathering and active probing is critical for compliance, legal boundaries, and operational security.
Passive OSINT (What We Do)
Gathering intelligence from publicly available sources without direct interaction with your systems. DNS lookups, WHOIS queries, breach database searches, social media analysis, job posting reviews, GitHub repository scans, dark web monitoring, and certificate transparency logs. Zero footprint—adversaries won't detect our reconnaissance.
Active Reconnaissance (Pen Testing)
Direct probing of your systems—port scans, vulnerability scans, service enumeration, brute-force attempts, and exploitation. Active testing leaves traces in logs and can trigger alerts. This is penetration testing, not OSINT. OSINT operates entirely from public data without sending packets to your infrastructure.
We follow a structured intelligence gathering process aligned with OSINT frameworks, adversarial TTPs, and threat intelligence best practices.
1. Scoping & Intelligence Requirements
Defining the intelligence targets—domains, IP ranges, employee lists, technology stacks, third-party vendors, and threat actor personas. We align OSINT collection with your risk profile, compliance requirements, and threat landscape.
2. Passive Data Collection
Systematic enumeration across DNS records, breach databases, social platforms, code repositories, dark web forums, job boards, certificate transparency logs, and public cloud storage. We use the same tools and techniques APT groups employ during pre-attack reconnaissance.
3. Analysis & Threat Correlation
Raw data is analyzed for exploitable patterns—credential reuse, exposed secrets, technology stack vulnerabilities, organizational structure for social engineering, and timeline correlation with known threat campaigns. We connect the dots adversaries use to build attack playbooks.
4. Reporting & Remediation Guidance
Delivery of actionable intelligence reports with risk-ranked findings, evidence screenshots, credential exposure notifications, and remediation steps. You receive the same dossier adversaries compile—except you get it first, with instructions to close the intelligence gaps.
Detailed intelligence reports with evidence, risk analysis, and actionable remediation steps.
Digital Footprint Report
Comprehensive asset inventory—subdomains, cloud resources, forgotten infrastructure, shadow IT, public repositories, and third-party exposures. Includes attack surface visualization and risk-ranked remediation priorities.
Credential Exposure Report
List of exposed employee credentials from breach databases, dark web dumps, and paste sites. Includes plaintext passwords, hashed credentials, password reuse patterns, and recommended account security actions (MFA enforcement, forced resets).
Employee Intelligence Dossier
Analysis of employee social media presence, LinkedIn activity, conference presentations, GitHub contributions, and public-facing technical details. Highlights individuals at elevated risk for social engineering or targeted phishing campaigns.
Dark Web Intelligence Summary
Threat actor mentions, leaked internal documents, credentials for sale, ransomware group chatter, and reconnaissance activity across criminal forums, Telegram channels, and onion sites. Timeline correlation with known campaigns.
Attack Surface Enumeration
External-facing service catalog—mail servers, VPN gateways, forgotten staging sites, development environments, legacy domains, and unpatched services. Mapped to CVE databases and known exploitation frameworks (Metasploit, ExploitDB).
Threat Intelligence Brief
Executive summary with risk-ranked findings, evidence of active reconnaissance, credential exposure timeline, and recommended immediate actions. Formatted for board-level and technical audiences.
OSINT is valuable as a standalone intelligence service or integrated into broader security operations.
Pre-Engagement Reconnaissance
OSINT as the first phase of penetration testing or red team operations. We map your attack surface passively before active testing begins, providing operators with the same intelligence adversaries gather before launching targeted campaigns. Reduces engagement time and increases finding accuracy.
Continuous Threat Monitoring
Ongoing OSINT collection to detect new credential exposures, dark web mentions, employee social engineering risk, and emerging attack surface changes. We alert you when new intelligence surfaces—before adversaries weaponize it. Ideal for compliance programs requiring continuous threat intelligence.
M&A Due Diligence
Pre-acquisition OSINT assessments to uncover hidden security liabilities—exposed credentials, data breaches, shadow IT, dark web chatter, and forgotten infrastructure. We provide acquirers with the threat intelligence needed to price risk and negotiate security remediation terms.
Incident Response Intelligence
Rapid OSINT collection during active incidents to identify attacker infrastructure, leaked data on dark web marketplaces, threat actor attribution, and external indicators of compromise. We provide IR teams with real-time intelligence to accelerate containment and attribution.
Before adversaries exploit your public footprint, let's map what they already know—credential exposure, shadow IT, dark web chatter, and forgotten infrastructure.
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