Definition of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and preparation of the 3rd Competitive Intelligence Forum in Abu dhabi UAE

1. Open Source Intelligence
Discipline involved:
Competitive & Market Intelligence
Economic Intelligence
Knowledge Management
Reputation & Crisis Management
Business Intelligence (to a certain extend)
Strategy
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2. Definition
• “Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is an
information processing discipline that involves
finding, selecting, and acquiring information from
publicly available sources and analyzing it to
produce actionable intelligence. In the
Intelligence Community (IC), the term quot;openquot;
refers to overt, publicly available sources (as
opposed to covert or classified sources); it is not
related to open-source software.”
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Intelligence
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3. Why using OSINT?
• OSINT will help Analysts, Researchers,
Consultants, Information officers feed their
information system with ongoing data 24/7
using state of the art OSINT tools.
At the beginning we have all of the gathered information. At the end is a one to
two page special intelligence briefing for management. A briefing paper that
allows the decision-maker to take a strategic or tactical decision.
A lot of professionals have tented to think that the end result of the intelligence
process is just a monthly news bulletin or a competitor profile. This is actually
the starting point, or the “knowledge base” of information.
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4. Third Competitive Intelligence Forum
3rd May 2009 Abu Dhabi UAE
“The right information leads to the right decision”
To see the content of the previous events and get more information regarding this
manifestation please visit: http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/eiforum/
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5. Khalid Dalil
OSINT Consultant
Khalid.dalil@gsn.ae
+971504752338
“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril”
Sun Tzu
The Art of War
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