Navigating the Balance Between Public Information and Internal Threat Protection
0SANS Open-Source Intelligence Summit 2025
OSINT and Network Security: Navigating the Balance Between Public Information and Internal Threat Protection
Sanjay Poddar, Advanced Services Engineer, Fortinet
At the intermediate level, this session will discuss the strategic importance of OSINT in enhancing network security in balance with how to guard internal information. This talk will give you some tips to use OSINT to accurately detect the external threats, track the attack vectors and identify the network vulnerabilities. We will also provide examples from recent headlines to illustrate how companies can incorporate OSINT in their security strategies, and thus improve the detection and response capabilities of threat response. The session will end with practical strategies for how attendees can balance the collection and use of public data with considerations related to privacy and ethics, as well as avoid letting their broadly sensitive internal networks be exposed. What you will learn is: – Hit the balance to strengthen internal security defenses by optimizing OSINT,– Tap into monitoring public data using tools and guidance for compliance with privacy regulations whilst utilizing OSINT for safeguarding networks.
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