Protecting High-Value Individuals: An OSINT Workflow
0This presentation walks you through the workflow of a (sanitized) OSINT assessment case for a high value-target. This case revolves around a company executive a few days before moving into public announcements that were likely to trigger hacktivist groups. Cyber harassment can start from online platforms but it may also continue into the physical sphere of the targeted individual. Most often, the goal is either to influence the behavior of the target and make them resign, change their decisions and future behavior, or to cause significant psychological distress – that will ultimately affect their work performance. Knowing that harassment was a highly likely scenario, the company requested an OSINT assessment on this individual to help them eliminate or manage information that could pose a risk to the individual and ultimately affect his performance and the company. As intriguing as projects like these can be, they require an effective workflow. Conducting OSINT on people can put investigators into endless hours of combing through information and multiple rabbit holes. While discussing the case, the presentation will discuss important OSINT workflow variables such as defining a specific scope and research questions, creating a proper search plan, and reporting effectively.
About the Speaker
Christina Lekati is a psychologist and a social engineer. She is also an OSINT practitioner, running corporate and high-value target OSINT investigations to help clients identify and manage risks.
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