The Tao of Open Source Intelligence

CONCLUSION

“What can OSINT do for me?”

…was the opening line to this book. I hope you are now at least aware of how OSINT can benefit your professional practice, whatever that may be.

Documenting knowledge in writing is relatively easy, as is reading and understanding documented knowledge; however, turning abstract knowledge into tangible gains in professional practice is a challenge. This is the challenge that you now face: taking abstract concepts and lists of tools and rehearsing and reconceptualising them within a personal framework, so that they become integrated into the day-to-day professional practice of the investigator. It is within this process that many investigators become disenchanted with what OSINT can do for them, so I offer ...