Week 1 Discussion Forum

What is Open Source Intelligence? How has the history of information availability and information literacy affected OSINT?

For this forum, you are to answer one of the questions listed below. This original post must be a minimum of 500 words. Additionally, you must post two (2) peer reviews on a classmates original post. Please be courteous and succinct in your response. The goal is to extend the conversation through your observations and experience.

Questions:

1) What is OSINT? Is OSINT really intelligence?

2) How has the history of information availability and information literacy affected OSINT?

3) What principles does Clive Best use to differentiate OSINT as a unique intelligence discipline?