The changed world we have found ourselves living in since the global pandemic struck in 2020 has been particularly helpful to cybercriminals. Working from home, the ongoing digitization of our lives, and the increasing online nature of business mean opportunities for phishers, hackers, and scammers have increased.

Open-Source Intelligence or, OSINT, is the collection and analysis of information gathered from publicly available sources. This extends to much more than a Google search. There is much more information on the internet than can be found using search engines. It is estimated that only 4% of the internet is searchable using search engines.