All Tags

Discover curated categories that organize our posts by output and domain.

The Signal

A weekly briefing on the latest OSINT tools, community leads, and essential updates from the world of digital forensics.

Shadow Analysis

Evidence-based reporting and technical debunks. Moving from shadow to signal to uncover the facts behind emerging disinformation.

Methods

Step-by-step tutorials drawn from working casework.

OSINT Cards

The Signal & Shadow OSINT Reference Card library — practical tradecraft built to professional standard.

AI

AI-Assisted Verification — Using AI tools to support verification, source analysis, and investigative workflows without compromising evidentiary standards.

Acoustic & Technical Analysis

Identifying weapons, environments, and events through sound analysis, metadata, and technical signal examination.

Aviation

Tracking aircraft movements, identifying operators, and tracing ownership chains using open-source flight data.

Climate

Verifying climate data claims, tracking emissions, and investigating greenwashing using open scientific datasets.

Corporate Intelligence

Tracing company structures, directors, beneficial owners, and financial relationships through public registries and filings.

Environmental & Climate Investigation

Documenting environmental crime, pollution events, and ecological damage using satellite and sensor data.

Financial Intelligence

Following money through open financial records, property registers, court filings, and offshore structure databases.

Geospatial & Satellite

Geolocating imagery, analysing satellite data, and using remote sensing tools to verify events and track change over time.

Geopolitical Risk

Mapping conflict zones, tracking armed groups, and documenting sanctions regimes using open-source data.

HUMINT

Managing sources ethically and safely, including contact protocols, verification, and legal exposure.

Identity

Confirming the identity of individuals, accounts, and entities using open-source records, imagery, and cross-referencing techniques.

Language & Standards

The words behind the work — language standards, attribution frameworks, and editorial protocols for investigative journalists.

Dark Web

Safely accessing and investigating dark web infrastructure, forums, and markets within legal and ethical boundaries.

TELCO

Telecommunications & SIM — Investigating phone numbers, SIM registration, carrier data, and telecommunications infrastructure in open sources.

Space

Space & Satellite Infrastructure — Tracking satellite constellations, identifying operators, and monitoring orbital activity using open-source tools.

SOCMINT

Social Media Forensics — Preserving, analysing, and verifying social media content including accounts, networks, and coordinated behaviour.

Procurement

Public Procurement & Contracting — Investigating public tenders, contracts, and supplier relationships for fraud, conflict of interest, and irregularity.

OPSEC

Operational Security for Investigators — Protecting your identity, devices, and sources across the full investigative lifecycle.

MEDINT

Verifying casualty figures, tracking disease outbreaks, and investigating pharmaceutical supply chains using open data.

Maritime

Tracking vessels, tracing ownership, detecting dark behaviour, and documenting maritime events using AIS and open registries.

Legal & Court Records

Accessing and interpreting court filings, judgments, arbitration records, and insolvency proceedings across jurisdictions.

Digital Infrastructure

Investigating domains, IP addresses, hosting infrastructure, and network architecture to trace digital actors.