OSINT Combine

We’re proud to sponsor the National Fusion Center Association's Annual Training Event, April 22–24 in Washington, DC — where the fusion center community comes together to share, strengthen, and shape public safety and national security efforts. As fusion centers face increasingly complex threats, the need for scalable, ethical, and high-impact #OSINT solutions has never been greater. Want to see how OSINT Combine can help your team build enduring OSINT capability? Arrange a demo https://lnkd.in/ekCdnsUU 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eVxNacdj #OSINT #NFCA2025 #FusionCenters #ThreatIntelligence #PublicSafety #OSINTSolutions #NexusXplore #homelandsecurity

The best thing about OSINT? It’s never built alone. That’s why the Australian OSINT Symposium 2025 is back this September—bringing together thinkers, doers, and leaders across the global OSINT community. Our theme this year is Building Enduring OSINT Capability. Because capability is built with people, partnerships, ethical technology, and practice. 🗓️ 18–19 Sept | Sydney (virtual tickets available) 💻 Want more? Sign up for our virtual training in the two weeks leading up to the event. Be part of the conversation shaping the future of open-source intelligence. Use code EARLYBIRD for 15% off all tickets until 30 June. 🔗https://lnkd.in/etfettkx #osintcommunity #osintconference #osinttraining #osintskills #opensourceintelligence #intelligencecapability #AOS2025 #australianosintsymposium

China’s Two Sessions offer valuable insight into the country’s policy direction, economic outlook, and technological goals—if you know where to look. In our latest blog, OSINT Combine’s Principal Intelligence Advisor, Emerald Sage breaks down how #OSINT can be used to analyze one of the most important events on the Chinese Communist Party’s annual political calendar. Explore how platforms like WeChat, BiliBili, and DeepSeek offer alternative access to timely discourse and public sentiment—despite tight media controls. It's a real-world example of how country-specific OSINT requires more than tools—it takes tradecraft, cultural context, and a sharp analytical eye. 🔍 Read the full blog here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehVUCZrJ 📘 Want to sharpen your skills further? Our new course, The OSINT Redbook: Searching the Chinese Internet, is now live through OSINT Combine Training Academy. Learn how to navigate Chinese platforms, extract meaningful insights, and tailor your OSINT workflows to one of the world’s most complex digital landscapes. 🎓 Explore the course: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezNrC9dz #OSINTcommunity #countryspecificOSINT #OpenSourceIntelligence #Geopolitics #CTI #DueDiligence #OSINTskills

🥚🐰 What’s better than an Easter egg hunt? Hunting digital clues across the internet as part of our OSINT Capture The Flag! This isn't your average backyard egg hunt — our Walk on the Wild Side challenge drops you into 20 environment-themed OSINT puzzles designed to test your open-source intelligence skills and you’ve only got until the end of April to play! 🌍 Geolocation, SOCMINT & environmental sleuthing 📅 Open until April 30 📘 Full walkthrough blog coming post-challenge 🐣 No melted chocolate. Just pure investigative fun. Join the hunt → https://lnkd.in/evVjF-sn #OSINT #CTF #Geolocation #DigitalForensics #EnvironmentalOSINT #CaptureTheFlag #OpenSourceIntelligence #WildSideCTF #OSINTcommunity

Big thanks to Forensic OSINT for spotlighting one of OSINT Combine own in this week’s OSINT Roundup newsletter! 🙌 Jacob Hunter's latest blog dives into the critical role of #OSINT in countering insider threats — a topic that’s gaining urgency across sectors. If you haven’t read it yet, beat the FOMO and do it now! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eheYRRAn Thanks, Ritu Gill (OSINT Techniques), for always championing the OSINT community and elevating important voices in the field. We’re proud to see Jacob’s work featured alongside other great insights. #OSINTcommunity #InsiderThreats #OpenSourceIntelligence #NoFOMO!

🌏 Country-specific OSINT is never just about the tools or the data. It’s about understanding context, navigating cultural nuance, and applying informed, investigative skill. That’s exactly what makes OSINT Combine's "The OSINT Redbook: Searching The Chinese Internet" such a powerful training course for professionals tackling one of the world’s most complex and controlled online environments. Launched today, this course helps analysts, investigators, and researchers build meaningful understanding and capability when navigating one of the world’s most complex and controlled digital spaces. Understanding the why behind the what is just as important as knowing where to look. Whether you're working in corporate due diligence, geopolitical risk, CTI, or investigative journalism, this course offers actionable guidance to: ✅ Understand China’s digital landscape and information controls ✅ Identify critical sources across corporate, academic & scientific content ✅ Extract insight while navigating censorship ✅ Tailor tradecraft to a country-specific context To understand China’s tech rise, don’t start with the headlines—start with the Five-Year Plan. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ezNrC9dz #OSINTinvestigations #training #CountryspecificOSINT #OSINTskills #FYP #Knowyourstuff #opensourceintelligence #enduringOSINTcapability

🎙️ Season 2 of OSINT Combine's podcast Open Secret is almost here... and trust us, you don’t want to miss it. Hosts Jane van Tienen and Kylie Pert are back! Diving deeper, asking bolder questions, and exploring how open-source intelligence (#OSINT) is reshaping how we lead, investigate, connect, and make sense of the world. From tracking stolen art to curating OSINT stories, from building inclusive communities to rethinking what intelligence even is—Season 2 brings fresh voices, real insight, and unexpected stories you won’t hear anywhere else. 💥 Whether you’re an analyst, a leader, a lifelong learner—or just someone who loves a good spy story—Open Secret is made for you. 🎧 Start with the trailer now 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gGYcx8Fz 👇 Here’s how you can support us: ✅ Hit follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts ✅ Share the trailer with someone who needs to hear it ✅ Tag someone in OSINT, #intel, leadership, or tech who should be part of the conversation Let’s keep the secret open. #OpenSecret #OSINTcommunity #Leadership #PodcastDrop #Season2 #OpenSourceIntelligence #CyberIntel #DigitalInvestigation #IntelligenceCommunity #InTheOpen #TechEthics #AI

🚨 BRAND NEW PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 CI-ISAC Australia is proud to welcome OSINT Combine as our newest Gold tier partner that will enhance the cybersecurity posture of Australian critical infrastructure and health sectors, as well as the Australian industry as a whole. OSINT Combine is a proudly Australian-founded business that develops enduring open-source intelligence (OSINT) capability within organisations by providing advanced OSINT solutions, including the premier software platform, NexusXplore, and acclaimed training programs. Supporting open-source intelligence workflows and investigations, NexusXplore is used by federal law enforcement, defence and national security agencies, critical infrastructure sectors and companies worldwide. NexusXplore connects users to publicly and commercially available information, allowing users to scour the surface, deep and dark web from a single interface - all you need is an internet connection!  This new partnership will directly benefit members as it allows CI-ISAC Australia to boost the richness of the timely and actionable advisories that we produce everyday. Thank you to OSINT Combine and Chris Poulter for your leadership, support, and belief in the value of our sovereign, not-for-profit cross-sector integrated Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC) model. Please join us in welcoming OSINT Combine to the CI-ISAC Australia community! CI-ISAC Australia CI-ISAC International OSINT Combine #strongertogether #leavenoonebehind Dаvid Sandell Scott Flower PhD Chris Poulter Jane van Tienen Paul F. David C. Amanda S.Hywel Evans Andrew T. Anna Rachel Siitonen Max Tisdell Paul Aizenstros Huon Curtis PhD AARPI Tarryn R. Sam Lee-Lindsay Robin B. Jason E. Michelle Marcus Katrina Paino

🐺 Awwwwoooooo! Dire wolf cubs got your attention? While we’re not bringing back extinct apex predators, we have just publicly released something cool and wild… and you’re invited to play! Take a Walk on the Wild Side — our latest OSINT Capture The Flag (#CTF) challenge. This environment-themed CTF features: 🌍 20 wild challenges 🧠 Geolocation, SOCMINT, and environmental OSINT 📅 Open now through April 30 📘 Full walkthrough blog dropping after the challenge Whether you’re a seasoned investigator or an OSINT-curious couch detective, now’s your chance to explore the wild side of open-source intelligence. Go on — get with the pack, sniff out the clues, join the hunt → https://lnkd.in/evVjF-sn #OSINT #Capturetheflag #OpenSourceIntelligence #EnvironmentalOSINT #Geolocation #OSINTcommunity #DireWolves #OSINTskills #WalkOnTheWildSide

📍 Heading to Stockholm? So are we! Meet the OSINT Combine team at Digital Experience Nordic 2025 on 9 April at the beautiful Waterfront Stockholm. This one-day powerhouse event brings together the brightest minds in digital investigations, intelligence, and cybersecurity from across the Nordic region, and we’re ready to talk about what’s next in #OSINT! Come by our exhibit to see how #NexusXplore is helping organizations streamline open-source intelligence workflows, enhancing investigations and staying ahead of rapidly evolving threats. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/emmyBdxd #Opensourceintelligence #DigitalInvestigations #Cyberinvestigations #DigitalExperienceNordic #Intelligence #CounterFraud #CyberCrime #Stockholm2025