OSINT -- the security technique you might never have heard of [Q&A]

Traditionally used by intelligence agencies and the military, the OSINT technique is used to gather information about people, organisations or companies from freely accessible sources, then analyse the data obtained and draw useful conclusions and information from it. But IT security experts can also benefit from the technique to discover potential vulnerabilities and remediate them before they're exploited by attackers. We talked to Etay Maor, senior director of security strategy at Cato Networks to find out how. BN: What is OSINT? EM: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is a technology used by intelligence agencies and the military. In principle, however, anyone… [Continue Reading]