Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open Source Intelligence

I feel like my life is nothing but reading cybersecurity books and articles so it was an honest pleasure to sit down with Rae Baker's book and found it both informative and entertaining. If you are a beginner in the world of Open Source Intelligence you will find this book perfect tutor for learning the field from the ground up if you have mastered OSINT (unlikely..lol) you will find the book a great resource.

As an OSINT professional, I'm always looking to learn new tricks of the trade. This book not only showed me new pivots I can use in my investigations, but also explained every topic in an easy-to-understand way. Deep Dive is definitely a good entry book into OSINT, and also a great read for subject matter experts and everyone in between. One of the best parts about this book is that it doesn't focus on tools, which can become outdated, but more on critical thinking and which questions to ask to get the answers you're seeking. The use of cases and examples makes every topic come together neatly. You can tell Rae put her heart and a lot of passion into writing this. I will be recommending this book to all of my mentees.

Deep Dive is an essential resource for anyone who wants to learn more about OSINT. Rae does an excellent job of explaining the basics of OSINT, as well as providing real-world examples of how it has been used to solve crimes, prevent disasters, and even win wars. Beyond the basics, this book is a great catalogue of resources and TTPs in which even experienced OSINTers will find new angles to explore.

This books is really well put together. It’s an enjoyable read without practicing the techniques, but is also an amazing training resource if you want to dig into the processes and tools. Rae provides clear explanations of both how and why to use different tools and techniques combined with great examples of each.Well done Rae and congrats!

I read the book and I can say that I really liked the way that the content was structured Definitely is a book worth buying and gave me a lot of different approaches for an OSINT Investigation, especially in the transportation section! Nice and easy to read, although I would prefer having more links and more real world investigations to follow up the context of the book (that's why I left 4-stars).

This book is a definite game changer, not only did I read it cover to cover, it is utilized as an excellent resource as I navigate complex OSINT investigations. It is also being utilized as a training text for new staff that are brought on. I definitely recommend this book!!

It took me a while to complete reading this book. It is about 500 pages and each of them go into a good amount about the techniques relating to various types of intelligence. Rae does a great job focusing on the methods and references some tools here and there. However, it never felt like you were being bombarded by tools. I personally learned a lot, and will definitely use this knowledge in the future. For me, it was well worth the money.Sad side tangent: I was reading this book so much, that while I was reading this book, my wife left me. According to the court documents she said "He spends too much time reading the amazing OSINT book called Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open Source Intelligence by Rae Baker. If he left the book for even a second, we would still be together". Bad news was my wife left me. Good news is that I have new OSINT techniques and methods to work harder at becoming a great OSINT analyst.

This book is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in conducting OSINT investigations and anyone who involved in OSINT investigations.Very insightful and helped me expand my own knowledge of OSINT. The author did a fantastic job of breaking down the procedures of an OSINT investigation throughout the entirety of the book. Awesome work, Rae!

An informative book about open source intelligence.

L'autrice Rae Baker è una vera esperta di OSINT, il libro è un vero e proprio manuale adatto a tutti, sia principianti che professionisti. La passione che l'autrice mette nel suo lavoro è pari all'accuratezza dei dettagli presenti in tutte le spiegazioni, seguendo il testo si imparerà: a sviluppare un piano di lavoro, a come adottare il metodo giusto per ragionare, ad operare nel rispetto delle leggi, ad utilizzare tutti gli strumenti adatti a questo tipo di analisi. Il libro è anche ricco di schemi esemplificativi utili a ricordarci e a riassumere tutti i metodi che apprenderemo durante la lettura di questo vero e proprio capolavoro.The author Rae Baker is a true OSINT expert, and the book is a comprehensive manual suitable for everyone, both beginners and professionals. The passion that the author puts into her work matches the precision of the details present in all the explanations. By following the text, you will learn how to: develop a work plan, adopt the right method for reasoning, operate in compliance with the laws, and use all the tools suitable for this type of analysis. The book is also rich in illustrative diagrams that are useful for recalling and summarizing all the methods that we will learn while reading this true masterpiece.

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Highly recommended! This book is an excellent read for those wanting to learn more about the fascinating world of OSINT. It provides practical examples and applications of how OSINT can be utilized and provides resources that can be further explored. Give this book a read if you want to expand your knowledge of OSINT.

This is a great OSINT book. It achieves a good balance. Not as technical as some, explains things well, but enough detail for both beginners and the more advanced.Lays down good advice and foundations, details the main concepts of intel gathering and puts them into perspectiveMichael Bazzell’s Open Source Intelligence Techniques, may be more technologically focused, but, this gives it a good run for its money.Worth buying!