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The Next Five Years of OSINT: Trends Innovations and Challenges Transforming Investigative Landscapes
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is entering its most disruptive era yet. What was once a clear, open landscape is splintering into disappearing data, platform restrictions, AI-driven deception, and geopolitical pressure that reshapes information in real time. OSINT is no longer just about collecting data, it’s about surviving a shifting environment that will redefine how investigators work in the next five years.
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
4 hours ago7 min read


When HUMINT Forgot the Internet: Why Human Intelligence Needs OSINT More Than Ever
Human intelligence is powerful, but incomplete without digital validation. Based on real-world investigations, this blog explores why HUMINT operators, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies must embed OSINT to verify assets, expose hidden online behaviors, prevent deception, and generate trustworthy intelligence in a hybrid, global threat landscape.
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Nov 23, 20256 min read
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