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Methodology

What Is OSINT? Open-Source Intelligence, Without the Mystique

OSINT is intelligence produced from publicly available sources. The hard part is not finding information — it is deciding what you are entitled to believe.

septiembre 17, 2026
Methodology

Provenance and Retention: Holding Investigative Data Without Creating a Liability

Every item in a case file should carry where it came from and how long it may stay. Provenance makes findings defensible; retention keeps them lawful.

septiembre 17, 2026
Methodology

How to Write an Investigation Report That Survives Scrutiny

A good investigative report separates what was established from what was inferred, states uncertainty plainly, and lets any claim be traced to its source.

septiembre 17, 2026
Methodology

Same Name, Different Person: The Mistake That Ruins Investigations

Most investigative errors are identity errors. A shared name is a lead, never an identification — here is how to keep the two apart.

septiembre 17, 2026
Methodology

Accepted, Rejected, Uncertain: The Distinction That Makes a Finding Defensible

An investigation is only as good as its admission decisions. Keeping accepted findings apart from rejected material is what makes a report survive scrutiny.

septiembre 17, 2026