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Discover the Unknown Through the Power of License Plate Recognition Technology
License plates are more than just pieces of metal or plastic attached to a vehicle—they are essential for law enforcement, vehicle registration, and identification.
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How to Combat Public Assistance & Benefits Fraud with OSINT
Across America, state, local, and education (SLED) agencies are tasked with managing some of the nation's most important programs, including disbursing large public assistance and benefits programs. A looming concern and financial threat for these agencies revolves around welfare and public assistance fraud. This type of fraud not only siphons off…
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Metadata and Hashing: Creating Court-Admissible Evidence from OSINT
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) can play an influential role in legal proceedings and solving crimes, impacting both the prosecution and the defense. On the one hand, OSINT can help strengthen a case against a criminal enterprise, but it can also introduce doubt or surface exculpatory information. Critically, however, OSINT-as-evidence must meet…
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OSINT Live 2023 Recap: Top Takeaways
The curtains have officially closed on the second annual OSINT Live, and it was a huge success. Our speakers' expertise and insights didn't just add to the event; they defined it. After everything wrapped, our team took a step back, compared notes, and started compiling the most important takeaways and moments from the exhaustive day of programming. So…
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Spotlight on OSINT Live: A Closer Look at Our Sessions and Speakers
The countdown to OSINT Live has begun! The Skopenow team is excited to present an unparalleled roster of sessions and speakers on October 5, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM ET. Explore the future of OSINT with industry-leading experts as they share insights on the latest tools, innovative techniques, applications, and intriguing case studies.
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From Shelves to Bytes: How Libraries Can Deliver for Law Firms in the Digital Age
A new dawn has arrived for law firms looking to capitalize on the untapped potential of online research. This invaluable resource can become a secret weapon separating the firm from opposing parties, bolstering internal functions, empowering client teams, and enhancing competitive intelligence efforts. It can directly contribute to a firm's growth and…
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Skopenow Tops 2023 Frost Radar™ for Open-Source Intelligence Solutions
We are excited to announce that Skopenow has been recognized as the leader in Innovation and Growth in the Frost Radar™: Open-Source Intelligence Solutions, 2023, Frost & Sullivan’s inaugural report which marks the first comprehensive review of the OSINT market.
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Lost in Translation: The Right Human Touch in OSINT
As digital fingerprints stretch across cultures and geographies, they often come marked with linguistic stamps – from tweets in Tamil to blog posts in Bulgarian and online marketplace listings in Spanish. With targets sharing information in various languages and dialects, open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigators are tasked with collecting and…
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The Rising Threat of State-Sponsored Organized Crime
In a world where the lines between organized crime and state actions are increasingly blurred, the comments of Graeme Biggar, Director General of the UK's National Crime Agency, offer a stark illumination of the evolving threat landscape.
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How OSINT Helped Crack the Long Island Serial Killer Case
When the average person thinks of high-profile criminal investigations, images of dimly lit rooms with towering stacks of physical case files, tense interrogations, or forensics labs might come to mind. In modern investigations, however, sifting through digital data often uncovers the most decisive evidence, as recently demonstrated by the…
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