Defining the scope of your OSINT search

Above all, you need to be clear with yourself about your motivations, objectives, resources and deadlines.

You also need to be able to answer a number of questions:

• What resources do I need?

• How do I access these resources?

• Is reversibility possible?

• How many people know about my work?

• What will be the destination of my production (restricted or public communication)?

• Can I source and qualify all the information?

• Which tools do I need and which should I avoid?

• What limits do I set for myself and what do I forbid?

This type of questioning is important,...