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🎊 From big product updates to expansion into new segments, we hit some exciting milestones in 2024. Curious about what we’ve been up to? Check out our latest blog for all the highlights: 👉 https://bit.ly/41NNzhh Here’s to an even brighter 2025!

💸 Shoplifting costs U.S. retailers $110 billion annually, making up 65% of all retail shrinkage. What was once opportunistic theft has grown into organized criminal networks involving shoplifters, dealers, and even complicit employees. In our latest blog, Joaquin Souberbielle explores how retailers and law enforcement can leverage #OSINT to tackle these challenges. From identifying theft hotspots to uncovering links between criminals, OSINT tools offer a powerful way to reduce investigation costs and disrupt retail crime. Read more about how OSINT is shaping the future of retail security: https://bit.ly/41FSfWD

⛑️🌐When we think of “the internet,” we usually envision social media updates, cat videos, and live-streaming content. But the internet is also a powerful source of data for anti-trafficking and missing person search efforts — as long as they employ the right approach and tools. In this blog from Jake Palmer, we explain how #OSINT from everyday internet activity can hold the key to resolving some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian problems. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3P0PwiT

Today’s Blog: https://bit.ly/3BsagwR 🌎 The U.S. Intelligence Community is embracing AI in its ongoing quest to more efficiently incorporate #OSINT into its missions. By easily managing massive volumes of public data, AI has become key to advancing OSINT processes at the federal level—but it’s also revealing its potential for other, less expected benefits. Learn why and how the IC is leveraging AI technologies to refine intelligence efforts and stay ahead of emerging threats in our latest blog 👆

Interesting coverage from the The Wall Street Journal this morning on executive protection programs. https://lnkd.in/esj3vnru

It’s your last chance to register for our webinar, "OSINT Investigations on Distributed Microblogging Platforms," happening at 11:00 AM ET TODAY. Learn how to adapt your OSINT investigations to the rise of these unique social media sites. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gBFTq_3b

We’re at the Close Protection Conference! Visit the Skopenow team at booth 101 to see how our fully integrated #OSINT platform empowers executive protection teams to uncover threats, protect key individuals, and make better decisions.

🦋 Decentralized social media platforms are growing rapidly, attracting users with promises of privacy and transparency while presenting new challenges—and opportunities—for #OSINT practitioners. Join Skopenow’s Stephen Adams on Thursday, December 12 at 11:00 AM ET for our newest webinar on integrating these platforms into your investigations. He’ll review topics like: 📋 How to set up research accounts properly 👣 Navigating and gathering intel efficiently 🧑⚖️ Best practice considerations for investigators Get ahead in the ever-evolving OSINT landscape—register now! 👉 https://bit.ly/4gckdgM

🏛️ The #OSINT field just broke new ground as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) recently updated standards for open-source intelligence. This milestone release introduces essential guidance on citation practices, AI transparency, data quality control, and more. ICS-206-01 raises the bar for transparency, collaboration, and reliability across the OSINT field—read how in our latest blog: https://bit.ly/3ZCmmfW