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OSINT for Beginners Practical Tools and Techniques for Open Source Intelligence, Digital Investigations, Cybersecurity, and Online Intelligence Gathering In today's digital world, information is everywhere-but knowing how to find it, verify it, and use it responsibly is a skill that separates professionals from amateurs. OSINT for Beginners is your complete guide to Open Source Intelligence. Written for students, investigators, journalists, cybersecurity professionals, and anyone serious about online research, this book takes you step by step from the basics of safe searching to the professional techniques used by analysts worldwide. Inside you will learn: How to set up a secure and anonymous workspace for investigations. Advanced methods for searching beyond Google with operators, filters, and hidden pages. Techniques to analyze domains, hosting providers, subdomains, and IP addresses. How to profile social media accounts, detect fake profiles, and uncover hidden connections. Methods for verifying images and videos, detecting deepfakes, and extracting metadata. How to trace emails, usernames, and leaked credentials across platforms and breach databases. Real-world case studies showing how OSINT solves investigations. Professional templates, glossaries, and toolkits to make your research faster and more reliable. Exercises in every chapter to turn theory into hands-on skill. This book is not theory-heavy or tool lists without context. It is a practical manual that shows you how to conduct investigations safely, ethically, and effectively. Why this book is different: Written as part of a two-volume series (Book 1 of 2), ensuring structured learning from beginner to advanced. Provides not only tools but workflows, checklists, and report templates for real investigations. Includes over 20 free tools you can use immediately. Balances cybersecurity, journalism, compliance, and digital investigations use cases. Whether you want to protect yourself, investigate fraud, verify sources, or build a career in intelligence, this book gives you the foundation you need. Start your OSINT journey here-and take the first step toward becoming an effective digital investigator.

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