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The OSINT Handbook
Explore the value of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and how it's transforming investigation best practices.

The OSINT Handbook for Law Enforcement
Discover how to elevate policing with open source intelligence gathering and analysis

The OSINT Handbook for Anti-Financial Crime
See how Financial Institutions can transform financial crime investigations with Open Source Intelligence.

The OSINT and AI Handbook
Learn how to leverage AI in OSINT investigations to improve risk identification.
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How can OSINT support implementation of the new BIS sanctions ruling?
Identifying sanctioned entities is an essential task for organisations in all sectors looking to avoid regulatory action. With the...
By Rebecca Lindley

A Journey Through OSINT with Henri Beek
In the latest episode of From the Source, we’re joined by Henri Beek, lead analyst at DataExpert in the Netherlands. Discussing agentic...
By Rebecca Lindley

Blackdot introduces advanced AI automation to transform investigations and intelligence processes
Videris Automate adds agentic AI to increase efficiency in investigation workflows, ensuring ethical AI use, data security, and...
By Blackdot Solutions

Trust me, I'm an algorithm: Why trust is vital to successful implementation of AI for investigators
Our enthusiasm to embrace the rapidly evolving opportunities AI offers means that we must reflect on some broader topics around barriers to...
By Stuart Clarke

The Language of Investigation: How LLMs and GenAI can support OSINT
In an era where data is exploding in volume and complexity, investigations teams face the challenge of extracting meaningful, actionable...
By Stuart Clarke

It starts with automation: Understanding agentic AI's role in OSINT
I ended my previous piece by suggesting that breakthroughs in AI have transformed the opportunity and potential to automate...
By Stuart Clarke
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Blackdot introduces advanced AI automation to transform investigations and intelligence processes
Videris Automate adds agentic AI to increase efficiency in investigation workflows, ensuring ethical AI use, data security, and...
By Blackdot Solutions

Jersey’s FIU boosts its OSINT capabilities with Blackdot Solutions
Jersey, UK; 3rd June: Financial Intelligence Unit Jersey (FIUJ) has signed an agreement with Blackdot Solutions, a leading provider of...
By Blackdot Solutions

Maven VCTs lead funding round in advanced intelligence and investigations platform provider, Blackdot Solutions
London, 6 February 2025: Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s leading private equity firms, has led a £4.5 million funding...
By Blackdot Solutions
Demystifying OSINT Series: Putting OSINT for AML into practice
In the 3rd webinar in our Demystifying OSINT series, we run through an end-to-end complex investigation using OSINT tools and methods.
Sean will introduce a real-life alert scenario from a typical AML system as it is escalated for a deeper-dive investigation, while Blackdot's OSINT expert, Brett Redman, will then take us through a real OSINT investigation.
