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The OSINT Handbook for Law Enforcement
Discover how to elevate policing with open source intelligence gathering and analysis
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The OSINT and AI Handbook
Discover how to leverage AI in OSINT investigations, to improve the way you identify risks.
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Beyond Screening and Monitoring
This report explores the advantages and deficiencies of current counter-terrorist financing models in the age of networks and OSINT.
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The OSINT Handbook
Download this handbook to explore the value of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and how it's transforming investigatory best practices.
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How Leading FIs Are Using OSINT
Discover how leading FIs are using OSINT to conduct more efficient investigations.
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Transforming Financial Crime Investigations
Find out how open source intelligence (OSINT) is improving AML processes and transforming the way financial crime risks are identified.
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The AML Investigation Revolution
Explore the challenges of compliance-led AML/CFT models and why using intelligence-led approaches can improve AML outcomes.
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Reframing Wildlife Crime: International Networks and Organised Gangs
When most people think of wildlife crime, they might see it as being a relatively isolated affair. It’s easy to imagine individual poachers – or small groups at most – killing individual animals to make a profit; a distressing image,…
How Law Enforcement can use OSINT to fight human trafficking
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), though undoubtedly useful, has sometimes been considered a secondary method of investigation by law enforcement teams. However, the proliferation of criminal activity on the internet has increased the significance of OSINT as a technique. This is…
What is the Future of OSINT in Police Investigations?
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has long been recognised as an important source of insight into criminal activity and a vital resource for police officers. However, the advent of the internet has brought about major changes in what the discipline looks…
Is OSINT the key to fighting welfare system fraud?
In the financial year ending 2023, £6.4 billion was lost to fraudulent welfare claims in the UK.1 This hurts everyone: income from taxes which should have been used to invest in better services and infrastructure instead goes to the minority…
What will the Anti-Financial Crime Landscape look like in 2024?
2023 in review 2023 was a busy year for regulators, financial institutions and criminals alike. Significant enforcement actions and fines were levied globally, with notable cases including Crown Resorts fined AU$450m, William Hill fined £19.2m, Deutsche Bank fined US$186 million,…
Why OSINT is the key to implementing the new EU anti-money laundering package
Last week, the EU Council and Parliament made a provisional agreement on its new anti-money laundering package, which aims to improve the way that national systems work together to fight financial crime. The European Council states that the agreement is…
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Blackdot Solutions Shortlisted for the 2024 Business Weekly Awards
We are delighted to announce that Blackdot Solutions has been shortlisted for the 2024 Business Weekly Awards,…
Enterprise Awards Nomination
Stuart Clarke shortlisted for Enterprise Awards We’re delighted to announce that our CEO, Stuart Clarke, has been…
Blackdot Solutions Videris Open Source Intelligence Platform listed in the 2024 RegTech100
We’re delighted to announce that our Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigations platform, Videris, has been recognised as…
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Investigating illicit trade: The importance of technology and Open Source Intelligence
In this webinar we hope to remind audiences of the importance of developing greater awareness of illicit trade, provide an overview of common typologies and methodologies, and offer tips on how to detect and investigate the people, organisations and networks involved.