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Reports
Explore our practical guides to applying open source intelligence in a range of contexts and use cases.
The State of OSINT 2025
We surveyed investigation professionals across the globe to find out what OSINT usage looks like today and where the opportunities (and risks) lie for organisations.
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.
Crime in the digital age
In this series of reports, we explore how criminal behaviour is changing.
Blogs
The latest insights into open source intelligence best practices, tools and industry applications.
Language, cultural understanding and OSINT with Skip Schiphorst
Skip Schiphorst from i-intelligence joined us in an episode of From the Source, the Blackdot podcast. He discussed his journey into OSINT,...
By Annie Finlay
OSINT in the age of AI: from monitoring to due diligence
The open source intelligence landscape has always changed quickly, but what is happening right now feels different. Chris P, Head of...
By Annie Finlay
Blackdot Solutions Finalist at the British Data Awards
We’re delighted to announce that we have been named a finalist in the ‘Agentic AI Solution of the Year’ category at the British Data Awards
By Annie Finlay
Semiotics, online culture and OSINT with Joe Ondrak
Dr. Joe Ondrak, CEO of Peryton Intelligence, joins us in an episode of From the Source, the Blackdot podcast. He discusses semiotics,...
By Annie Finlay
Why general-purpose AI agents are insecure by design
The AI industry is converging on a single vision: autonomous agents that operate across your entire digital environment. Microsoft's...
By James Randall
Introducing the Videris Investigative Assistant (VIA)
We’re delighted to announce that the new Videris Investigative Assistant (VIA) is now available. Designed to help the human...
By Rebecca Escalante-Phillips
Latest News
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Blackdot Solutions Finalist at the British Data Awards
We’re delighted to announce that we have been named a finalist in the ‘Agentic AI Solution of the Year’ category at the British Data Awards
By Annie Finlay
Introducing the Videris Investigative Assistant (VIA)
We’re delighted to announce that the new Videris Investigative Assistant (VIA) is now available. Designed to help the human...
By Rebecca Escalante-Phillips
Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit selects Blackdot Solutions to drive efficiency and innovation in financial intelligence work
With Blackdot’s Videris platform, Gibraltar FIU can ensure intelligence gathered is secure, policy-compliant and accountable Gibraltar;...
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.