Open Source Intelligence and its Applications in Next Generation Cyber Security - A Literature Review

Yogish Pai U,Krishna Prasad K

doi:10.47992/ijaeml.2581.7000.0100

Abstract

Purpose: Research serves as a springboard for new ideas, and every scholarly research begins with a review of the literature. This literature review to familiarize oneself with the domain of research and to establish the credibility of the work. It also aids in the integration and summarization of the subject. Methodology: The necessary literature on the chosen topic have been gathered from multiple secondary data sources such as journals, conference proceedings, books, research papers published in various reputable publications, and then shortlisted the literature which are relevant for the work. The shortlisted literatures were carefully evaluated by reading each paper and taking notes as needed. The information gathered is then analyzed in order to identify the problem areas that may exist in the chosen topic. Findings/Result: It has been observed that the chosen topic, Opensource Intelligence (OSINT) practice requires more robust and intelligent solutions from AI and its subfields. The capability of OSINT for intelligent analysis strengthens tightly integrating machine learning and automated reasoning techniques. To avoid human errors, the dependency on humans in decision-making ought to reduce. To eradicate any incorrect information, a truth discovery process is mandatory. OSINT is able to discover new knowledge by correlating intelligence from other OSINT sources. Even though Artificial Intelligence has entered the OSINT field, there is still a long way to go before OSINT fully prepares for the much-anticipated Web 3.0. Originality: A literature review have had been carried out using secondary data gathered from various online sources, and new knowledge in the form of findings was derived in order to construct a theoretical framework and methodology for future research. It has been ensured that no judgments or decisions are made with a biased mindset or under the influence of any predetermined mentality. A concerted effort has been made to identify a research topic for further investigation. Paper Type: Literature Review.

Highlights

The goal of the project was to see how prepared Opensource Intelligence (OSINT) is for Web 3.0 which will allow for the creation of a global data warehouse in which any data format may be shared and interpreted irrespective of any device over any network (Bruwer & Rudman 2015) [11]
Evolution is the rule of nature; the world of open source intelligence will not remain stagnant; advancement in other technologies will pose a challenge to OSINT practice due to changes in the nature of data and the manner in which it is accumulated; and the same advancement in technology will improve OSINT practice's ability to deal with such challenges effectively
The widespread popularity of social media has enriched the accumulation of open source content on the web.OSINT is being used in a variety of many other fields such as marketing, cyber security, political strategy analysis, and so on

Summary

Introduction

The twenty-first century witnessed a lot of changes in cyberspace as a result of technological advancement and the development of a slew of creative applications. Social media, photo sharing, and video sharing are just a few examples of creative applications that were launched in the early twenty-first century and quickly gained widespread popularity. Using these platforms, end users were able to publish and share material with other users. The evolution of cloud computing has prompted business communities to adopt this service By this time, the most conventional services such as newspapers, libraries, bill payment, government, and education sector have had digitized and were storing all of their data on the web space. OSINT gathers publicly available data, processes it, and transforms it into knowledge that OSINT practitioners and other business sectors demand. The topics covered in the paper are as follows: (i) Stages of open source intelligence, (ii) Present status of opensource intelligence system, (iii) Applications of OSINT in cyber security, (iv) Summary of related work, (v) Discussion & future work, (vi) Research gap, (vii) Research agenda, (viii) Analysis of research agenda, (ix) Research proposal, (x) SLOC analysis of research proposal, and (xi) Conclusion

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