2003 Hock (US) The Open-ness of the Open Internet

Historic Contributions, Methods & Process, Tools

Ran Hock
Ran Hock

PLATINUM LIFETIME AWARD, Dr. Ran Hock

Dr. Ran Hock has done more than any single individual to educate both government and private sector parties with respect to the value of the deep web.  He has single-handedly trained hundreds of individuals in the nuances of this major new intelligence resource base.  Emphasizing individual analytic skills and common sense rather than arcane expensive and generally unproductive technologies, he represents the intersection of integrity, intelligence, and intuition in the service of all legitimate governments and organizations.

The Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) revolution began in 1988, and one could say that the Internet revolution began to sweep seriously into government in 1993 or so, that is the year that both DDCI Bill Studeman and Robert Steele both got emails and websites.  Dr. Ran Hock has been “the” online access trainer of choice for the multinational audience choosing to attend the annual conferences, and the handbooks he created, new each year, have been prized references.

Below is his presentation to OSS '03 (actually just the summary), and on the right, click on the Frog to go to the current up-to-date OSINT Handbook Online that he maintains.

Ran Hock Outline
Ran Hock Outline
Ran Hock OSINT Online
Ran Hock OSINT Online

2002 Hock (US) The World of Information: Content, Content, and Content

Historic Contributions, Methods & Process
Ran Hock
Ran Hock

PLATINUM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, Dr. Ran Hock

Dr. Ran Hock has done more than any single individual to educate both government and private sector parties with respect to the value of the deep web.  He has single-handedly trained hundreds of individuals in the nuances of this major new intelligence resource base.  Emphasizing individual analytic skills and common sense rather than arcane expensive and generally unproductive technologies, he represents the intersection of integrity, intelligence, and intuition in the service of all legitimate governments and organizations.

Ran Hock, at our invitation, began a special course on how best to exploit the emerging world of online as well as offline sources, and it quickly became the highlight of the annual event as a pre-conference with the special added value of a new handbook being distributed each year.  Click on his photograph to get to his commercial web site and on the Frog to get to his constantly updated online handbook on Internet Tools and Resources for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT).

Ran Hock
Ran Hock
OSINT Online
OSINT Online

2002 OSINT 101: Basic Training in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Methods & Process

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Training Bjore OSINT 101: Sense-Making

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Training Black OSINT 101: Desktop Tools for Smart People

2002

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Training Chester OSINT 101: NATO Lessons Learned

2002

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Training Henk OSINT 101 Respecting the Cultural Dimension: Intelligence and Africa

2002

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Training Hock OSINT 101: Overview of the World of Information

2002

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Training Hohhof OSINT 101: Competitive Intelligence Analysis Tools & Web-Sites

2002

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Training Klavans & Ashton OSINT 101: Technology Mapping with Open Sources of Information

2002

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Training Lee OSINT 101: Geospatial Information Sources

2002

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Training Manwaring OSINT 101: Intelligence & Asymmetric Warfare

2002

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Training Marshall PSINT 101: OSINT and Global Hotspots

2002

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Training Moore & Krizan OSINT 101: Core Analytic Competencies

2002

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Training Smith OSINT 101: Internet and Commercial Online Exploitation