Episode 5 – OSINT Is Growing Up

In the fifth episode of the rebooted OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps explores how open-source intelligence is evolving - and what it means as the field matures. This instalment highlights new tools, recent investigations, and practical insights into making data more accessible, visual, and verifiable.Highlights include:📰 A Raw Take on OSINT’s Broken State – why OSINT is reaching a turning point, and what adopting clearer standards could look like.📚 OSINT At Home #26: Top 5 Hacks to Find Deleted Websites, Posts and Secret Changes – simple but powerful ways to get more out of the Internet Archive.📊 New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard – how ICE arrest data is now easier to analyse through the Deportation Data Project.🔎 JSON Crack – visualise complex JSON files and understand large datasets at a glance.🧩 Cold Relation – a flexible multi-tool for cross-platform social media analysis.📁 NSCO Start.me Collection – hundreds of curated bookmarks covering breach data, dark web sources, and regional OSINT hubs.Each segment showcases practical workflows for everyday investigators while reflecting on how OSINT is changing as both a discipline and a community.References:* A Raw Take on OSINT’s Broken State* OSINT At Home #26* New Immigration Enforcement Dashboard* JSON Crack* Cold Relation* NSCO Start.me Collection Get full access to The OSINT Newsletter at osintnewsletter.com/subscribe