What technologies should every #OSINT professional know?
Cyber Detective • @cyb_detectivewhat technologies should every #OSINT professional know? python? basic linux terminal skills? maltego?
lots of things...
but i think it's definitely worth actively using advanced search operators at all stages of work.
7 types of advanced search operators. thread🧵 [#1]
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let's start with productivity issues.
type 1
search operators for mailbox
(#Gmail, #Outlook, #Yahoo, #Yandex)
for quick filtering emails by date, recipient name, attachment type and size, filename and other parameters.
(all links to the docs are at the end of the thread) [#2]
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type 2
search operators for cloud storages
(#GoogleDrive)
help quickly navigate through files and sort them by owner name, type, creation date, words in title etc. [#3]
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type 3
operators for search files in #Windows and #MacOS
for #Linux it would be nice to know how to use the "find" utility with different parameters [#4]
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type 4
advanced operators for search engines
(#Google, #Yandex, #DuckDuckGo, #Bing, #Yandex and many others)
this is the first thing to learn after you've dealt with your mail and personal files. [#5]
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_0WrOjVcAMBrvW.jpg?name=4096x4096)
type 5
search operators for social media
(#Twitter, #YouTube, #Reddit)
filtering youtube videos by creation date, analyzing tweets of users included in a certain list, searching strictly by one subreddit - there are hundreds of examples of using them. [#6]
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type 6
search operators for finding people
(#Github, #Linkedin)
for filtering resumes and profiles of professionals (by location, place of work, skills) [#7]
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type 7
advanced operators for iot search engines
(#shodan, #censys, #fofa)
for filtering devices by country, manufacturer, ports used, and dozens of other features. [#8]
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This thread🧵 is end. Links to the documentation for the operators of all the services mentioned are collected in a separate repository:
github.com/cipher387/Advanced-searc…
But I never said anything about search operators for Web Archive, Google Maps, Canvas...
To be continued! [#9]