There’s a huge demand for information today. Businesses want to know more about potential risks and rewards and they want to know it faster than ever before. Most companies know there’s a demand for intelligence, but don’t understand the real possibilities in accessing the data. Executives are limited by their own knowledge of open source […]
The 2016 presidential election campaign has been exciting with major candidate movements in polls on both sides of the party lines. The political system still relies on the use of manual polling. The question remains: can Web data be used as an alternative to understanding public opinion online?
Business comes with an expected amount of risk; however, the growth of the Internet creates new opportunities for loss every day. But open source intelligence technologies (OSINT) offer solutions to counteract those digital risks, allowing companies to detect and respond to risk events faster and more efficiently than ever before.
The 2016 presidential election campaign has been exciting already with major candidate movements in polls on both sides of the party lines. The political system still relies on the use of manual polling. The question remains: can Web data be used as an alternative to understanding public opinion online? To help answer this question, BrightPlanet and Rosoka […]
Everyone uses data. At work, at home, even at the grocery store. But people don’t often realize the full potential of the available data, especially since it seems so scattered and inaccessible. In reality, things like social media and daily news stories can be turned into structured, usable data for people across many industries — […]
Every business oversees a wealth of data — whether they realize it or not. Employee ID numbers, customer transactions, email lists and social media handles: it’s all information companies collect over time. But the data you save internally isn’t enough to keep your business competitive in 2015. It’s vital to harvest external data to improve […]
One of the biggest issues businesses face in 2015 is managing online data. It’s a problem for companies across all industries, big and small: How do I monitor a million plus Web pages?
Risk management is a big concern for businesses in every industry. From banking to insurance, companies work to minimize potential risks. Here at BrightPlanet, we use open source intelligence (OSINT) to help our clients strengthen risk management plans — including their control activities.
There’s a certain amount of risk in every business. Just because there is risk, though, doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind. This is why businesses big and small hire risk managers. One of the best ways to strengthen your risk management strategy is with open source intelligence (OSINT). In this post we […]
The general population doesn’t think about risk management until a breach happens. When it gets to that point, it’s never a good thing. That’s why risk management is so important for businesses — no matter the industry. Open source intelligence (OSINT) works to strengthen your risk management efforts, specifically in the case of event identification.