We promoted Tyson’s presentation at last week’s ACFE Fraud Conference in Montreal on our blog and now, we gathered some of his thoughts coming out of the event. From Tyson: The ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) did an amazing job hosting and the venue was spectacular. If you have never been to Montreal, you need […]
The Internet is constantly changing, and that’s more apparent on the TOR Network than anywhere else. In this section of the Dark Web, you can see a URL one minute and it’ll be gone the next. These fly-by-night URLs make it challenging to collect TOR data, but it’s important to stay on top of Dark […]
Our own Tyson Johnson will be speaking at next week’s ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) Fraud Conference Canada. The conference is taking place September 11-14 in Montreal, QC. Tyson’s session is titled Building an Online Anti-Fraud Open Source Monitoring Program. In the session he’ll cover how fraud examiners are becoming more adept at using open sources […]
There’s no doubt in the value of external web data harvested and curated specifically for your business. We’ve detailed exactly how data harvesting works and what data harvesting can do in past blog posts. The hard part comes when you’re trying to prove the return on investment to the decision makers at your company. The […]
The easiest way for users of our Data-as-a-Service to view and understand their harvested data is through our search dashboard. The search dashboard gives users a way to easily access data in a Google-like interface. We’ve covered in videos some of the main features available in the search dashboard, but there’s tons of tricks you may […]
BrightPlanet recently held an event that really made it clear to me how a true partnership between an open source data provider and a data technology company benefits both parties and fuels continued innovation. Find out why in this post.
In previous videos, we’ve talked about how we harvest and curate web data. In this short, two-minute video, we explain the final step in the process, developing insights.
The TOR network is an anonymous internet that can contain powerful information relating to the illicit sale of goods and personal identifying information. Managing and identifying TOR network websites is a challenge as sites are changing constantly. In this video, we cover the process we use to stay on top of sites on the Dark Web so […]
It can be a challenge proving the ROI of collecting external web data to executive teams. Companies that aren’t yet ready for a full commitment to Data-as-a-Service and are currently testing out how external web data can be used for their business, often begin with a Deep Review. A Deep Review is the best way to […]