Leveraging OSINT Tools for Enhanced Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence

This report provides an overview of how Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) underpins cybersecurity threat intelligence, highlighting tools such as Shodan, SpiderFoot, theHarvester, Maltego, Recon-ng, Censys, BuiltWith, and FOCA; it emphasizes automation via APIs, scheduled scanning, and SIEM integration, as well as visualization and analytics (including ML) to transform data into actionable insights. It also outlines best practices and legal/ethical considerations (e.g., GDPR compliance, OPSEC, logging), and promotes intelligence sharing using formats like STIX/TAXII to enhance collective defense.