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       ... EUROSINT, the European Open Source Intelligence forum, attracted an audience that one rarely sees in the same room in this city: intelligence specialists from national defense and interior ministers; the European Defense Agency; the European Commission; prime ministerial cabinets; the EU Military Staff and Situation Awareness Center; Europol, the pan-EU police network; Interpol; and a scattering of defense companies, nongovernmental organizations and think tanks.

Source:
"Open-Source Intel Suppliers Join in Terror Fight" in "Defense News"
by Brooks TIGNER

The EUROSINT FORUM

Europe's mapEuropean and action-oriented, EUROSINT FORUM is a not-for-profit association (Belgium ASBL) dedicated to European cooperation and use of Open Source Intelligence that prevent risks and threats to peace and security.

EUROSINT FORUM is acting to:

  • Identify needs in process, methodology and tools
  • Study best practices
  • Encourage pre-competitive research project
  • Bring together specialists and users
  • Increase opportunities for cross-fertilization
  • Help promote relevant Scientific and Technical Development

Latest News and Events

  • Private agency paid to monitor protest groups
    07/01/2012

    By Philip Dorling

    January 7, 2012

    Source : The Sydney Morning Herald

    THE federal government has outsourced law enforcement surveillance of environmental and other protest groups, with a key monitoring service operating from an inconspicuous Melbourne apartment block.

  • Activity Report 2011 & More News
    15/12/2011

    Dear Colleagues,

    The EUROSINT FORUM is  pleased to publish its Activity Report for 2011. This report will give you an overview of our activities in 2011 and an outlook on our upcoming activities & events.

    I. Activity Report 2011

    The key topics are as follows :
    1. The organisation of the EUROSINT FORUM following the last General Assembly of Members held in May 2011
    2. An overview of the 4 working groups held this year

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Open Source Intelligence or “OSINT” refers to an intelligence gathering discipline based on analyzing information collected from open sources, i.e. information available to the general public. These sources include newspapers, the internet, books, phone books, scientific journals, radio broadcasts, television, and others. The term OSINT is unrelated to the term open source as that term is used in the computer software community to refer to programs whose source code is publicly available (and modifiable).

Source: Wikipedia