osint-methodology

A comprehensive OSINT methodology for red teaming automates a 5-stage pipeline covering seed discovery, asset expansion, enrichment, exposure analysis, and reporting to map target attack surfaces. It manages asset graphs and applies confidence level workflows to structure findings for client-facing reports.

You conduct external red-team recon by executing a 5-stage pipeline that maps 29 asset types using a 12-point edge taxonomy. This methodology manages relationships across seed discovery, asset expansion, and exposure analysis, outputting structured asset graphs and risk-scored findings.

Confidence level workflows function by categorizing reconnaissance findings into TENTATIVE, FIRM, and CONFIRMED states with defined upgrade paths. This ensures asset expansion and exposure analysis data is validated before being exported to asset management tools or included in client-facing reports.

Yes, this OSINT methodology provides explicit guidance on operational security and detection-aware probing to minimize discovery during authorized recon. It includes source hygiene, secure artifact handling, and time budgeting profiles to maintain OpSec throughout the external assessment.

The OSINT recon pipeline generates structured findings with a specified schema, asset graph exports, risk scores per finding, and reproduction packages. These outputs are formatted for direct ingestion into asset management tools and for generating client-facing reports.