A game changer in digital forensics and open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Cybersecurity isn’t just about firewalls and antivirus software. It’s an evolving battlefield, demanding innovative tools for data gathering and analysis.
That’s where Maltego comes in — a game changer in digital forensics and open-source intelligence (OSINT).
Maltego is a robust platform widely used in cybersecurity for information gathering and data visualization.
Developed by Paterva, it’s a tool that helps in uncovering the hidden relationships between pieces of information from various sources on the internet.
- Versatile Data Sources: Maltego can access data from a variety of sources, including DNS records, social networks, and numerous databases.
- Powerful Visualization: It converts gathered data into an interactive graph, making it easier to see how pieces of information are connected.
- Customizable Entities: Users can define their own types of entities, like ‘Person’, ‘Organization’, or ‘Website’, to tailor the tool to their specific needs.
- Transforms: These are small programs within Maltego that automate the process of querying different data sources and displaying the results.
Imagine you’re investigating a phishing attack.
With Maltego, you can start with an email address and unravel layers of related information — from the domains registered by the same person to their social media profiles, revealing a network that might be part of a larger scam operation.
Setting Up
- Download Maltego from Maltego’s official website.
- Install and register for an account to access the full range of features.
Basic Steps
1/ Choose Your Entity: Start by dragging and dropping an entity, like an IP address, onto…