OSINT is a powerful technology used to gather and analyze information from publicly available sources. It empowers cybersecurity professionals to proactively detect and mitigate threats. This book serves as a comprehensive guide offering strategic approaches and practical insights into leveraging OSINT for cybersecurity defense.This book is an all-encompassing guide to open-source intelligence (OSINT). It meticulously details tools, techniques, and applications across a multitude of domains. The book explores OSINT's use in social media, email domains, IP addresses, images, videos, documents, mobile numbers, companies, job postings, and the dark web. It probes OSINT's application for threat intelligence, data leak detection, understanding encryption, and digital certificates, assessing fake news, reverse image search, geolocation workarounds, real image identification, finding banned organizations, handling sensitive information like Aadhar and Social Security Numbers, while also tracking fraudulent SMS.By the end of this book, readers will emerge as competent cybersecurity professionals equipped with the skills and expertise to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats with confidence and proficiency.