Current Status and Security Trend of OSINT

Table 2

Advantages and disadvantages of OSINT.

Advantages	Disadvantages
(i) Fast/real-time information collection; (ii) Secure acquisition of large data; (iii) Clarity of sources; (iv) Convenience and ease of access; (v) Low cost	(i) The amount of information is too large; (ii) Organizational perception and prejudice of intelligence agencies; (iii) Security issues and technical constraints; (iv) Cornerstone of cybercrimes when misused