OSINT Hygiene
OSINT collection hygiene literacy — scope, attribution, rate limits, source labeling — on `$TI_LAB` collection notes only.
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OSINT hygiene = named collection discipline rows. $TI_LAB. Original Cyberlium.
TI collection starts with scope — name OSINT hygiene rows on YOUR lab notes before harvesting stranger assets or stalking targets.
OSINT hygiene literacy names: written collection scope category, source attribution and timestamp category, rate-limit/respect robots literacy stub, separate fact vs assessment category, PII minimization category, and storage/redaction for `$TI_LAB` notes. Analyst drafts OSINT hygiene checklist on `$TI_LAB` — ten items applied to fictional collection scenario stub — without mass-scraping stranger corporations, without doxxing individuals, without OSINT as pretext for unauthorized access. Cyberlium links Topic 12 self-OSINT ethics to TI collection — YOUR notes only. Refused: corp mass-enum, stalking, dark-web marketplace browsing how-tos. Lab row: OSINT hygiene checklist ten items on lab collection stub.
1. Named hygiene rules
Scope, attribution, rate limits, fact vs assessment, PII minimization — five anchors.
Collection stub uses fictional targets — not live individuals or unauthorized corps.
Command guide
Try these commands — Named hygiene rules
═══ LINUX / macOS (Terminal Practice) ═══
Check system state and user context
Command — copy this
id whoami uname -a
Inspect network sockets listening for connections
Command — copy this
ss -tuln 2>/dev/null || netstat -tuln
Audit active processes
Command — copy this
ps aux | grep -v "\[" | head -15
═══ WINDOWS (POWERSHELL) ═══ Query user identity and system information
Command — copy this
whoami /all Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object CsName, OsName, OsVersion
Primary tools to practice this lesson: grep, curl. Reference sites: CISA OSINT (https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories); FIRST (https://www.first.org/); MITRE ATT&CK (https://attack.mitre.org/). Run every command in the box — install first, then the usage lines — only on YOUR lab / program scope.
2. Storage discipline
Notes chmod 600; label TLP on collection stub rows.
Link feed handling from Module 6 TLP literacy.
3. Refused
No corp mass-enum; no doxxing; no marketplace browsing cookbooks.
Hygiene supports lawful collection design — not stalking or unauthorized access.
4. What you ship: OSINT hygiene checklist
Ten hygiene items on lab collection stub + NEVER corp mass-enum line.
5. What you record before the next lesson
OSINT hygiene checklist path.
6. Wrong vs right: criminal markets vs YOUR lab IOCs
Worked failure — same MSF word, opposite target. Right never needs a café Wi-Fi or classmate laptop.
- Wrong: Mass-scrape stranger corporation subdomains as 'TI collection lab.'
- Right: OSINT hygiene checklist from `$TI_LAB` collection stub. Next: Darkweb Named.
Mission: OSINT hygiene checklist
1) Name five hygiene rules. 2) Ten-item checklist on lab stub. 3) TLP/storage stub UTC. 4) Write NEVER corp mass-enum line.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor: “Fact vs assessment — literacy split?”
APPLY: OSINT hygiene on Cyberlium uses:
APPLY: True or False: Mass-scraping stranger corps is collection lab.
APPLY: Hygiene includes: