Prikupljanje i analiza digitalnog traga korištenjem programskog alata Maltego

master's thesis

• Title (english): Collection and analysis of digital footprint using the Maltego software tool
• Author: Natalija Jelovečki
• Mentor: Dalia Suša Vugec (mentor)
• Committee member: Jasmina Pivar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ljubica Milanović Glavan (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Economics and Business; (Department of Informatics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-11, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Business Informatics

Abstract

Ubrzani razvoj tehnologije i povećano dijeljenje sadržaja putem interneta su potaknuli pojavu problematike digitalnih tragova koja izravno pogađa korisnike diljem svijeta. Takvi podaci su javno dostupni pa se s vremenom uočila prilika za njihovom upotrebom u obavještajnom izvještavanju. OSINT disciplina se bavi prikupljanjem i analizom podataka iz otvorenih izvora, a već su brojna uspješno provedena istraživanja diljem svijeta pokazala kako je moguće doći do raznih saznanja na temelju takvih podataka. OSINT se koristi se u kibernetičkoj obrani, borbi protiv kriminala, analizama pojedinaca i malicioznih skupina te u brojnim drugim poslovnim, državnim pa čak i privatnim svrhama. Cilj rada je na teorijski i praktični način objasniti postupak prikupljanja digitalnih tragova te upozoriti na opasnosti prekomjernog dijeljenja sadržaja sa ostatkom svijeta. Budući da se veliki dio ljudi svakodnevno koristi internetom, provodi se OSINT analiza nad odabranom slavnom osobom i pokazuje primjenjivost digitalnih tragova u praksi. U analizi se koristi besplatna verzija programskog alata Maltego, a prikupljaju se podaci vezani uz identitet i profesiju slavne osobe, kontakt podaci osobe i njenih suradnika, podaci vezani uz poslovne suradnje te podaci pronađeni na društvenim mrežama. U analizu su osim odabrane slavne osobe uključeni i neki drugi pojedinci relevantni za istragu.

Abstract (english)

The rapid development of technology and the increased sharing of content via the Internet have given rise to the issue of digital footprints, which directly affects users around the world. Due to public availability, open source data was over time noticed as an opportunity for intelligence reporting. The OSINT discipline deals with the collection and analysis of data from open sources and numerous successfully conducted researches around the world have already shown the possibility of obtaining various knowledge based on such data. OSINT is used in cyber defense, fighting against crime, analysis of individuals and malicious groups, as well as for many other business, government and private purposes. The primary goal of the paper is to explain the process of collecting digital footprints in a theoretical and practical way and to send a warning about various dangers that are linked with excessive online sharing of personal content with the rest of the world. Since a lot of people are using the Internet every day, an OSINT analysis was conducted on the digital footprints of a chosen celebrity so that the practical usage of digital footprints in reality can be shown. A free version of the Maltego software tool is used for analysis of digital footprints and all of the collected data is related to the celebrity's identity and its profession, persons contact information as well as contact information of its associates, data of business collaborations and social networks connections. Except the chosen celebrity, some other individuals relevant to the investigation are also included in the analysis.

• Keywords: digitalni trag; OSINT; javno dostupni podaci; otvoreni izvor podataka; Maltego
• Keywords (english): digital footprint; OSINT; publicly available data; open data source; Maltego
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:148:338145
• Study programme: Title: Business Economics; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra ekonomije (magistar/magistra ekonomije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2023-09-15 10:18:11