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Methods and guides
How information verification works: approaches, standards, and practical guides.
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Research and analysis
- OSINT Verification Methodology - From posing a question to verification: how open sources become a verifiable conclusion.
- Verification of Information and Documents - How authenticity and reliability are verified: source, date, independent confirmation.
- Connection Analysis as a Method - How disparate records become a structure: nodes, connections and caution in conclusions.
- Data protection in investigations - Minimization, access restriction, and legal requirements when handling sensitive information.
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Publications in this area
- How we work: from scattered data to a basis for decision-making - methodology, 7 minute read. Updated: 31 July 2026.
- How to prepare for an initial enquiry - guide, 4 minute read. Updated: 31 July 2026.
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