# Global Threat Watch — Intelligence Briefings

> Long-form OSINT analysis, threat-intelligence guides, and analyst primers from Global Threat Watch (https://www.globalthreatwatch.com). Free, no account required.

Every article below is also available as clean markdown at `https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/<slug>.md`.

- [OSINT Framework: How to Use It (2026 Guide)](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/osint-framework-how-to-use-2026) — How to actually use the OSINT Framework in 2026 — its tool taxonomy, a repeatable investigation workflow, safer alternatives, and OPSEC rules. (updated 2026-07-31, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/osint-framework-how-to-use-2026.md)
- [Dark Web Monitoring Tools in 2026: Free & Paid Guide](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/dark-web-monitoring-tools-2026) — Practitioner's guide to dark web monitoring in 2026 — free and paid tools, Tor/I2P crawling, credential and brand-exposure detection. (updated 2026-07-18, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/dark-web-monitoring-tools-2026.md)
- [Threat Intelligence Feeds: 2026 Guide (Free & Paid)](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/threat-intelligence-feeds-guide-2026) — Practitioner's guide to threat intelligence feeds in 2026 — free and paid feeds, STIX/TAXII vs API delivery, quality scoring, and SIEM integration. (updated 2026-07-01, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/threat-intelligence-feeds-guide-2026.md)
- [Best Free OSINT Tools for Threat Intelligence in 2026](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/best-free-osint-tools-2026) — No-paywall field guide to OSINT tools analysts rely on in 2026 — conflict trackers, cyber feeds, satellite imagery, sanctions data, and workflows. (updated 2026-06-27, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/best-free-osint-tools-2026.md)
- [How to Build an OSINT Dashboard: A Practical Engineering Guide](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/how-to-build-osint-dashboard) — Architecture, data-source strategy, CORS handling, rate-limit design, and hard-won lessons from shipping a real-time open-source intelligence dashboard that aggregates dozens of public feeds. (updated 2026-06-27, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/how-to-build-osint-dashboard.md)
- [Understanding Global Threat Indicators: A Beginner's Guide](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/understanding-global-threat-indicators) — What threat indices, DEFCON levels, conflict counts, and risk gauges actually mean — how they're constructed, how to read them, and how to avoid the most common interpretation mistakes. (updated 2026-06-27, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/understanding-global-threat-indicators.md)
- [Cyberwar in 2026: A Field Guide to State-Sponsored Threat Actors](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/cyberwar-2026-threat-actors) — OSINT-grounded field guide to state-sponsored APT groups driving cyberwar in 2026 — Russia, China, Iran, North Korea tactics and tracking. (updated 2026-06-27, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/cyberwar-2026-threat-actors.md)
- [AI for OSINT in 2026: How Analysts Use LLMs Safely](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/ai-for-osint-2026) — Practical guide to using LLMs in open-source intelligence — what they do well, where they hallucinate, and workflows that hold up under scrutiny. (updated 2026-06-27, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/ai-for-osint-2026.md)
- [How to Verify Breaking News with OSINT: A 2026 Playbook](https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/verify-breaking-news-osint) — Step-by-step playbook for verifying breaking news with OSINT — geolocation, chronolocation, reverse image search, and source provenance checks. (updated 2026-06-27, markdown: https://www.globalthreatwatch.com/blog/verify-breaking-news-osint.md)