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Ever looked at a domain name and felt like it was lying to you? Good. It probably was. This book exists for one simple reason: internet infrastructure leaves fingerprints, and most people don't know how to read them. Domains, DNS records, IP addresses, certificates, and hosting providers quietly expose relationships, mistakes, and patterns. This book teaches you how to spot them, connect them, and pivot like a professional investigator-without magic, malware, or myths. Written in a humorous, casual, and highly practical tone, OSINT Forensics turns boring infrastructure data into investigative gold. Whether you're chasing phishing campaigns, mapping criminal infrastructure, or just tired of shallow OSINT tutorials, this book shows how real analysts think, pivot, and prove their findings. You'll learn why attribution is hard, how confidence is built, and how small technical details unravel big operations. No fluff. No buzzwords. Just solid methodology, explained like a human wrote it. If you've ever asked: ""Who actually controls this domain?"" ""Why do these sites feel related?"" ""How do investigators connect the dots without access?"" This book is for you. Quick Chapter Introductions Chapter 1 - Foundations of OSINT Forensics Why OSINT isn't Googling, and why discipline matters more than tools. Chapter 2 - Internet Infrastructure Fundamentals A crash course in how the internet really works-so you stop guessing and start proving. Chapter 3 - Domain Name System (DNS) Deep Dive DNS: the gossip network of the internet, and it talks a lot more than you think. Chapter 4 - WHOIS Data and Registration Intelligence Names are hidden, but patterns aren't. Learn to read between the redactions. Chapter 5 - Historical WHOIS and DNS Analysis The past never deletes itself-it just waits to be queried. Chapter 6 - IP Address and Network Attribution Not all IPs are equal. Some scream ""cloud,"" others whisper ""basement server."" Chapter 7 - Infrastructure Pivoting Methodology The art of turning one clue into twenty-without fooling yourself. Chapter 8 - Hosting Providers and Cloud Environments Why cloud doesn't mean anonymous, and shared hosting isn't as shared as you think. Chapter 9 - Name Servers and Mail Infrastructure Analysis Email infrastructure leaks more intelligence than most domains ever will. Chapter 10 - TLS, Certificates, and HTTPS Intelligence Certificates don't lie. Analysts just forget to ask them questions. Chapter 11 - Web Infrastructure Fingerprinting When websites wear different skins but share the same bones. Chapter 12 - Malicious Infrastructure Case Studies Real-world breakdowns of phishing, malware, and reused infrastructure mistakes. Chapter 13 - Automation and Tooling for OSINT Pivoting How to automate without becoming dangerously overconfident. Chapter 14 - Attribution and Confidence Assessment Attribution isn't certainty-it's probability, honesty, and restraint. Chapter 15 - Reporting and Evidence Preservation If you can't explain it clearly, it didn't happen. Chapter 16 - Future Trends in Infrastructure OSINT Where infrastructure is heading, and how investigators must adapt. This book won't promise instant attribution or magical tools. What it will give you is clarity, confidence, and a repeatable way to uncover the truth hiding in plain sight. Welcome to infrastructure OSINT-the part everyone uses, and few understand.

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