The Art of Pivoting - Techniques for Intelligence Analysts to Discover New Relationships in a Complex World
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@gzobra You're welcome. If you have any ideas or improvements, feel free.
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The Art of Pivoting - Techniques for Intelligence Analysts to Discover New Relationships in a Complex World
This open source book explores how intelligence and cyber-security analysts can uncover hidden links between threat actor infrastructure and ongoing investigations by pivoting on both classic and unconventional indicators — many of which are often overlooked. The material is grounded in empirical, field-tested strategies used in cyber-security, digital forensics, cyber threat intelligence, and intelligence analysis more broadly.
I released the first version of this book following the @firstdotorg CTI Conference 2025 in Berlin, where the initial idea for the project emerged.
Source of the book in Markdown https://github.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting (if you want to contribute 
#cti #threatintelligence #pivoting #pivot #intelligence #intelligencecommunity #cybersecurity #book #openbook #investigation #opensource
@adulau Excellent stuff! Sent to my team as well
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@adulau Excellent stuff! Sent to my team as well
@CryptoLek Thank you. Feedback is more than welcome. I will update it regularly.
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The Art of Pivoting - Techniques for Intelligence Analysts to Discover New Relationships in a Complex World
This open source book explores how intelligence and cyber-security analysts can uncover hidden links between threat actor infrastructure and ongoing investigations by pivoting on both classic and unconventional indicators — many of which are often overlooked. The material is grounded in empirical, field-tested strategies used in cyber-security, digital forensics, cyber threat intelligence, and intelligence analysis more broadly.
I released the first version of this book following the @firstdotorg CTI Conference 2025 in Berlin, where the initial idea for the project emerged.
Source of the book in Markdown https://github.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting (if you want to contribute #cti #threatintelligence #pivoting #pivot #intelligence #intelligencecommunity #cybersecurity #book #openbook #investigation #opensource
I updated The Art of Pivoting based on reader feedback.
For example, the
Analytical Strategies of Pivotingis now a visual overview than a difficult to read table.Repository updated https://github.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting
PDF https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting/refs/heads/main/output/the-art-of-pivoting.pdf@firstdotorg @misp @ail_project
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I updated The Art of Pivoting based on reader feedback.
For example, the
Analytical Strategies of Pivotingis now a visual overview than a difficult to read table.Repository updated https://github.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting
PDF https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting/refs/heads/main/output/the-art-of-pivoting.pdf@firstdotorg @misp @ail_project
the-art-of-pivoting/output/the-art-of-pivoting.pdf at main
the-art-of-pivoting - The Art of Pivoting - Techniques for Intelligence Analysts to Discover New Relationships in a Complex World
Forgejo: adulau git carryall - git.foo.be (git.foo.be)
I just discovered that the PDF viewer on @forgejo is actually much better than the default one from Github.
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the-art-of-pivoting/output/the-art-of-pivoting.pdf at main
the-art-of-pivoting - The Art of Pivoting - Techniques for Intelligence Analysts to Discover New Relationships in a Complex World
Forgejo: adulau git carryall - git.foo.be (git.foo.be)
I just discovered that the PDF viewer on @forgejo is actually much better than the default one from Github.
I made some updates and clarifications in the book, including:
- The rationale behind avoiding secrecy in pivoting: https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/#on-the-value-of-sharing-pivoting-techniques-and-the-limits-of-secrecy
- The risks of automatic inference, as discussed with @iglocska : https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/#automatic-correlation
GitHub https://github.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting HTML https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/ - The rationale behind avoiding secrecy in pivoting: https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/#on-the-value-of-sharing-pivoting-techniques-and-the-limits-of-secrecy
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I made some updates and clarifications in the book, including:
- The rationale behind avoiding secrecy in pivoting: https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/#on-the-value-of-sharing-pivoting-techniques-and-the-limits-of-secrecy
- The risks of automatic inference, as discussed with @iglocska : https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/#automatic-correlation
GitHub https://github.com/adulau/the-art-of-pivoting HTML https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/I was curious, so I decided to self-publish on Lulu after a few people asked for a physical copy. I have no idea about the print quality or the final result, this is just a test. Any revenue from the book (if there is any) will be redistributed to support open-source projects.
- The rationale behind avoiding secrecy in pivoting: https://www.foo.be/the-art-of-pivoting/#on-the-value-of-sharing-pivoting-techniques-and-the-limits-of-secrecy
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I was curious, so I decided to self-publish on Lulu after a few people asked for a physical copy. I have no idea about the print quality or the final result, this is just a test. Any revenue from the book (if there is any) will be redistributed to support open-source projects.
@adulau neat! I was going to print this at work, so I'll bite.
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I was curious, so I decided to self-publish on Lulu after a few people asked for a physical copy. I have no idea about the print quality or the final result, this is just a test. Any revenue from the book (if there is any) will be redistributed to support open-source projects.
@adulau ordered. This has been a super helpful learning reference for me so having a physical copy will be both convenient and aesthetically pleasing
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I was curious, so I decided to self-publish on Lulu after a few people asked for a physical copy. I have no idea about the print quality or the final result, this is just a test. Any revenue from the book (if there is any) will be redistributed to support open-source projects.
@adulau I've published on Lulu for, eep, almost 20 years. No complaints so far!
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