Research & Analysis

The Commonlight Initiative

Independent research consultancy specializing in open source intelligence, cyber reconnaissance, digital forensics, and advanced threat analysis. Based in Geneva with global contributors.

Capabilities

Intelligence & Research Services

OSINT Collection & Analysis: Multi-layered intelligence gathering across surface web, deep web, and specialized databases. Advanced search operators, API exploitation, natural language processing for foreign language sources, and automated data aggregation pipelines.

Digital Forensics & SOCMINT: Comprehensive social media intelligence including historical content recovery, network graph analysis, sockpuppet identification, influence operation detection, and EXIF/metadata extraction for geolocation and device attribution.

Cyber Reconnaissance: Passive infrastructure analysis including DNS reconnaissance, certificate transparency monitoring, ASN mapping, technology stack fingerprinting, dark web presence assessment, and attack surface enumeration without active intrusion.

Corporate Intelligence: Multi-jurisdictional entity research covering beneficial ownership structures, offshore vehicle analysis, sanctions and PEP screening, litigation analytics, and executive due diligence across 150+ country registries.

Research and analysis

Services

Research & Advisory

Discrete research services for governments, law firms, financial institutions, and corporations requiring independent verification and intelligence analysis. All work conducted using publicly available sources with full chain-of-custody documentation.

Open Source Intelligence
OSINT Collection & Analysis

Open Source Intelligence

Multi-vector intelligence gathering across surface web, deep web, and specialized databases using automated pipelines and NLP-enhanced processing.

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Social Media Intelligence
SOCMINT & Digital Footprinting

Social Media Intelligence

Advanced social media forensics including network graph analysis, influence operation detection, and precision geolocation from imagery.

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Cyber Reconnaissance
Infrastructure & Technical Analysis

Cyber Reconnaissance

Passive infrastructure analysis including certificate transparency monitoring, ASN mapping, and attack surface enumeration.

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Corporate Intelligence
Due Diligence & Entity Research

Corporate Intelligence

Multi-jurisdictional entity research across 150+ country registries with automated UBO tracing and sanctions screening.

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Threat Intelligence
Risk Assessment & Monitoring

Threat Intelligence

Proactive threat identification across dark web forums, ransomware leak sites, and regional threat actors with MENA specialization.

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Digital Investigations
Forensic Research & Analysis

Digital Investigations

Full-spectrum investigative support with court-admissible evidence collection, cryptographic chain of custody, and expert witness capability.

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Contact

Inquiries

For research inquiries or engagement discussions, contact us directly. All communications handled with discretion.

info@thecommonlight.org

Geneva, Switzerland