Maltego

Maltego is an open source intelligence and graphical link analysis tool designed to gather and connect information for investigative tasks. According to the vendor, this software is suitable for small to large organizations and caters to the needs of security professionals, forensic investigators, investigative journalists, and researchers across various industries.

Key Features

Mine: According to the vendor, users can easily gather information from dispersed data sources and view up to 1 million entities on a graph. The software provides access to over 58 data sources in the Maltego Transform Hub, allowing users to connect public (OSINT), commercial, and their own data sources. Additionally, the vendor states that users have the ability to write their own Transforms.

Merge: The vendor claims that Maltego can automatically link and combine all information in one graph, connecting up to 1 million entities. The software is said to automatically combine disparate data sources using point-and-click logic. The vendor also mentions the use of regex algorithms to auto-detect entity types and enrich data through the intuitive graphical user interface.

Map: The vendor states that Maltego allows users to visually explore relationships in their data. Users have the option to choose from different layouts such as Block, Hierarchical, Circular, and Organic to recognize patterns. The vendor claims that the software can detect patterns even in the largest graphs by utilizing entity weights. Users can annotate their graph and export it for further use, according to the vendor's claims.