Neotas team secures third place in Trace Labs Global OSINT Search Party competition
Neotas has secured third place globally in the recent Trace Labs OSINT Search Party, a competitive event that brings together intelligence professionals to support law enforcement in locating missing persons through open-source intelligence.
The event attracted 74 teams from around the world, with participants applying advanced OSINT techniques to real-world investigative challenges. The Neotas team achieved third place overall, submitting 170 validated findings and earning 20,665 points – an outcome reflecting both analytical depth and operational discipline.
Trace Labs Search Party events are designed to test applied OSINT skills under time pressure while contributing directly to humanitarian and law enforcement-led efforts. All findings are reviewed and passed to relevant authorities, ensuring intelligence is used responsibly and ethically.
Neotas’ participation demonstrates how its OSINT capabilities extend beyond commercial risk intelligence into real-world investigative contexts. The competition provided an opportunity for the team to apply structured research methodologies, source validation, and behavioural analysis techniques in support of a critical public-interest mission.
The result highlights the strength of Neotas’ analyst-led approach, combining technical OSINT capability with rigorous review standards and professional judgement – skills that underpin the company’s work across third-party risk intelligence, enhanced due diligence and investigations.
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