What Is Maltego

Maltego is a software or tool that is used for real-time data mining and information gathering, as well as the representation of this information on a node-based graph, making patterns and multiple order connections between said information easily identifiable.

In other words, Maltego is an open source intelligence and graphical link analysis tool for gathering and connecting information for investigative tasks.

The basic focus of the application is analyzing real-world relationships between people, groups, Webpages, domains, networks, internet infrastructure, and social media affiliations. Its data sources are DNS records, whois record, search engines, social networking services, various APIs and various metadata.

History Of Maltego

Maltego was developed by the Paterva on October 23, 2007 in Pretoria, South Africa. Its latest versions 4.2.11 was released on June 4, 2020. It was written in language java. Maltego was run on Windows, macOS and Linux operating system.

Paid Or Free

It is a paid software that available online easily. Here are some paid subscription and courses-

1. Maltego Pro (Annual subscription)          - EUR 999,00

2. Maltego Foundations Course                 - EUR 499,00

3. Maltego Advanced Course                    - EUR 499,00

Uses Of Maltego

Maltego empowers investigators worldwide to speed up and increase the precision of their investigations through easy data integration in a single interface, aided by powerful visualization and collaborative capabilities to quickly zero in on relevant information.

This is a proven tool that has been downloaded by almost one million commercial and community users worldwide. It is used by a broad audience, from security professionals and pentesters, to forensic investigators, investigative journalists, and market researchers. Furthermore, we work together with academic partners who use Maltego to train the next generation of investigators.

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