Starting an Investigation

You can start your investigation in Maltego Graph (Browser) in two main ways:

1. Directly within the Maltego Graph (Browser).
2. By using Maltego Search and then switching the results view to display as a graph in the Maltego Graph (Browser).

Directly from Maltego Graph (Browser)

To start an investigation directly in the Maltego Graph (Browser), follow these steps:

1. Open Maltego Graph (Browser).
2. Create a New Graph: Click the plus icon above the "New Graph" label.
3. Name Your Graph: Assign a name to your graph for easy identification.
4. Add an Entity:
   • Click the plus icon in the center of the screen.
   • Select an Entity from the folders or type the name of the desired Entity into the Search Bar.
   • Click the Star icon in the top-right corner of the Entity icon to add it to your favorites. Favorite Entities will appear at the top of your Entity selection panel for quicker access.
   • You can also paste Entities by using Control/Cmd+C and copying Entities directly from Maltego Graph (Desktop) and pasting into Maltego Graph (Browser) using Control/Cmd+V.
5. Rename the Entity: Click on the Entity icon and type the desired name in the menu on the right.
6. Set the transform result limit slider: 
   • Professional and Organization plan users have the option to choose from displaying a small, balanced, and large output to maintain manageable graph sizes. The default position of the slider is balanced Transform results for Professional and Organization plan users, and small for CE.
     

7. Run a Transform:

   • Right-click on the Entity and select Run Transform.
   • Choose the desired Transform to run.
8. Run Transforms on Multiple Entities (Optional):
   • Select multiple Entities by dragging your mouse over them.
   • Click the Run Transforms icon on the top-left corner of the screen to execute Transforms for all selected Entities.

From Maltego Search, then moving to Maltego Graph (Browser)

You can also run a search in Maltego Search and display the results in the Maltego Graph (Browser). Here's how:

Option A: Using the Search Icon in the Sidebar

1. Click the Search icon in the Sidebar.
2. Select the Entity type, enter the Entity name, and click Run.
3. The results will appear in a tabular format. To switch to the list view, click on the list icon in the top right of the table.
4. To switch to graph view, click the graph icon in the top-right corner.

Option B: Directly from Maltego app

1. Go to app.maltego.com
2. Enter your starting data point into Search widget.
3. Switch to the Graph View at the top bar.