OSINT REFRESHER DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE
A Distance Learning Course in 6 Modules for OSINT practitioners to refresh their knowledge and skills.
This course is for OSINT practitioners that might have got into a rut, using the same limited set of processing techniques in their investigations. It is well suited for returners and self taught investigators, but it is not appropriate for beginners.
The training will bring you up to speed with the GDPR which affects every investigation and the OSINT capabilities that are well established, but where the processing techniques might have changed and developed.
If you have not had any OSINT since Facebook deprecated the graph search and TikTok gained traction, this course is for you!
MATERIALS PROVIDED IN THE DLC-P-R
Each module of the OSINT Refresher DLC includes two items of material for each module.
1. A video recording of a recent Live Online Training (LOT) event.
The trainee gets to see how each process is performed.
2. A Help Notes & Links file in PDF
The pages in this file correlate to the slides in the LOT with step-by-step process descriptions and links to all of the online resources covered in the module.
Both the video and the PDF can be viewed on the Axeten server, or they can be downloaded.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES FOR THE OSINT REFRESHER DLC
The OSINT Refresher course explains and demonstrates, with recordings of a live training, the well established techniques and resources that make up much the extensive attack surface available to the OSINT practitioner.
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE OSINT REFRESHER DLC
The practitioner will have acquired the capability to deploy a wide selection of OSINT techniques.
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DLC-P-R PRICE: £249 + VAT per delegate PAY NOW
MODULES COVERED IN THE OSINT REFRESHER DLC COURSE
Module 1: Legislation and lawful processing & Synthetic Identities
The GDPR and similar legislation in other jurisdictions and the implications for all OSINT processing.
Privacy legislation in other jurisdictions that is similar to the GDPR might apply to OSINT practitioners in any jurisdiction & practicalities of creating and maintaining Synthetic Identities that not only keep the practitioner safe, but expedite processing activity and increase productivity. Well created and maintained SIs make work much more easy and less stressful.
Module 2: Processing Search Engines
Google Dorks and other advanced search queries including other types of search-engines with their limitations & capabilities with a focus on safe processing.
Module 3: Processing Images, Files and Communication Resources
Processing the meta data of digital files and the file content to locate intelligence that might be in plain sight or intentionally hidden & processing of smartphone apps with a browser version or an emulator.
Processing communication resources that include e-mail addresses, e-mails, phone numbers and smart phone applications via an emulator
Module 4: Social Media Platforms Part 1
Processing users and the content they publish on Instagram, X (Twitter), Threads, Linkedin and other social media platforms.
Module 5: Social Media Platforms Part 2
Processing users and the still and moving images (videos) content they publish on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Flicker, Vkontake and Odnoklassniki
Module 6: Blogs, Forums, Marketplaces, Databases and more with the Positive Identification of a Subject
Thinking it's 'probably the right person, because so much info seems to fit', is never good enough. For an investigation to proceed lawfully, the subject must be identified positively.
This module covers many of the techniques and resources covered in modules 2 - 5 that allow for a positive identification. Also covered are Blogs, Forums, Chatrooms, Online Marketplaces & an introduction to Data Breach.
PAYMENT PROCESSING GUIDANCE FOR THE OSINT DLC-P-R
When you make payment, be sure to select the correct course.
This course is the DLC-P-R
Distance Learning Course - Private - Refresher
The price for one person in the UK is £249+VAT PAY NOW!
If you are in the EU (EEA) the price is €292 + VAT/TVA
- and registered for VAT/TVA, you can pay in Euros with the RCM applied. PAY NOW!
- but not registered for VAT/TVA, the price is €350.40 You can make a payment in Euros. PAY NOW!
For all VAT/TVA & RCM payments, an appropriate receipt will be provided
If you are not in the EU (EEA) or UK, VAT is not charged. To request a payment URL Contact us
Anyone can take the DLC-P-R, though this course does assume a satisfactory knowledge of OSINT processing.
Trainees can start the DLC-P-R at any time for their choosing, or to coincide with an open LOT-X-R course.
This format provides an option to upgrade to the concurrent or to a later LOT-X-R course.
Or the course can start when the trainee chooses and they can take up to 3 months to cover all of the modules.
Where the course is taken to coincide with a LOT-X-R, by e-mail, one module is delivered when the previous module is completed.
Where the course does not coincide with a LOT-X-R, all modules are delivered at the beginning of the course.
There are 6 modules.
Where the course coincides with a LOT-X-R, for each module, the delegate has the option to take the online test.
Module tests allow someone with oversight to gauge the progress of the trainee.
Where a module test is not passed, the trainee can the final exam at the end of the course.
Pass either the module tests with an average score of 70% or the final exam with 70% to receive a certificate
The module tests have between 5 and 10 questions.
Time allowed: 30 minutes.
The candidate will require access to the internet to process live investigations during the module tests.
Where the 70% pass mark is achieved, CPD credits are awarded.
Where a pass mark of 70% is not achieved for every module, but an aggregate mark of 50% is achieved, a Certificate of Attendance is awarded.
The Final Exam has about 32 questions and 70 minutes are permitted to take the Final Exam.
Where a course does not coincide with a LOT-X-R, there are no weekly tests, only the final exam.
The final exam should be taken within 3 months of delivery of the 6 modules.
Trainees might find that they struggle to complete the DLC-P-R and never feel confident about taking the final exam.
The trainee can upgrade to a LOT-X-R and benefit from Live Online Training (LOT).
Upgrade from a Managed DLC to a LOT-X-R with a Live Online Training (LOT) for £70 + VAT per trainee.
Check out the dates of the next LOT-X-R
Where a course coincides with a LOT-X-R, customers have the option for oversight of the DLC-P-R, with weekly tests.
Scope: An OSINT Refresher training course.
Audience: Designed for Corporate researchers and Private investigators.
Jurisdiction: The Legal and Policy module relates primarily to the UK. Otherwise, the principles taught relate to any jurisdiction.
Provisioning: PDF files with recordings of a recent Live Online training.
Limitations: This training is for the nominated trainee. There is no right to distribute the material to anyone else.
Format: One module each week with delivery of the PDFs in compliance with the LOT-X-R
Duration: 6 weeks
Technical Requirements: No specialist equipment is required, just a standard desktop or laptop computer with a good Internet connection and a Firefox Browser.
Data Protection: Each organisation and all its trainees, that take the Distance Learning Course are responsible for protecting the data that might be processed during the training. Do not leak data to corporate interests. To do this, avoid use of the Chrome or Edge Browsers.
Copyright: Each recipient of the Distance Learning Course is obliged to protect the course material. There is no right to distribute the material to anyone else. This includes people inside your organisation.
Security: Each recipient of the Distance Learning Course, and any purchasing organisation, is obliged to ensure that all computers and devices used during the course, are not compromised, so the material is not distributed unintentionally.
Accreditation: All course are accredited by The CPD Group.
Volume Discount: Reduced prices on any single Purchase Order for 8 or more places.
Deferred Training: Using training seats purchased at a discount: All trainees shall commence a training within 12 months of the date of the purchase order.
Sign-up: Please contact Axeten to sign-up for the training or to request more information.
On Demand
6 modules with a default duration on 3 months
Delegates can request a longer duration