Axeten III (OSINT) Training Modules
Online & Classroom courses and the Distance Learning Course all use the same 18 modules
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| 1A |
Introducing the training |
An induction to the training, introducing the scope, process and assessment of the course with explanations of the legal obligations. This module is mandatory. | 2:20 | 2:20 | 0:20 | 5:00 |  |
| 1B | Introducing Open Source Intelligence Investigations | Introducing the capabilities of internet intelligence and investigations. | |
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| 1C | Introduction to the Principles & Process of an III (OSINT) Investigation | Introduces and explains the principles of gathering open source intelligence with an overview of the processes deployed to gather and preserve intelligence. | |
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| 2-U | Legislation, Policies, Guidance and Ethics (Public Authorities) | Introduces the legislation, guidelines and ethics that relate to the activities of Public Authority III (OSINT) practitioners in the UK & Europe, with explanations of the processes for developing safe and effective policies and procedures. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 2-R | Legislation, Policies, Guidance and Ethics (Private Sector) | Introduces the legislation, guidelines and ethics that relate to the activities of private sector OSINT practitioners in worldwide jurisdictions, with explanations of the processes for developing safe and effective policies and procedures. | 1:00 | 1:30 | 0:20 | 2:50 | |
| 3 | Computer Set-up and Operational Security | Explains and demonstrates how a computer should be set-up and made safe for effective investigation processing and how the on-line footprint and fingerprint can be identified and obfuscated for safe processing. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 4-U | Synthetic Identities for Public Authority practitioners | Introduces and explains the lawful basis of a Synthetic Identity (SI) and demonstrates, live and on-line the creation and management of overt & covert SIs for deployment by a Public Authority practitioners. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 4-R | Synthetic Identities for private sector practitioners | Introduces and explains the ethical & responsible capacity of a Synthetic Identity (SI) and demonstrates, live on-line the creation and management of an effective SI by a private sector practitioner. | 1:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 5A | POLE and the structure of an investigation | An explanation of the POLE structure of an investigation, with it’s inherent data standards and a live demonstration of real-time deployment of POLE items during an investigation process. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 5B | Safe processing of a III (OSINT) investigation | Explains and demonstrates the safe investigation processes of decision making, contemporaneous note taking, sensitive processing, eForensic security and preparation for eDisclosure. These processes shall be demonstrated time and again during subsequent Live Online Training events, so that the practitioner will acquire the capability to process an investigation for safe and effective prosecution (litigation). | |
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| 5C | Intelligence Grading & Report Composition | Introduces, explains and demonstrates the Intelligence Grading process and Report composition for an online investigation. | |
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| 6A | The Internet, its Structure and Investigation Opportunities | Introduces the Internet and how it developed and explains its structure and the investigative opportunities with live on-line demonstrations of the processes to investigate IP Addresses & Domain Names. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 6B | Websites, The Internet of Things & Other Resources | Explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, the processes to investigate entities connected to websites, the Internet of Things and other networked and stand-alone technical resources. | |
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| 6C | Processing People & Vanity Names | Introduces, explains and demonstrates, live on-line, the processes to locate and investigate people and their Vanity Names. | |
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| 7A | Search Resources & Capabilities | Introduces a selection of Search Engines and different types of Search Engine, explains and demonstrates, live on-line, the various search queries and techniques that can be deployed to optimise the results. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 7B | Advanced Processes with Google Search | Advanced Search capabilities explained and demonstrated, live and on-line, with Google as the primary example. | |
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| 8A | Processing Digital Text & Image Files | Introduces the many different types of digital files, including still and moving images; then explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, the techniques to locate and extract data and other intelligence from the material. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 8B | Mapping, Geolocation & Satellite Earth Imagery Resources | Introduces, explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, the techniques to process online mapping and earth imagery solutions. | |
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| 9A | Communication Resources: Email & Telephony | Introducing e-mail & telephony resources with explanations and live, on-line demonstrations of the techniques required to exploit these resources. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 9B | Communication Resources: Messaging Apps & Other Resources | Introducing messaging apps as an investigative resource, with explanations and live on-line demonstrations of the techniques required to exploit the resource, including emulators. | |
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| 10A | Processing Social Media Platforms as an Investigative resource | Introducing the capabilities of Social Media as an investigative resource, with explanations of the processes to identify people through their social media accounts and activities. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 10B | Processing LinkedIn & Similar Platforms | Explains and demonstrates how to locate and capture intelligence and material available on the social media platform LinkedIn and other similar platforms. | |
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| 10C | Processing Twitter & Similar Platforms | Explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, how to locate and capture intelligence and material available on the micro-blogging platform Twitter and other similar platforms. | |
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| 11 | Photo & Video Sharing Platforms | Explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, how to locate and capture intelligence and material available on many popular photo & video sharing platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, SnapChat & YouTube. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 12A | Processing Facebook | Explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, how to locate and capture intelligence and material that is available on Facebook; including advanced Facebook search techniques. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 12B | Other Social Media Platforms | Introduces, explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, the investigative techniques deployed on several other social media platforms that may be new to the practitioner. There is an emphasis on accessing and investigating foreign language platforms. | |
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| 13A | The Deep Web: Online Databases | Introduces online databases that can be accessed by the practitioner with explanations and live on-line demonstrations of the processing techniques. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 13B | Processing News Media | Introducing a selection of online databases that shall be accessed and researched to demonstrate the investigation process. | |
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| 14A | Blogs, Forums & Similar Platforms | Introduces blogs, forums & similar platforms, then explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, how to deploy III (OSINT) techniques to identify people using these resources. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 14B | Online Marketplaces | Introducing internet marketplaces and the activity of users, with explanations and live on-line demonstrations of the resources and techniques to identify people and their activities. | |
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| 15A | Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies | Introduces the Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies and explains, with live on-line demonstrations, the investigative capabilities of these online resources. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 15B | The Dark Web & the TOR Network | Introducing the Dark Web with explanations and a live on-line and demonstration of how to access the TOR network to locate intelligence & material. | |
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| 16 | Data Breaches | Introduces Data Breaches, then explains and provides live on-line demonstrations of the processes to locate and capture intelligence. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 17 | Command Line Investigations | Introduces the Command Line, and explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, how to locate and gather intelligence. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |
| 18 | Advanced investigative applications | Introduces and demonstrates, live and on-line, the investigative capabilities of Maltego, Skopenow, Censys and Shodan. | 2:00 | 2:30 | 0:30 | 5:00 | |