THE OSINT TRAINING MODULE 1: LEGISLATION & OPERATIONAL SECURITY

This is a foundation module that provides essential information relating to the security and safety of an investigation, the security and safety of the OSINT practitioners and their employers, so that processing shall be lawful and the investigation product shall be reliable for legal purposes.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES FOR MODULE 1 OF THE OSINT TRAINING

Introduces and explains the prevailing privacy legislation that relates to the processing of Personally Identifiable Information and its implications from the perspective of an OSINT practitioner.

Introduces and explains the predominant operational security (OpsSec) that relates to OSINT concerning footprints and fingerprints.

Introduces Synthetic Identities, explains why and how we use them, including any legal considerations and demonstrated how to create, manage and deploy Synthetic Identities.

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR MODULE 1 OF THE OSINT TRAINING

The practitioners will understand their legal obligations for the safe processing of OSINT Investigations. They will understand and know how to deploy and process an OSINT investigation safely and securely, so that the investigation itself is protected and both the investigator and the authorising organisation, which is usually the employer of the OSINT investigator, is also protected.

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR MODULE 1 OF THE OSINT TRAINING

PREPARATION FOR COMPLIANT PROCESSING

DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION

LAWFUL BASIS 

THE RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

 

DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT

POLICIES & GUIDELINES    

PRACTITIONER ATTACK SURFACE

OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT OF PASSWORDS

FOOTPRINTS & FINGERPRINTS

 

OBFUSCATING THE IP ADDRESS

CREATING A SYNTHETIC IDENTITY

NON-ATTRIBUTABLE FOOTPRINT

SYNTHETIC IDENTITY GENERATORS

PROFILE DEVELOPMENT

PROFILE IMAGES & EXIF DATA

 

SYNTHETIC IDENTITY DEPLOYMENT

CREATING ONLINE ACCOUNTS

SYNTHETIC IDENTITIES & MOBILE APPS

ACCOUNT AUTHENTICATION

AUTHENTICATION TEXT MESSAGES

 

MANAGING & SHARING SYNTHETIC IDENTITIES

SYNTHETIC IDENTITIES & SECURITY

AVOIDING SYNTHETIC IDENTITY CONFLICTS

LOT-X-O Module 1
CPD Credits: 4 Hours
Duration:

Live Online Training: 03:30

Module Assessment: 00:30

CPD Certificate:

LOT Courses LOTs for LEAs 18 Blended OSINT Modules 18 Blended III Modules