SUMMARY OF THE COURSES
These courses require no preparatory background reading.
ONE 10 MODULE COURSE AND THREE SHORT COURSES ARE AVAILABLE AS LIVE ONLINE TRAINING, AS DISTANCE LEARNING AND FOR CLASSROOM DELIVERY.
The OSINT Practitioner Course in 10 Modules
| Module | Description | Duration in Hours:Mins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | LOT | Assessment | Review | Total | Detail | |
| 1 | Legislation & Operational Security | Human rights, privacy and data protection legislation including the (EU) GDPR, UK GDPR and DPA 2018, lawful basis, legitimate interests and DPIAs, followed by operational security: managing the footprint and fingerprint with VPNs, mobile proxies and anonymisers. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 |  |
| 2 | Online Users & Processing Personas | Processing usernames to locate online users across platforms, followed by Processing Personas: the authority to deploy, assets and attributes, record keeping and a live demonstration of the creation of a Processing Persona. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 3 | Search Engines & Advanced Search | Search engines and privacy focused search resources, Boolean and advanced operators, Google Dorks with AI assisted dork construction, Google AI Mode and searching Google Drive, within an intelligence-led methodology. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 4 | Files, Meta Data & Images | EXIF and metadata, reverse image search, facial recognition, image enhancement and forensic resources, redacted files and tracked changes, digital maps and the geolocation of people and objects. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 5 | Email, Phone Numbers & Messenger Apps | Email address and phone number locators and validators, compromised email checkers, Google IDs and email headers, Android emulators, and locating WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and Viber groups and channels. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 6 | Processing of Online Databases | Commercial, open source and graph databases, web archives, electoral roll, genealogy and probate records, companies and beneficial ownership registers, properties, vehicles, aircraft, vessels and news media. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 7 | Blogs, Forums & Online Marketplaces | Processing blogs and publishing platforms, forums including Reddit, online gambling and gaming platforms, and online marketplaces including eBay, Amazon, Gumtree, Asian marketplaces, Trip Advisor and Airbnb. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 8 | LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads & Bluesky | OSINT processing of user accounts and content on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) including Grok and Nitter, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky, with numeric IDs, timestamps and advanced searches. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 9 | TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat & More | OSINT processing of users and video content on TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Flickr, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, including numeric IDs, upload timestamps and downloads. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 10 | The Facebook Deep Dive | Processing Facebook profiles, pages, posts, tags, mutual friends and the Marketplace, including accounts with a restricted audience that are accessed with the Restriction By-pass Technique. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
The OSINT Foundation Course in 2 Modules
| Module | Description | Duration in Hours:Mins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | LOT | Assessment | Review | Total | Detail | |
| 1 | Legislation & Operational Security | Human rights, privacy and data protection legislation including the (EU) GDPR, UK GDPR and DPA 2018, lawful basis, legitimate interests and DPIAs, followed by operational security: managing the footprint and fingerprint with VPNs, mobile proxies and anonymisers. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 2 | Online Users & Processing Personas | Processing usernames to locate online users across platforms, followed by Processing Personas: the authority to deploy, assets and attributes, record keeping and a live demonstration of the creation of a Processing Persona. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
The SOCMINT Course in 3 Modules
| Module | Description | Duration in Hours:Mins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | LOT | Assessment | Review | Total | Detail | |
| 1 | LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads & Bluesky | OSINT processing of user accounts and content on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) including Grok and Nitter, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky, with numeric IDs, timestamps and advanced searches. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 2 | TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat & More | OSINT processing of users and video content on TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Flickr, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, including numeric IDs, upload timestamps and downloads. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
| 3 | The Facebook Deep Dive | Processing Facebook profiles, pages, posts, tags, mutual friends and the Marketplace, including accounts with a restricted audience that are accessed with the Restriction By-pass Technique. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |
The Facebook Deep Dive in 1 Module
| Module | Description | Duration in Hours:Mins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | LOT | Assessment | Review | Total | Detail | |
| 1 | The Facebook Deep Dive | Processing Facebook profiles, pages, posts, tags, mutual friends and the Marketplace, including accounts with a restricted audience that are accessed with the Restriction By-pass Technique. | 3:00 | 0:30 | 0:30 | 4:00 | |