COURSE SYLLABUS

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MODULE 1: OSINT

Open Source Intelligence Foundations

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• OSINT Foundations and the OSINT Cycle (Intelligence process)

• Understanding Surface, Deep, and Dark Web

• Using the internet as an investigative tool

• Setting up your machine/OSINT Platform

• How to remain anonymous during OSINT investigations

• OSINT Investigations capture tools (Hunchly)

• Use of VPNs 

• Search Engines

• Web Browsers and Add-ons

• Working in foreign languages 

• Data Analysis, Mind Maps

• How to use XMind and Obsidian 

• Advanced Search Techniques and Tactics, Google Dorks (Dorking Techniques)

• Keyword search and setting up keyword monitoring and alerts

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MODULE 2: OSINT

Open Source Intelligence Advanced

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• People Investigations (People Search)

• People Search Engines 

• Facial Recognition and Emotions Analysis

• Phone Number investigation tools

• Email address investigation tools

• IMINT (Imagery Intelligence)

• Image/Photo Analysis: Reverse Image Search, EXIF tools, Metadata, Forensics, Detecting Fake images (Gan Generated), Steganography

• Metadata Analysis (Images, Files)

• Video Analysis tools

• Deep Fake video creation and Detection Techniques

• GEOINT: Understanding the basics

• Use of the sun and shadows to calculate date and time a photo was taken

• Web Domain Intelligence (Whois, DNS, Whois History, Monitoring Changes)

• IP address intelligence, Geolocating the target 

• OSINT Businesses Investigations (investigating companies, Offshore companies)

• Finding Intelligence through Breached Data (Breached emails, passwords, phone numbers etc..)

• OSINT Semi-Automation (Use of Javascript Bookmarklets to speed up the search process)

• Property search

• Web Archives (Finding Data on websites and pages that no longer exist)

• Cached Data

• Offensive OSINT Methods (setting traps and lures for the target, Email & IP Tracking)

• Communicating Safely with Encryption (Email Encryption and Messaging Apps)

• Cryptocurrency Investigations (basics)

• Monitoring Areas and Events (Geofencing) 

• Tracking Ships (Maritime OSINT) and Aircrafts (Aviation OSINT)

• Cars OSINT (Investigation on Cars)

• Searching World Webcams and Breached CCTV (Security Cameras)

• WIFI OSINT

• Cell Towers search

• OCR: Optical Character Recognition 

• Telegram and WhatsApp Investigations

• Understanding API's

• Tor and Dark Web (basics)

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MODULE 3: SOCMINT

Social Media Intelligence

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• Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, VK, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, YouTube, Xing, Reddit, GitHub (Coding), Twitch, Snapchat, Skype(Communications)

• Username Search Tools

• SockPuppet (Fake Persona) creation tips and skills

• Searching Areas/Locations

• Find users or posts in specifics locations

• Find location of a user profile

• Finding all user information (location, job, interests, hobbies, school, university etc...); contacts, friends, family

• Geotagging 

• Geolocating

• Scraping Social Media profiles: full information and Bio, files, photos, videos, contacts.

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*On the 4th day, trainees will compete in a final CTF (Capture the Flag), and the winner will get 1 free spot for the C-OSINT-A2 course.

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Feel free to purchase the C-OSINT-A1 course online securely by PayPal and go to the Dates page to see when the next courses will take place.

The price of the C-OSINT-A1 is: 899,00€ Excl. VAT

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