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Open Source Intelligence Gathering for Professional Investigators

A Two-Day Hands-On Masterclass in Essential Cyber Tools and Defensible Data Acquisition.

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Day 1: Foundations, Footprints, and People Tracking

The first day focuses on protecting the investigator and exploiting the most common starting points: names, locations, and usernames.

  • Module 1: Operational Security (OpSec) & Environment Setup

    • Setting up clean, isolated investigation environments (virtual machines, burner accounts).

    • Understanding how PIs accidentally burn their cover (IP leaks, browser fingerprinting).

  • Module 2: Advanced Search Techniques & People Hunting

    • Moving beyond basic search engines (search operators, cached data, and historical archives).

    • Public records, voter registries, and deep-web directory scraping.

  • Module 3: Username & Email Pivot Points

    • Reverse email and phone lookups using open-source correlation tools.

    • Tracing usernames across hundreds of platforms simultaneously to map an subject's digital footprint.

Day 2: Social Media, Media, and Corporate Analysis

The second day shifts to deeper lifestyle analysis, asset tracing, and turning raw data into report-ready evidence.

  • Module 4: Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT)

    • Extracting hidden data from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok without needing a direct connection.

    • Analyzing friends lists, networks, and hidden interactions.

  • Module 5: Imagery & Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)

    • Reverse image searching and verifying authenticity (spotting fakes or altered evidence).

    • Geolocation techniques: Using shadows, weather patterns, and street furniture to pinpoint exactly where a photo was taken.

  • Module 6: Corporate Intelligence & Asset Tracing

    • Investigating company structures, directors, and hidden beneficial owners.

    • Introduction to domain and website analysis (Whois data, historical DNS records) for corporate fraud cases.

  • Module 7: Evidentiary Capture & Reporting

    • Preserving digital evidence so it is legally defensible (hashing, timestamps, and chain of custody).

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