education

Instructor-led OSINT training for real-world work.

Training in publicly available information, digital research, analytical methods, and responsible use of emerging technology. Courses use repeatable methods, practical exercises, and realistic scenarios.

featured courses

Core programs.

five-day program

Digital Investigations & Discovery Education

A comprehensive program covering:

  • Online research and social media
  • Digital identities
  • Websites and infrastructure
  • Verification and analysis
  • Reporting

defensive

Digital Defensive Practices

Practical training focused on understanding your own exposure and reducing it:

  • Digital exposure and online tracking
  • Account security and privacy
  • Safer online operations

workshops

Focused instruction on specific skills.

Other topics include advanced online research, digital footprints, social media research, website and domain research, persistent collection, source evaluation, reporting, artificial intelligence, and emerging research technologies.

Digital Identity Management

Understanding and managing online identities, digital exposure, account separation, attribution risks, and the information created through everyday online activity.

Image Geolocation & Verification

Techniques for evaluating imagery, identifying geographic indicators, verifying visual content, and clearly documenting findings.

AI-Generated Content Detection

Methods for identifying and evaluating indicators of AI-generated, altered, and manipulated digital content.

Crisis Monitoring

Building repeatable workflows for identifying, collecting, monitoring, and assessing developing information online.

Travel Threat Research

Using publicly available information to identify relevant threats, evaluate sources, and develop useful pre-travel research and reporting. See Case file 002 for an example.

delivery

Training for your team, on your terms.

We also develop custom courses and scenario exercises around your requirements.

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format
On-site or virtual, depending on your team
audience
Government, military, law enforcement, corporate security, journalists, and independent researchers
class size
Typically 6 to 20 students
prerequisites
None. Courses start from the fundamentals.
custom
Course development and scenario design for your team.

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