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OSINT Base Camp course is results driven and will springboard your open source intelligence, cyber investigation, and online research experience to a higher level. The course will quickly develop your skills and promote you through many aspects of the OSINT field. While this course is an entry level for those who want to develop their OSINT skills, the methods, techniques and tools are beyond those of basic to prepare and provide you with the confidence to conduct your own research, investigations or intelligence gathering. The objective, is to provide each and every student with the OSINT fundamentals to achieve the best in their respective tasks, ranging from intelligence analysts, private and cyber investigators, online researchers, investigative journalists, law enforcement to penetration testers, threat analysts, blue and red team members or those who are just fascinated about the OSINT experience. 

What you will get:  

  • A proficiency of open source intelligence, online investigations and research 
  • All course material
  • A 15% discount for a Hunchly license
  • How to document and record information collected 
  • Ethical, legal and policy regarding OSINT and online investigations 
  • Effective search engine such as google, and social media searching 
  • Create the OSINT environment 
  • Real life simulations and OSINT Labs 
  • Full support throughout the course 
  • On completion you will earn your well deserved certificate.
  • Life time access to the course and its updates, including webinars 

Students will learn how to collect, analyse and verify information from a vast array of sources.  

If you are interested in the course and require additional information please email us at csi@thecyberinst.org

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome and Introduction

    • Course Overview
  • 2

    OSINT Background and Process

    • Background, definition and concept

    • Quiz 1

    • Documenting Collection Data

    • Hunchly install

    • Zotero

    • Zotero 1

    • Zotero 2

    • Zotero 3

    • Collection

    • Quiz 2

    • Methodology

    • Sources of OSINT

    • Ethics, legal and policy

    • Quiz 3 end of session
  • 3

    Evaluation, Analysis and Reporting

    • Introduction

    • Chart Tools

    • Evaluation

    • Analysis

    • Charts and Time Lines

    • Reports

    • Sanitisation and Dissemination

    • Templates
  • 4

    Operational Security (OPSEC)

    • Advisory

    • OPSEC introduction

    • Security software

    • Usernames and passwords

    • Email Accounts

    • Cell phone numbers

    • Virtual Private Network (VPN)

    • Windows user account

    • MAC OSX
  • 5

    OSINT System

    • Operating System 1

    • Operating System 2

    • Operating System Installation

    • Operating System Configuration

    • Browser System
  • 6

    Advanced Search Engine Techniques

    • Basics

    • Introduction

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Simulation 1

    • Part 3

    • Part 4

    • Part 5

    • Part 6

    • Simulation 2

    • Part 7

    • Part 8

    • Part 9

    • Part 10

    • Part 11

    • Part 12

    • Simulation 3

    • Simulation 4
  • 7

    Investigating Usernames

    • Introduction

    • Search Tools

    • Quiz 5

    • Platforms

    • Quiz 6

    • Specific queries

    • Simulation 5
  • 8

    Reverse Image Searching

    • Introduction

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3

    • Simulation 6

    • Simulation 7
  • 9

    Maps and Satellite Images

    • Introduction

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3

    • Part 4

    • Simulation 8

    • Simulation 9
  • 10

    Email Intelligence Gathering

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3

    • Part 4

    • Part 5

    • Part 6

    • Part 7

    • Part 8

    • Part 9

    • Part 10

    • Part 11
  • 11

    Telephone Number Investigation

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3
  • 12

    Social Media Intelligence Gathering

    • Introduction

    • Sock Puppet

    • Facebook Account

    • Facebook 1

    • Facebook 2

    • Facebook 3

    • Facebook 4

    • Facebook 5

    • Facebook 6

    • Facebook 7

    • Facebook 8

    • Facebook 9

    • Quiz 7

    • Facebook 10

    • Facebook 11

    • Twitter Intro

    • Twitter 1

    • Twitter 2

    • Twitter 3

    • Twitter 4

    • Twitter 5

    • Twitter 6

    • Twitter 7

    • Twitter 8

    • Twitter 9

    • Twitter 10

    • Quiz 8

    • Instagram Intro

    • Instagram 1

    • Instagram 2

    • Instagram 3

    • Simulation 10

    • Linkedin intro

    • Linkedin 1

    • Linkedin 2

    • Linkedin 3

    • Linkedin 4

    • Simulation 11
  • 13

    Virtual Machines and Advanced Tools

    • Initial Setup

    • Part 1

    • Part 2

    • Part 3

    • Part 4

    • Part 5

    • Part 6

    • Part 7

    • Part 8

    • Part 9

    • Part 10

    • Part 11

    • Part 12

    • Part 13

    • Part 14

    • Part 15

    • Part 16

    • Part 17

    • Part 18

    • Part 19

    • Quiz 9
  • 14

    OSINT Lab

    • Lab 1

    • Lab 2

    • Lab 3

FAQ

  • Do you have company or group discounts?

    Yes we offer 15% discount for enrollment from 2 students and more. It must be a one time enrollment, please contact us at csi@thecyberinst.org for details.

  • The discount for Hunchly, may it be used to pay for the annual license after the initial purchase?

    Yes absolutely you may.

  • How many hours of training is the OSINT Base Camp course?

    Currently with all the lessons, simulations and labs the course extends over 30 hours of training.

About the instructor

Wizard of OSINT

Andrew Fordred

My name is Andrew Fordred, my career began in law enforcement with the Crime Intelligence Services of the South African police focusing on terrorism and organised crime, and later was employed in a number of corporate positions in capacities such as risk management, and later, forensic investigations. In 2007 started my own business providing forensic investigations, intelligence, risk management consultancy, court testimony and litigation support. Also, completed a forensic investigation degree focusing on forensic intelligence with a qualitative case study of the illegal narcotics trade and syndicates. Currently I provide cyber intelligence and investigations, counterintelligence and, security and privacy services to clients. I am also the founder of the Cyber Institute and a Director on the Board of Advisors for the OSMOSIS Institute (USA). In addition, I am a public speaker at events such as the Journey of the Hacker Windhoek Namibia, OSMOSIS 2018 Las Vegas USA, Cyber Threats against Children UNICEF and the Munich Cyber Crime Conference by Maltego. This is my opportunity to share my knowledge with students, to support you through this journey and help you develop some incredible skills and transform knowledge into real results.

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5 star rating

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Brian Smith

Great course, presented in a way that suits all styles of learning, verbal, visual and practical all the way through (around 30+ hours of content). The assi...

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Great course, presented in a way that suits all styles of learning, verbal, visual and practical all the way through (around 30+ hours of content). The assignments are realistic and invaluable for building skills and confidence, especially when you are required to create reports on your findings and submit them for review, something you would be expected to do in the workplace. Report writing tutorials and example reports are also covered in the course, this is something I found lacking in other OSINT courses, so I pleased this was included. Help and assistance was always available and prompt. Overall, the course is very professional and teaches the essentials required to be an effective OSINT practitioner, I really got that feeling of “on the job training”. My only disappointment is not finding this course sooner after spending time and money on other courses. Highly recommended… 10/10

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