Introduction to OSINT

About this course

Gather intelligence from open sources ethically and effectively. You will follow the intelligence lifecycle, build and manage research personas, use advanced search operators, and investigate emails, usernames, passwords and images.

What you'll learn

• Planning and executing the full OSINT intelligence-lifecycle, from scoped collection through analysis and reporting.
• Creating and managing covert “sock-puppet” personas to gather intelligence without revealing real identities or client infrastructure.
• Leveraging advanced search-engine operators and targeted discovery techniques to surface hard-to-find email, password, and username data.
• Extracting, geolocating, and pivoting on rich-media metadata from images and videos to uncover new investigative leads.
• Profiling web infrastructure, businesses, and social-media footprints to map relationships and identify potential vulnerabilities.

Curriculum

Who it's for

Security analysts, investigators and penetration testers.

Before you start

No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.

Part of these Alalamia diplomas

• Alalamia Diploma in Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing