OSINT 101 - Open Source Intelligence Basics

Whether you're performing background checks, researching on partners or competitors, hunting missing persons, criminals, getting leverage on lawsuits or becoming a better ethical hacker, this course takes you through advanced online investigative techniques to give you a boost in your efforts. It also provides examples on offline search techniques and how to think outside the box. Every technique is explained extensively with live examples. There are plenty of smart hacks and techniques you can utilize to get some unexpected and useful information.

There is only so much we can cover in a day, but this will give you a lot to start off with. For those looking to sharpen your skills further in this field, we will have an invite only session after this training.

Instructor: Mishaal has been in this field for well over a decade and shares a wealth of knowledge and experience for beginners and experts alike.

The topics will be very dynamic. Some of the topics covered include:

• Google Dorking/Hacking
• Image Search techniques
• Metadata
• Corporate Lookups
• Technology Discovery
• Tools of the trade
• Wireless Data Gathering
• Personal OSINT
• Phone, email, address research
• Breach Lookups
• Property Records
• Vehicle info
• Offline searches
• Arrest Records
• Connecting the dots
• Information Validation
• Social Media techniques
• Ethical Hacking reconnaissance
• Thinking outside the box
• Legalities and grey areas
• Documentation
• OpSec (covering your tracks)
• Beyond OSINT