Introduction

Open source intelligence has become an essential capability for organisations seeking to understand emerging threats, assess risks, conduct investigations, and support strategic decision-making. The rapid expansion of digital information sources, social media platforms, satellite imagery, public records, and online datasets has created unprecedented opportunities to gather intelligence from publicly accessible information.

The Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) training course provides participants with practical knowledge of intelligence collection, source verification, analytical techniques, and reporting practices. By strengthening OSINT capability, organisations can improve situational awareness, enhance investigative effectiveness, and support evidence-based decision-making across security, compliance, governance, and operational environments.

Key focus areas include:

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) training course, participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

This training course adopts a practical and structured learning approach combining expert instruction, applied case studies, scenario analysis, and facilitated discussions. Participants examine real-world intelligence challenges, evaluate information sources, and apply analytical methodologies to strengthen judgement and decision-making. The methodology focuses on practical application to ensure participants can effectively support intelligence-led decisions within their organisations.

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Who Should Attend?

This Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) training course is designed for:

  • Corporate Intelligence, Threat Intelligence, and Security Analysts
  • Due Diligence, Investigations, and Compliance Professionals
  • Risk, Fraud, and Financial Crime Analysts
  • Government, Defence, and Law Enforcement Personnel
  • Journalists, Researchers, and Human Rights Investigators
  • Senior Managers Responsible for Commissioning or Overseeing OSINT Activities

Course Outline

Day 1

Foundations of Open Source Intelligence

  • The intelligence cycle and the role of OSINT
  • OSINT in corporate, government, defence, and investigative contexts
  • Source taxonomy: media, social, geospatial, technical, dark web, leaked datasets
  • Strengths and limitations of open sources
  • Establishing requirements and direction
Day 2

Collection and Tradecraft

  • Collection planning and prioritisation
  • Search techniques, operators, and specialist tooling
  • Social media analysis: profiling, network mapping, and engagement
  • Operational security, attribution risk, and use of research personas
  • Workflow, documentation, and chain of custody
Day 3

Verification and Source Evaluation

  • Source reliability and information credibility models
  • Verification of imagery, video, and documents
  • Geolocation and chronolocation techniques
  • Identifying deepfakes, synthetic media, and influence operations
  • Applied structured verification of digital material
Day 4

Analysis and Structured Techniques

  • Structured analytical techniques: ACH, key assumptions, indicators
  • Link analysis, timeline analysis, and pattern recognition
  • Geospatial analysis and open source satellite imagery
  • Cognitive bias and deception awareness
  • Integrating OSINT with other intelligence disciplines
Day 5

Ethics, Legality, and Reporting

  • Legal frameworks: data protection, surveillance law, and jurisdictional issues
  • Ethics of OSINT in corporate and investigative contexts
  • Briefing senior decision-makers: written and verbal products
  • Quality assurance, peer review, and product standards
  • Personal action planning: building or commissioning an OSINT capability

International Standards & Professional Alignment

Our training courses are aligned with internationally recognised professional standards and frameworks across leadership, strategy, finance, governance, risk, compliance, and audit. By integrating globally trusted models, we ensure learners develop practical, relevant, and industry-recognised capabilities.

Our trainings draw on leading international standards and professional frameworks, including ISO, ISACA, COSO, OECD, IIA, FATF, Basel, IFRS/ISSB, GRI, NIST, CPD, ILM and the OECD AI Principles. This alignment ensures consistency with global best practices across financial management, risk oversight, digital governance, sustainability, and strategic decision-making..

Designed in alignment with globally recognised professional bodies, our courses support continuous professional development, strengthen organisational capability, and provide clear pathways toward professional certifications valued worldwide.

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