Advanced Internet Intelligence & Online Investigations Training

In a world awash with disinformation, censorship, source credibility issues, AI feedback loops and “infoxication”, finding reliable information online is now more challenging than ever.

This engaging and comprehensive two-day hands-on course will provide you with updated skills, new ways of thinking, and the cutting-edge online tools required to navigate the online domain with precision, efficiency, and ethical integrity.

Knowledge Hides in Plain Sight – Master the Skills Required to Uncover It

You Will Learn

• Advanced Search Techniques: The latest tools and techniques used by intelligence analysts, law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and corporate investigators.
• A New Investigative Mindset: To tackle challenges posed by AI-driven search engines and use them more effectively.
• To Identify Deception and Suspicious Activity: The cognitive mechanisms behind deception and the techniques for effectively overcoming them.
• To Leverage Online Monitoring and Automation Tools: Setting up systems to convert raw data into actionable insight, while avoiding common traps that result in failures.

Curriculum Highlights

Search Foundations for Effective OSINT:

• Strategies for Managing AI-Driven Technological Change
• Search Query Analysis
• Online Security: Maintaining Operational Integrity
• Tools for Automation and Monitoring
• Foreign Language Searches and Navigating the Chinese Internet
• Managing and Leveraging Location-Based “Filter Bubbles”
• Advanced Search Operators and Results “Signal to Noise Ratios”
• Key Identifier Resolution (Including Usernames, Email Addresses, Phone Numbers)
• Fact-Checking Best Practices
• OSINT Ethical and Legal Considerations

Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation (MDM):

• MDM Actors and Motivations
• Disinformation Propagation Mechanisms
• Impact of MDM on OSINT Operations
• MDM Identification and Assessment
• MDM Mitigation Strategies

Mechanisms of Deception: Deepfake Imagery:

• How Deepfakes Are Created Using AI and Machine Learning
• Best Practices for Verifying Deepfake Imagery
• Legal Frameworks and Regulations Aimed at Combating the Misuse of Deepfakes

Image Intelligence and Analysis:

• Image Verification and Authentication
• Meta Data and Image Forensics
• Photogrammetry and Location Analysis
• Ethical Facial Recognition Tools

Critical Thinking for OSINT Practitioners:

• Information Resilience and Fact Checking
• Evaluating Sources for Credibility and Reliability
• Cross-Referencing and Corroborating Information
• Identifying and Mitigating Cognitive Biases

Who Should Attend?

• Investigators and Analysts
• Researchers, Academics, and Journalists
• Law Enforcement and Government Officers
• Public Safety and Security Professionals
• Legal Practitioners
• Information Specialists
• Business Managers and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
• Petrochemical and Pharmaceutical Reps
• Manufacturing and Marketing Professionals
• Regulators and Compliance Professionals
• Finance Professionals and Insurance Providers
• Fraud and AML Examiners
• Human Resource Managers
• Auditors
• Loss Prevention Officers
• Debt Collectors