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

Course Terms & Conditions

  1. Three or more delegates from the same company are entitled to a 10% discount. This discount is only applicable to the standard pricing.
  2. Registrations are confirmed with written confirmation via email. Should the delegate not receive an email, it is the delegate’s responsibility to contact TII to confirm their seat.
  3. Payment must be received in full in advance of the course.
  4. Delegates are responsible for their travel expenses in traveling to the course, including hotel accommodations. All travel and accommodation arrangements should be made by the delegate.
  5. Cancellations received 30 days before the course date will receive a refund, less a $50 administration fee. After this date, the full fee must be paid, but substitutions may be made at any time.
  6. TII reserves the right to cancel or change course dates, instructors, content or conditions without prior notice.
  7. Deviations from the curriculum may occur as deemed necessary for the benefit of the attendees.
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