Learn From Leading Practitioners

Access presentations and insights from experienced OSINT professionals, intelligence analysts, and subject matter experts who have shared their knowledge.

Explore Diverse Topics

The library spans tradecraft fundamentals, real-world case studies, emerging technologies including AI, and specialist domains such as human trafficking investigations, supply chain analysis, and disinformation detection.

Build Your Knowledge at Your Own Pace

Browse content organised by category or year, allowing you to focus on the area's most relevant to your current learning goals

ABOUT THIS LIBRARY

The OSINT Combine Free Knowledge Library brings together sessions from the Australian OSINT Symposium (2021–2025) and the Tools & Techniques Webinar Series. 

Content is organised into six categories: OSINT in Action, OSINT Tradecraft, Topic Specific Insights, OSINT in Context, Practitioner Focused, and AI and OSINT. 

Whether you're seeking practical tradecraft guidance, exploring how OSINT applies to specific domains, or staying current with developments in AI, this library provides a foundation for continued professional growth and a gateway to OSINT Combine's training courses and software tools.

WHO THIS LIBRARY IS FOR

This library is designed for OSINT practitioners, intelligence analysts, investigators, researchers, and anyone seeking to develop or refine their open source intelligence capabilities. 

The content suits those new to the field as well as experienced professionals looking to broaden their knowledge across specialist areas or stay informed on emerging trends.

PREREQUISITES

None. This is a free resource open to all learners.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Ready to move from learning to doing? OSINT Combine offers structured training courses with hands-on exercises. 

For operational capability, NexusXplore provides AI-enabled OSINT collection and analysis, while Kaseware delivers investigative case management—together covering the full workflow from discovery to action.

SESSIONS INCLUDE

    1. 2026 | CI-ISAC | Insider Threats and Social Engineering

    2. 2026 | Meme Warfare: The weaponisation of internet humour

    3. 2026 | Beyond Satellite Imagery

    4. 2026 | Impact of Under 16 Social-Media Ban

    5. 2023 | Using ChatGPT for OSINT Workflows with Chris Poulter

    6. 2023 | Detecting Disinformation through OSINT with Jemma Ward

    7. 2023 | Verifying Online Information with Kylie Pert

    8. 2023 | Image Analysis and Verification with Jacob Hunter

    9. 2023 | PrivateGPT with Chris Poulter

    10. 2023 | Choosing the Right Search Party, AI and Its Connectivity to the Internet with Jacob Hunter

    1. Using OSINT to De-anonymize a Misinformation X Account with Artus Huot de Saint-Albin

    2. From Chats to Hacks: OSINT Insights into an Evolving Cybercrime Ecosystem with Jesse Hoppo

    3. OSINT and the National Security Enterprise in an Uncertain Geopolitical Environment with Marc Ablong

    4. Using OSINT to Monitor Great Power Competition with Emerald Sage

    5. Opportunities and Challenges with Chris Poulter

    6. Mastering the Digital Frontier: Triumphs and Challenges in the Age of AI with Ashleigh Brown and Emma Sanderson

    7. Investigating ISIL's Development, and use of Chemical Weapons in Iraq with Sarah Andruchow

    8. Tailwinds and Tensions of Technology and OSINT with Dr Miah Hammond-Errey

    9. Evolving OSINT from Post 9/11 Frontlines to AI Innovations with Buddy Jericho

    10. NatSec Panel: Trust, Tradecraft, and Global Security - OSINT and Strategic Decision Making in the Modern World with Jane van Tienen, Ben Scott, Cameron Mitchell and David Wroe

    11. Mindful OSINT: The Resilient OSINT Practitioner with Ashleigh Brady and Colm Phillips

    1. Hiding While Watching: Managed Attribution for Everyone with Cynthia Hetherington

    2. Finding Content Online in a Foreign Language with Skip Schiphorst

    3. Setting the Bar: Leveraging traditional intelligence practices to optimise OSINT with Kylie Pert

    4. They're a 10 But They Don't Exist: Investigating Dating Apps with OSINT with Jemma Ward

    5. Analysing vectors of PRC external activity with Alex Joske

    6. Human Trafficking: A Tech-Facilitated Global Epidemic with Julie Jones

    7. Great pay, Safe Work, No Human Trafficking with Jack Kerr

    8. Beyond the Algorithm: The Human Touch in Effective Risk Assessment and Supply Chain Analysis with Beau Jose

    9. The Application of OSINT Techniques to Identify and Assess Online Threats and Establish a Digital Behavioural Baseline with Colton Easton

    10. Looking Inwards - Leveraging OSINT in the protection of employees from Serious Threats ​ with Matt Lucas

    11. Emerging Technologies: Generative AI and OSINT​ with Chris Poulter

    12. Behind the Screens: Harnessing OSINT to Identify Online Human Trafficking & Child Exploitation Networks with Alisa Gbiorczyk

    13. The Power and Pitfalls of Open Source Intelligence Analysis with Dallas Knight

    14. The Intersection of HUMINT and OSINT in Modern Intelligence Gathering with Jessica Stutzman

    15. Building and Enhancing an OSINT Team: Gaining Executive and Board Support with Tara Dharnikota

    1. Protecting your Online Footprint with Ritu Gill

    2. Geojournalism: How to Use Satellite Imagery to Verify Information and Uncover New Investigations with Ben Strick

    3. Dark Web Demystified with Chris Poulter

    4. Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Actor Catfishing with Emerald Sage

    5. The Devil Is In The Data: Sports Betting Investigations Through the Prism of OSINT with Jack Kerr

    6. Use of OSINT to Source and Analyse Procurement Data to Inform on Global Issues - PCR Purchasing Report Wuhan China with David Dennison

    7. Future Pathways for OSINT in Government with Adam Calver

    8. Teaching OSINT Through Hands-on Activities with Micah Hoffman and Griffin Glynn

    1. Keynote Address with Marcus Thompson AM PhD

    2. Show Me What You Got with Amy Ormrod

    3. Supply Chains & Modern Slavery with Kyle Randall

    4. Disinformation in the Online Environment with Nico Dekens

    5. OSINT & Crime Stoppers International with Shane Britton

    6. Case Studies From Work in the Intelligence Community with Daniel Maki

    7. Common Pitfalls of OSINT with Steve Micallef

    8. The Sentry & OSINT Combine with Michelle Kendler-Kretsch

    9. OSINT & Information Manipulation with Emerson Brooking

    10. The Convergence of Human Security, OSINT and Cyber Security with Nicholas Martin

    11. The Challenges of Building Strong OSINT Services Teams with Deborah Jeppesen

    1. Investigating Information Campaigns with Elise Thomas

    2. Geospatial Analysis and Satellite Imagery with Nathan Ruser

    3. Geolocating from Imagery with Ben Strick

About this course

  • Free
  • 62 lessons
  • 41 hours of video content