Search Smarter

Master Boolean operators, Google Dorking, reverse image searching, and web archives to find information others miss.

Capture With confidence

Learn to preserve online content properly, including for evidentiary purposes.

Build Your foundation

Understand the intelligence cycle, selectors, and responsible research practices that underpin all OSINT work.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This foundational course establishes the essential knowledge and skills for conducting open-source intelligence research. 

You'll understand what OSINT is, how the intelligence cycle applies to your work, and develop practical skills in searching, capturing, and managing online information. 

The OSINT Primer provides the baseline capability required for all subsequent OSINT training and is the recommended starting point for practitioners building investigative skills.

ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE

This course takes approximately 3–4 hours to complete. It is entirely self-paced, so you can work through the modules in one sitting or spread them across multiple sessions to fit your schedule.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR

This course is designed for investigators, analysts, researchers, and professionals new to open-source intelligence who need foundational capability to collect and manage information from online sources. 

It is suitable for those with limited OSINT experience, including law enforcement, intelligence analysts, corporate security, due diligence professionals, and journalists.

PREREQUISITES

None. Basic computer literacy is assumed.

COURSE CURRICULUM

    1. Welcome to the OSINT Primer Course

    2. What is Intelligence?

    3. What is Open-Source Intelligence?

    4. From Raw Information to Finished Intelligence

    5. Working With OSINT

    6. Quiz: What is OSINT

    1. The Open-Source Intelligence Cycle

    2. Planning Considerations

    3. Collection and Processing

    4. Analysis and Production

    5. Dissemination and Integration

    6. Quiz: The Open Source Intelligence Cycle

    1. Choosing Your Browser

    2. Configuring Your Browser

    3. OSINT Resources with OSINT Combine's Bookmarks Stack

    4. Quiz: Setting Up Your Simple OSINT Environment

    1. Managing Information Requirements

    2. Pivoting: Moving Between Data Points

    3. Capturing Content

    4. Full Screen Page Capturing

    5. Capturing Content as Evidence

    6. Quiz: Capturing and Managing Information

    1. How Search Engines Work

    2. Boolean Searching

    3. Advanced Google Searching

    4. Quiz: Search Engine Essentials

    1. Social Media Searching with Google

    2. Document Searching with Google

    3. Country Specific Perspectives

    4. Searching in Native Language

    5. Reverse Image Searching

    6. Quiz: Specialised Search Techniques

About this course

  • $249.00
  • 44 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content