Our Internationally recognized and University accredited OSINT training course has been the preferred learning choice for Global Law Enforcement, Military, Border Patrol, Human Trafficking Investigators, Intelligence Analysts, Government Agencies, Market Researchers, Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, Journalists, Vetting and Compliance Companies, Internal Investigators, and Due Diligence researchers for over five years. The course concentrates on the delivery of practical skills that enhances student’s abilities to investigate and stay safe whilst doing so on the internet. The course has been designed and constantly updated by academics and subject matter experts in cyber security and intelligence. The course provides training in intelligence gathering in the digital age including social media intelligence (SOCMINT) training and an introduction to our course on the dark web. The course is filled with practical and immersive content enabling students to undertake online tutor supported exercises throughout. The course also equips students with the necessary skills to protect their own cyber footprint.
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives|At the conclusion of the course students will be able to|Apply basic and advanced internet search techniques|Investigate IP website and email sourcing|Understand Social Network Analysis|Understand the structure of the internet|Apply appropriate evidence capture methodologies in internet investigations|Understand firewalls, encryption and secure communications COMSEC|Identify evidential and intelligence opportunities to develop internet investigations|Apply appropriate safeguards when operating online to protect tactics including anonymisation|Demonstrate the investigative value of digital images and websites|Understand legislation and procedural practices which may influence internet investigations|Practice investigator privacy and safety and demonstrate the creation and maintenance of effective deployment of an online persona|Demonstrate the tracing of subjects and commodities through current and historic websites, IP and email traces using specialist network investigation techniques|Understand contemporary technologies and their impact on investigations anonymizing software|Utilize Geolocation, image metadata and image scrubbing|What is included?|On successful completion of the course students will receive| An Ulster University Certificate and 4.5 US Department of Education recognized Higher Education credit points which equate to 20 UK University CPE/CPD points|Accredited digital study material|Access to our University Blackboard Training platform|Access to our peer noticeboard|Students' successful completion of our three courses in this series will see a further award of a University Certificate in Continuous Professional Development.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
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