OSINT: Advanced Data Retrieval (Virtual Course)

Open enrolment and in-house options available

This 2.5-day course will extend your portfolio of OSINT related tools and strategies. We'll show you how to optimise your browser for research and investigative tasks, how to leverage the latest AI solutions to support your work, and how to install and run popular OSINT scripts using a virtual machine.

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Course Outline

Optimising Your Browser for Data Retrieval

Introduction

  • Course aims and objectives
  • Browser setup
  • AI toolkit setup and configuration
Optimising Chrome for Data Retrieval
  • Working with Selection Search
  • Working with the Site Search Function
  • Integrating LLMs into Chrome
  • Recommended browser tools and extensions

Building a Custom Search Cookbook

  • Building your search cookbook in GoogleSheets / Excel
  • Using AI to define search strategies
  • Using AI to define search parameters


Working with JavaScript

Leveraging JavaScript for OSINT

  • Introduction to JavaScript
  • Using JavaScript for data retrieval
  • Finding and testing third party scripts
  • Generating and testing your own scripts via AI
  • Building a script library for research and investigations

Data Retrieval via LLMs

Leveraging LLMs for OSINT Work

  • A overview of core systems / tools
  • An overview of core capabilities
  • Case-based applications
  • Content generation
  • Question answering
  • Deep research
  • Task automation
  • Data extraction
  • Data visualisation

Installing and Running a Privatge LLM

  • Setup and installation
  • Selecting your LLM
  • Building a data set
  • Integrating investigative data


Working with NotebookLM / Private LLMs

Working with NotebookLM

  • Building your data set / source library
  • Importing data
  • Querying your intelligence sources
  • Generating learning outputs
  • Generating intelligence outputs
  • Assessing and reorienting your web research

Working with the Command Line / Maltego

Command Line OSINT

  • Working with virtual machines
  • Working with the command line
  • Finding and installing OSINT scripts
  • Recommended scripts for research and investigations
  • Building and maintaining a script library

Working with Maltego

  • Set up and configuration
  • Security considerations
  • Understanding the Maltego interface
  • Working with entities
  • Working with transforms
  • Running investigations in Maltego
  • Vetting and validating your results
  • Analysing your results
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Course Details

Who is this Course For?

This course is intended for experienced researchers, investigators and cybersecurity professionals looking to grow their knowledge of, and familiarity with, OSINT-relevant scripts and operating systems.

How You Benefit

On completion of this course, you will have the ability to:

  • Optimise your browser for data and source discovery
  • Use JavaScript to automate routine research tasks
  • Leverage the latest AI tools to support online research
  • Understand the basic principles of working with the command line
  • Find, install and run popular OSINT scripts

What You Receive

  • A full set of course slides / user guides in PDF
  • An index of recommended scripts
  • Structured guidance on installing and running a Virtual Machin
  • Structured guidance on installing and running a private LLM
  • Six months of post-course support

Course Fee

EUR 1,300

Course Prerequisites

We recommend that participants wishing to take our Advanced Data Retrieval course should first complete our Online Investigations and / or our OSINT: Foundations courses in order to scale their capabilities properly.

Course Requirements

Please bring a Windows or Mac laptop and ensure you have full administrative rights to this device. Additional software requirements will be sent prior to the start of this course.