Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

Open-source Intelligence (OSINT) is essential for cybersecurity professionals, investigators, researchers, and intelligence analysts who need to collect and assess information from publicly available sources. This course provides practical exposure to tools and techniques used to investigate digital footprints, online identities, websites, social media, images, IP addresses, and other sources while emphasizing safe and responsible information gathering. This course begins with the fundamentals of OSINT, virtualization, CSI Linux, Linux commands, and social engineering before progressing into investigation methodology, information verification, operational safety, reporting, search engines, Google Dorks, maps, weather data, image analysis, social media platforms, IP addresses, browsers, and dark web searches. It also covers leaks and data breaches, tracking, website intelligence, SpiderFoot, Maltego, Metagoofil, VirusTotal, Hybrid Analysis, phone and email investigations, media verification, people searches, cryptocurrency intelligence, AI-assisted OSINT, and a real investigation walkthrough. You will gain practical skills to conduct safer, structured OSINT investigations, verify information, analyze digital evidence, use relevant intelligence tools, and document findings effectively.

What You Will Learn

  • Understand the fundamentals of Open-source Intelligence (OSINT).
  • Investigate people and organizations using free OSINT tools.
  • Set up a secure virtual lab with Linux.
  • Create sock puppets and protect your identity during investigations.

Program Curriculum

  • OSINT for Beginners Non-regional Intro
  • What Is OSINT
  • Disclaimer
  • What Will We Need
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Emotional Impact and Overload
  • Bias 2025
  • What Is a Virtualization
  • VirtualBox Install 2026
  • CSI Linux 2023
  • Basic Linux Commands
  • Social Engineering 2026
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Mindmaps
  • Crossing the Line 2026
  • Your Tools Will Break 2026
  • Verify Your Information 2026
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • OSINT Sock Puppets
  • Sock Puppets Step-by-Step 2026
  • More Sock Puppets 2026
  • VPN
  • DNS Leak Test
  • CSI Tor VPN
  • Burner Email
  • VoIP and Burners
  • Passwords and 2FA
  • Password Managers
  • VeraCrypt
  • Masked Cards
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Reports
  • Investigations Examples and Reports 2026
  • OBS
  • Right to be Forgotten
  • OSINT Report and Client Intake V2
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Search Engines
  • Google Dorks
  • Google Alerts
  • IntelX
  • Minerva OSINT
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Maps
  • Shadow Calc
  • Weather 2026
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Photo Content
  • Car Stickers OSINT
  • Photo Geo Location
  • Photo Exif Data
  • Photo Manipulation
  • Reverse Image Searches
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Twitter X
  • Twitter X Advance Search 2026
  • Facebook
  • Snapchat Mindmap
  • LinkedIn Windows
  • WhatsApp
  • Bluesky 2026
  • Internet Bluesky
  • OSoMeNet 2026
  • Chapter 9 Quiz

  • IP Addresses
  • Canary Tokens
  • Chapter 10 Quiz

  • Tor
  • Chrome Extensions
  • Chapter 11 Quiz

  • Darkweb
  • Searching the Darkweb
  • Chapter 12 Quiz

  • DDoS And Wiki
  • Pastebin Search 2025
  • Haveibeenpwned and Dehashed
  • Notepad++ and Data Breaches
  • Chapter 13 Quiz

  • Flight and Boat Tracking
  • Chapter 14 Quiz

  • Websites What to Look For
  • Wayback
  • Leaked Domains
  • Domain Lookup 2026
  • meta.narka.io
  • dotDB
  • Chapter 15 Quiz

  • SpiderFoot
  • Maltego
  • Metagoofil
  • Google AI for Search
  • Chapter 16 Quiz

  • Hybrid Analysis
  • Chapter 17 Quiz

  • Phone Lookups VoIP Reverse
  • PhoneInfoga
  • Chapter 18 Quiz

  • PhishTool
  • Chapter 19 Quiz

  • News Stories and Checks
  • Fact Checking
  • Chapter 20 Quiz

  • USA Public Data Search
  • People Searches
  • Chapter 21 Quiz

  • Bitcoin
  • Chapter 22 Quiz

  • Hospital OSINT
  • Find a Grave
  • Chapter 23 Quiz

  • Practice
  • Chapter 24 Quiz

  • OSINT USB
  • Chapter 25 Quiz

  • AI and OSINT V2
  • Lumo AI
  • Chapter 26 Quiz

  • Real-life Investigation Example
  • Financial Scam
  • Chapter 27 Quiz

  • Chapter 28: Conclusion
  • Getting Certified V4
  • Getting Work in OSINT
  • A Word of Thanks
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Instructor

Jeff Minakata

Jeff Minakata has worked in the IT industry for over 22 years. He holds various cybersecurity certifications, networking certifications, and engineering certifications such as C|OSINT Certified, trained in CEH v8, CEH v9, CEH v11, CISP, Metasploit certified, Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), MCSI OSINT Practitioner, and CWA certified. He is an Online Instructor for OSINT, ethical hacking, and network security. He has contracted courses for EC-Council, Udemy, and has written articles for Hackin9 and eForensics magazine. Jeff currently works on the computer networking side and teaches ethical hacking, OSINT, and cybersecurity online. He is passionate about helping people understand OSINT, ethical hacking, and cybersecurity.

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