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Course Overview

Open-source Intelligence (OSINT) is an essential cybersecurity discipline that involves collecting, analyzing, and verifying publicly available information to support investigations, threat intelligence, and digital security operations. Effective OSINT techniques help security professionals identify online identities, investigate suspicious activities, assess digital footprints, and gather actionable intelligence using specialized tools and publicly accessible resources. This course begins with an introduction to OSINT Level 3 and explores outreach techniques, sock puppets, metadata analysis, online communities, extremist groups, and conspiracy networks. It covers a wide range of OSINT tools for distraction techniques, geolocation, social media intelligence (SOCMINT), business research, threat intelligence, dark web investigations, website monitoring, data leak analysis, advanced search operators, and digital investigations. The course also addresses report writing, evidence preservation, chain of custody, body language, personality analysis, and practical investigation challenges. By completing this course, you will develop practical OSINT investigation skills, discover specialized intelligence tools, analyze digital evidence, and produce structured reports for cybersecurity investigations.

What You Will Learn

  • Collect, verify, and analyze publicly available information using specialized OSINT tools, search operators, and online research methods.
  • Explore sock puppets, social media platforms, online groups, business records, and digital footprints to support intelligence investigations.
  • Explore threat intelligence platforms, dark web search methods, data dumps, and publicly accessible sources to identify potentially relevant security intelligence.
  • Examine metadata, investigate geolocation clues, monitor websites, and understand chain-of-custody practices for maintaining evidence integrity.
  • Organize investigation findings, use charts and graphs to communicate results, and apply practical OSINT techniques to real-world investigation challenges.

Program Curriculum

  • OSINT Level 3 Intro V3
  • Reaching Out
  • OSINT Isn't Always Free
  • Using Good-sourced 2026
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Fawkes
  • Sock Puppets Step-by-Step 2026
  • Canary Metadata
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Belief
  • Qanon and Conspiracy
  • Hate and Extremist Groups
  • Hacking Groups 2026
  • Hate Map
  • Vine
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Distraction
  • Cyscan.io 2026
  • Map Checking Crowd Size
  • Telegram Archive
  • Genes Reunited 2026
  • National Archives 2026
  • DNS Dumpster
  • WebsiteAge
  • Bug Bounty Dork Generator
  • Lambda.Blackosint.html
  • Meawfy
  • TruthFinder and BeenVerified
  • OSINT UI 2026
  • GeoSpy
  • Ubikron
  • iHunt Intelligence Framework
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • BlueSky Trending
  • UserSearch.ai
  • Dumpor
  • Violation Tracker Global
  • Groupda
  • dSaver
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Report Writing
  • Graphing Charts
  • Chain of Custody
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • Deep Dork GitHub
  • DuckDuckGo Dorks 2026
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • Body Language
  • NLP
  • DISC Personality
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • SOCRadar
  • Viz GreyNoise
  • Dark Web Searches
  • Dark Web Browsing V2
  • DarkWebDaily
  • VormWeb
  • MetaOSINT
  • Chapter 9 Quiz

  • CIR
  • StatusCake 2026
  • UptimeRobot
  • Identify Me 2026
  • Chapter 10 Quiz

  • Cybdetective
  • Buckets GrayHatWarfare
  • OSINTLeak
  • Legal Library
  • Chapter 11 Quiz

  • Non-profit Explorer 2026
  • Unclaimed 2026
  • Chapter 12 Quiz

  • Email OSINT Investigation
  • Mrs. OSINT Challenge 1 Walkthrough
  • UK OSINT Challenge 1
  • Chapter 13 Quiz

  • OSINT Challenge
  • OSINT Level 3 and Thank You 2026
  • Chapter 14 Quiz
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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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