Open Source Intelligence Gathering Skills Level 3

Open-source intelligence is data collected from publicly available sources to be used in an intelligence context.

Generally, open source refers to a computer program in which the source code is available to the general public for use or modification from its original design. Open-source code is meant to be a collaborative effort, where programmers improve upon the source code and share the changes within the community.

Sources and methods is a term used to describe the practice of intelligence collection and analysis. Intelligence sources may include information obtained from espionage, images obtained by satellites, intercepted communications, and publicly available media reporting.

An intelligence gathering network is a system through which information about a particular entity is collected for the benefit of another through the use of more than one, inter-related source. Such information may be gathered by a military intelligence, government intelligence, or commercial intelligence network.

This type of course would be most suited to anyone in the following professions: Professional Investigators and Covert Surveillance Operators, Security Companies, Recruitment Agencies and Human Resource Departments, Legal Professionals, Insurance Companies, Media Research/Journalism, Vetting Officers at Institutions and Corporate Investment research operations.

The type of content included in this course includes: Relevant legal acts, Tracing emails / domain details / IP addresses, social networks, search historical versions of websites, monitoring websites, useful databases, websites and software, analysing data to produce intelligence and creating an audit trail.

The benefits of uncovering this concealed information could influence the success rate of a business and can also translate to financial savings. Delegates will be trained to find an extensive range of data in less time thereby becoming commercially more efficient and effective.