Open Source Intelligence for Financial Investigators – Module 2

Course Overview

During this second module, students will be introduced to the
concept the intelligence cycle and the importance of the OSINT process
in
structured searching. The creation of a research plan and having a
clear,
concise manner in which to manage the content captured are key
foundations to
an effective investigation, and will be highlighted throughout this module. 
Students will
also be introduced to techniques of source and identity verification, and a case
study will be used to demonstrate planning and content management techniques. As
financial investigators increasingly need to search for information from
foreign
jurisdictions in languages they do not understand, translation tools
will be introduced in this module. Various internet protocols will be
investigated and students will be shown how to conduct
reverse IP address and whois lookups. Finally, the “robot exclusion protocol” will be
explained
and students will be shown how to use the Internet Archive within the
structure of
the module’s case study.