Navigating the New Era of Open Source Intelligence

The Truth is Out There – If You Know Where to Look

In a world awash with disinformation, censorship, source credibility issues, AI feedback loops and “infoxication”, finding reliable information online is now more challenging than ever.

Delivered in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce – Commercial Crime Services division, this three-day hands-on workshop will provide you with updated skills, new ways of thinking, and the cutting-edge online tools required to navigate the online domain with precision, efficiency, and ethical integrity.

Providing a memorable “Cambridge University Experience” and an excellent networking opportunity, this highly acclaimed workshop attracts international participants from both private and public sectors.

You Will Learn

• Advanced Search Techniques: The latest tools and techniques used by intelligence analysts, law enforcement, cybersecurity experts, and corporate investigators.
• A New Investigative Mindset: To tackle challenges posed by AI-driven search engines and use them more effectively.
• To Identify Deception and Suspicious Activity: The cognitive mechanisms behind deception and the techniques for effectively overcoming them.
• To Leverage Online Monitoring and Automation Tools: Setting up systems to convert raw data into actionable insight, while avoiding common traps that result in failures.

Curriculum Highlights

Search Foundations for Effective OSINT:

• Strategies for Managing AI-Driven Technological Change
• Search Query Analysis
• Online Security: Maintaining Operational Integrity
• Tools for Automation and Monitoring
• Foreign Language Searches and Navigating the Chinese Internet
• Managing and Leveraging Location-Based “Filter Bubbles”
• Advanced Search Operators and Results “Signal to Noise Ratios”
• Key Identifier Resolution (Including Usernames, Email Addresses, Phone Numbers)
• Fact-Checking Best Practices
• OSINT Ethical and Legal Considerations

Misinformation, Disinformation, and Malinformation (MDM):

• MDM Actors and Motivations
• Disinformation Propagation Mechanisms
• Impact of MDM on OSINT Operations
• MDM Identification and Assessment
• MDM Mitigation Strategies

Tools for Automation and Monitoring:

• Discovering, Assessing and Responding to Third-Party Risks
• Proactive Threat Assessment Techniques
• Predictive Risk Scoring and Exposure Analysis
• Insider Threat Monitoring

Mechanisms of Deception: Deepfake Imagery:

• How Deepfakes Are Created Using AI and Machine Learning
• Best Practices for Verifying Deepfake Imagery
• Legal Frameworks and Regulations Aimed at Combating the Misuse of Deepfakes

Image Intelligence and Analysis:

• Image Verification and Authentication
• Meta Data and Image Forensics
• Photogrammetry and Location Analysis
• Ethical Facial Recognition Tools

Strategic and Tactical Threat Analysis Using the Deep and Dark Web:

• Using the Dark Web for Threat Intelligence and Organizational Risk Assessment
• Tor Hidden Services Overview
• Dark Web Research Tools and Techniques
• Automation for Effective Threat Assessment

Social Media Intelligence:

• Social Media for Specific Intelligence Needs and Goals
• Data Collection and Analysis Techniques and Tools
• Best Practices for Ensuring Compliance and Protecting Privacy

Critical Thinking for OSINT Practitioners:

• Information Resilience and Fact Checking
• Evaluating Sources for Credibility and Reliability
• Cross-Referencing and Corroborating Information
• Identifying and Mitigating Cognitive Biases

Who Should Attend?

• Investigators and Analysts
• Researchers, Academics, and Journalists
• Law Enforcement and Government Officers
• Public Safety and Security Professionals
• Legal Practitioners
• Information Specialists
• Business Managers and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
• Petrochemical and Pharmaceutical Reps
• Manufacturing and Marketing Professionals
• Regulators and Compliance Professionals
• Finance Professionals and Insurance Providers
• Fraud and AML Examiners
• Human Resource Managers
• Auditors
• Loss Prevention Officers
• Debt Collectors