Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is intelligence gathered from publicly available sources. In the intelligence community (IC), the term “open” refers to open, publicly available sources (as opposed to covert or clandestine sources); it is not related to open source software or public intelligence.
The course uses real cases to give practical instruction on how to harness proven Open Source Intelligence methods and techniques to improve the productivity and effectiveness in the daily work streams of financial investigators and analysts working in the areas of KYC, AML and financial crime generally.
Attendees will learn how to construct structured searches online and will see how to access key deep-web sites for a broad range of vital data sets. Information verification and timeline analysis are vital in financial crime and enhanced due-diligence investigations and will be taught within the specific session.
Training Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
Training Outline
Training Style
The programme is designed to deliver knowledge and enhance participants’ skills via short lectures, case-studies, practical examples and real-life simulations. Participants are required to bring their own laptops or tables that can fully support and have installed Google Chrome and Notepad++.
Who should attend
The programme is ideal for: