Course Overview

This course focuses on Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) tactics and techniques designed to help you improve your investigative game. Students should take this course if they are interested in:

  • Gaining a better understanding of OSINT techniques
  • Improving investigative skillset
  • Improving overall research methodology
  • Improving Personal OPSEC


Prerequisites & System Requirements

  • Prior Linux experience preferred
  • Prior virtualization knowledge preferred
  • Desire to learn is required :)

OSINT Fundamentals Course Objectives


What will I learn?

The following concepts will be taught in this course:

  • OSINT Overview
  • Effective Notekeeping
  • Creating Sock Puppet Accounts
  • Basic and Advanced Search Engine OSINT
  • Image OSINT
  • Email Address OSINT
  • Breached Data OSINT
  • People OSINT
  • Phone Number OSINT
  • Username OSINT
  • Website OSINT
  • Social Media OSINT
  • Wireless Network OSINT
  • OSINT with Tools
  • Automating OSINT
  • Report Writing
Social Engineering from OSINT Example

Open-Source Intelligence Fundamentals Course Curriculum - 9 Hours

  Introduction
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  OSINT Overview
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  Note Keeping
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  Sock Puppets
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  Search Engine OSINT
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  Image OSINT
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  Email OSINT
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  Password OSINT
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  Username OSINT
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  People OSINT
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  Social Media OSINT
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  Website OSINT
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  Business OSINT
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  Wireless OSINT
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  Building an OSINT Lab
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  Working with OSINT Tools
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  OSINT Automation Foundations
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  Course Challenge
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  Case Studies
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  OSINT Report Writing
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  Conclusion & Additional Resources
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OSINT Instructor - Heath Adams

About the Instructor: Heath Adams

Hi everyone! My name is Heath Adams, but I also go by "The Cyber Mentor" on social media. I am the founder and CEO of TCM Security, an ethical hacking and cybersecurity consulting company. While I am an ethical hacker by trade, I love to teach! I have taught courses to over 170,000 students on multiple platforms, including Udemy, YouTube, Twitch, and INE.

I am currently OSCP, OSWP, eCPPTX, eWPT, CEH, Pentest+, CCNA, Linux+, Security+, Network+, and A+ certified. 

I'm also a husband, animal dad, tinkerer, and military veteran. I hope you enjoy my courses.


Follow Heath on Social Media:

LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/heathadams

Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecybermentor

YouTube - https://youtube.com/c/thecybermentor

Twitch - https://twitch.tv/thecybermentor

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Get full access to the Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Fundamentals course and our full course catalog when you enroll in our All-Access Membership.

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Yes. Every certificate of completion comes with the total CEUs earned listed on the certificate.


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