201C OSINT - Navigating the New Era of Open Source Intelligence

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

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

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