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Accelerated Introduction to Intelligence Class Description

Accelerated Introduction to Intelligence (AITI) begins with a series of foundational discussions about Intelligence and the various forms of intelligence. From this launching point, the course will dive into commonly used techniques across a variety of disciplines using Open Source Investigation techniques then adds the use of social media to perform some Intelligence collection and analysis. AITI introduces students to the various processes, lifecycles, and theories – such as the Intelligence Cycle, OSINT Lifecycle, and Horseshoe theory. Students are also exposed to techniques used for validation and integrity in investigations. Command-line tools may be discussed or demonstrated, but students will be able to follow along fully using nothing more than a web browser.

In brief, this course covers the following via lectures, labs, and demonstrations:

  • Intelligence Definitions
  • Intelligence vs Information
  • Open vs Closed Source
  • What is (and is NOT) Open Source Intelligence
  • Forms of Intelligence and enablement of other disciplines
  • Introduction to Intelligence Tradecraft
    • Controlling bias
    • OSINT Heartbeat
    • Disinformation, Misinformation, and Deception
    • Horseshoe theory

Prerequisites

This is a ground-truth, pure fundamentals course. There are no experience prerequisites. No accounts are explicitly needed, although having social media accounts (they do not have to be your real account nor do they need to be fake [Sock] accounts) to follow along with will not hurt. Prior to the course, please register for an account on the Wiki Here and the Discord Here.

Who Is This Class For?

This class is for the absolute beginner in OSINT as well as seasoned professionals, law enforcement, penetration testers, and cyber threat intelligence analysts seeking to refresh their foundational knowledge.

Cost

This 4-hour course costs $135.

Continuing Education & Employer Relations

Information about getting certificates, badges, or invoices for CPEs/CEUs/etc. and employer reimbursement can be found here.

About Joe and The OSINTion

The OSINTion, LLC is an online and onsite Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) training provider based in the US. The Principal Instructor, Joe Gray, is a recognized expert in Intelligence, specifically OSINT and other relevant topics in information security. Joe’s passionate and common sense approach to Intelligence is easy to comprehend and natural for students to follow along. 

Competitively, Joe has placed in the following competitions involving OSINT:

  • 3rd place in the NOLACon Open Source Intelligence CTF in 2018 (as a member of the Password Inspection Agency)
  • 3rd place in the NOLACon Open Source Intelligence CTF in 2019 (as a member of the Password Inspection Agency)
  • 2nd place in the BSides Atlanta Open Source Intelligence CTF in 2019 (as a member of the Password Inspection Agency)
  • 1st place in the DerbyCon Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) in 2017
  • 4th place in the DerbyCon Open Source Intelligence CTF in 2019
  • 2nd place in the Hackfest (Quebec) Missing Persons CTF powered by TraceLabs in 2019 (as a member of the Password Inspection Agency)
  • 2nd place in the Hackfest (Quebec) Social Engineering Capture the Flag (SECTF) in 2019
  • 2nd place in the TraceLabs Global Missing Persons CTF V (as a member of the Password Inspection Agency)
  • 1st place in the TraceLabs Global OSINT Search Party at DEFCON 28 (as a member of the Password Inspection Agency)
  • 1st place in the TraceLabs Global OSINT Search Party at DEFCON 29 (as a member of the Federal Bureau of OH-SHINT)