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The OSINT Handbook
Get practical, latest open-source intelligence skills with the hands-on OSINT course to start your career in high-demand fields.
- Practice in 9 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 8 Interactive Lessons and 47 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
Beginner Self-paced · 1 year access
9 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
The open source intelligence training course covers a wide range of topics, from basic ethical data collecting and ways to stay anonymous to advanced digital surveillance and cyber threat analysis.
So, whether you're conducting sophisticated digital investigations, digging deep into threat intelligence, or protecting your organization's digital footprint.Learn important methodology, industry-standard tools, and ethical analytical procedures.
Take your career to the next level with the OSINT training, which provides vital skills for OSINT professionals.
The experience is a vital stepping stone to more advanced professions such as cyber threat analyst, digital forensic investigator, security engineer, and private investigator.
- Foundational Knowledge: Understand the passive vs. active OSINT certification online, the OSINT framework, ethical guidelines & best practices.
- Digital Anonymity & Privacy: Protect your operational security, maintain anonymity, and effectively conceal your digital footprint during investigations.
- Core OSINT Certification Techniques: Master search logic, utilizing specialized search engines as well as directories & leveraging social media (SOCMINT) for intelligence gathering.
- Discovery & Reconnaissance: The advanced methods include domain/IP address analysis, website reconnaissance, and extracting valuable information from document metadata.
- Advanced Tooling: Get hands-on experience with the industry-leading frameworks & tools like recon-ng, Maltego, and Shodan, as well as an overview of the other open-source tools.
Course Highlights
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8 Structured Lessons Comprehensive coverage of core course objectives
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9 Hands-On LiveLabs Interactive guided scenarios with instant evaluation
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1 Year Full Access Self-paced learning accessible anytime on all devices
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
8 Interactive Lessons · 47 topics01 Preface 3 topics +
- Who this course is for
- What this course covers
- Conventions used
02 The Secrets Hiding in Plain Sight – Unveiling the Power of OSINT 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Introduction to OSINT
- Passive and active OSINT
- Why OSINT matters in the digital age
- The OSINT framework
- Getting started with OSINT and some best practices
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Invisible and Untouchable – The Importance of Anonymity in OSINT Analysis 4 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Introduction to anonymity and privacy in OSINT
- Protecting your digital footprint
- Staying ahead of cyber threats in OSINT
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 The OSINT Toolbox – Methods and Techniques for Gathering and Analyzing Information 7 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Introduction to OSINT methods and techniques
- Searching and browsing the surface web
- Utilizing specialized search engines and directories
- Exploring social media for OSINT (SOCMINT)
- Understanding hidden sources
- Automating OSINT collection and analysis
- Summary
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Exploring the Unknown – How Discovery Tools Reveal Hidden Information 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Introduction to discovery tools
- Domain and IP address analysis
- Website reconnaissance – Mastering the unseen layers
- Document and metadata analysis
- OSINT data visualization
- Best practices for using discovery tools
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 From Recon-ng to Trace Labs – A Tour of the Best Open Source Intelligence Tools 8 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Recon-ng – A powerful OSINT framework
- Maltego – Visualizing OSINT data and connections
- Shodan – The search engine for IoT
- Trace Labs – A powerful OS designed just for OSINT
- Overview of the Aircrack-ng suite
- Additional open source OSINT tools
- Keeping up with the open source OSINT landscape
- Summary
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 The Eyes and Ears of Threat Intelligence – How OSINT Helps Mitigate Cyber Risks 6 topics +
- Introduction to threat intelligence and OSINT
- Cyber threats and OSINT
- Cyber threat intelligence platforms and OSINT integration
- Building an OSINT-driven cyber threat intelligence program
- Case study: OSINT in a real-world cybersecurity incident
- Summary
08 Protecting Your Identity and Organization from Cyber Threats 6 topics +
- Understanding the role of OSINT in protecting your identity and organization
- Personal digital hygiene and OSINT
- Assessing and strengthening organizational security with OSINT
- Identifying and responding to cyber threats such as ransomware
- Investigating cyber incidents and breaches
- Summary
Hands-On Labs Our edge
9 LiveLabs- Gathering Basic OSINT from a Website
- Using and Checking GHDB
- Scraping and Parsing Web Data
- Using theHarvester for Data Collection
- Performing DNS Enumeration
- Using Recon-ng for Data Harvesting
- Infrastructure Footprinting a Website
- Using Shodan
- Performing Automation Using SpiderFoot
03 / FAQs
Questions before you start
Who should take the OSINT Course? +
Do I need any prior OSINT or technical experience? +
What does mastering the OSINT course signify? +
What is the difference between passive & active OSINT? +
Is learning OSINT legal & safe? +
Will this course help with a career in cybersecurity or research? +
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Do not just browse through the web; learn how to harvest its secrets. Enroll in OSINT certification & transform unstructured public data into high-impact intelligence.
- 1 year of full access
- 9 LiveLab included
- Certificate of completion
No credit card required