SANS SEC537 Practical Open-Source Intelligence
 
SEC537 offers a comprehensive training program on Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) authored by an industry veteran with over twenty years of experience. This course equips participants with essential skills, tools, and methodologies to kickstart or enhance their investigative capabilities. It caters to a broad audience within the OSINT realm, including intelligence analysts, law enforcement professionals, cyber threat intelligence specialists, cyber defenders, penetration testers, investigators, and anyone aiming to refine their OSINT proficiency.

The curriculum of SEC537 is designed to be practical and applicable in daily operations. It accommodates both newcomers to OSINT and seasoned practitioners, offering tried-and-tested tools to tackle real-world challenges. Emphasizing a deep understanding of systems to support informed decision-making, the course incorporates hands-on exercises based on authentic scenarios from governmental and private sectors. Participants engage with cutting-edge research and unconventional techniques, moving beyond theoretical discussions to practical implementation.

By undertaking SEC537, your organization stands to:

- Enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and success rate of OSINT investigations.
- Cultivate an OSINT team adept at conducting various investigations while adhering to good OPSEC practices.
- Generate accurate reports on your organization's online infrastructure.
- Harness breach data for offensive and defensive purposes effectively.

Key Learning Objectives:

- Conduct diverse OSINT investigations while adhering to good OPSEC practices.
- Create and manage sock puppet accounts for investigative purposes.
- Locate and retrieve information from the internet, including hard-to-find and deleted data.
- Identify and scrutinize individuals' online presence.
- Navigate and search the dark web proficiently.
- Compile precise reports on online infrastructure for cybersecurity defense, merger and acquisition assessments, penetration testing, and other vital organizational functions.
- Utilize techniques to determine website ownership and related websites operated by the same entity.
- Understand various types of breach data and their utility in offensive and defensive strategies.
- Gather and leverage social media data effectively.
- Utilize facial recognition and comparison engines for identification purposes.
- Conduct rapid and efficient triage of large datasets to extract relevant information.
- Identify and handle malicious documents and those revealing location information.

Course Components:

- SEC537: Practical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analysis and Automation Course

PDF Guides:

- SEC537 Practical OSINT Analysis Courseware
- Osint 16 18 20 Open Source Intelligence Tools And Resources Handbook
- The Cyber Intelligence Analyst’s Cookbook
- Open Source Intelligence Techniques Resources For Searching And Analyzing Online Information
- Open Source Intelligence Methods And Tools: A Practical Guide To Online Intelligence
- Automating Open Source Intelligence Algorithms For Osint