On demand web training - You will receive an access code immediately upon registering for the course
This 90 minute Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) course is designed to introduce law enforcement officers to the fundamentals of OSINT and equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary to leverage open source data to enhance their investigations. OSINT is a rapidly evolving field that provides law enforcement professionals with a powerful toolset for gathering, analyzing, and utilizing publicly available information to support investigations and operations. This course is taught by an active law enforcement detective and is restricted to law enforcement employees. Law enforcement is quick to use paid databases to try and locate their suspects, witnesses and victims, however exploiting open source intelligence is often over looked and one of the quickest ways to quickly find phone numbers, addresses, relatives, etc. Whether you are trying to find a homeowner's phone number on an "open door" call, or trying to find your homicide suspect, students will learn how to exploit open source intelligence. The content taught in this course is applicable to any law enforcement employee to include but not limited to patrol officers, detectives, dispatchers, school resource officers, background investigators, internal affairs, vice/narcotics etc.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Advanced Google Searching
Usernames
Phone Numbers
Email Addresses
Public Databases
INSTRUCTOR - Detective Hock is currently assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division at a large department in the Dallas, Texas area. He is currently assigned on a federal violent crime task force, where many cases are self-initiated based upon the evidence gathered from open source intelligence. He worked in a real time crime center, where he was responsible for uncovering and supplying real time, actionable intelligence to field operations personnel by using a combination of social media platforms, law enforcement databases and open source intelligence. He is a highly commended officer in the use of “out of the box” techniques to safely apprehend and successfully prosecute criminals. He maintains current knowledge regarding the use of technology in law enforcement. He has been sought after by numerous local, state and federal agencies to assist with high profile investigations using social media and open source investigative techniques. He has trained thousands of first responders in the use of social media and open source investigation techniques.
Recent Evaluations:
“One of the most relevant training classes I’ve had in 21 years. Found a missing juvenile this morning using some of the resources you provided.” Corona, California Student 2022
“Honestly, this is one of the best course I have taken. It is extremely practical, and you cut out a lot of the BS that LE courses tend to come with. No bullshit just good knowledge. I can't think of anything else that you didn't cover. This is so much good new content that I spent a lot of time on typing out notes, so I can go over the notes again.” Corona, California Student 2022
“A lot of valuable information was presented in a very short period of time. I truly found the class beneficial and would highly recommend it to all police personnel as the trend has become that more crime is being committed with clues and evidence located on the internet and woven into social media.” Shelton, CT Student 2022
