Getting into OSINT

I’ve been asked by a few people how to get into OSINT recently, so thought I’d put together a brief guide to resources, voices, and courses that will help you if you want to pursue a career in OSINT or just learn OSINT techniques to bolster your skillset.

Buy OSINT Techniques by Michael Bazzell

Pretty much the bible of OSINT, this book contains easy-to-follow, step-by-step guides on how to collect information from a comprehensive selection of open-sources, including social media, websites, phone numbers, emails, and much more. I can’t recommend this book highly enough as a starting point.

You can buy it from Amazon by clicking here.

Check out the Bellingcat website

Bellincat.com is absolutely packed full of real-life case studies, guides to conducting OSINT investigations, and articles based on OSINT produced by the agency.

Follow OSINT voices on LinkedIn

As well as posting useful OSINT tips and resources, some of them also provide courses. Voices I would recommend to start with are:

• Justen Charters

• Dutch OSINT Guy

• Swayam Sopnic

• Justin Casey

• Alex Lozano

N.B. If you regularly post OSINT content on LinkedIn, get in touch and I’ll add you to the list

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Have a look at these free courses

Swayam Sopnic posted this fantastic list of free OSINT courses on LinkedIn

1. Introduction to OSINT(Security Blue Team ) - https://lnkd.in/dmXeRk7w 

2.Introduction to Dark Web Operations(Security Blue Team ) - https://lnkd.in/dJa5nntE

3.CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE 101 (arcX ) - https://lnkd.in/dV9THhxz 

4. Open-source Intelligence ( Basel Institute on Governance ) - https://lnkd.in/duw_uuNx 

5.Betrayal (Kase Scenarios ) - https://lnkd.in/dk8XkmjN 

6.Maltego for Cybercrime Investigations (Maltego Technologies ) - https://lnkd.in/deY6WTee 

7. Osint Workshop (Cyber Institute) - https://lnkd.in/dnmw5eVG

Alex Lozano of Cibergy posted another great list of free courses on LinkedIn:

1. Learn OSINT in 4.5h by Heath Adams: https://lnkd.in/d9-dUPV3

2. OSINT At Home by Benjamin S.: https://lnkd.in/d7QE3sT9

3. 10 Minute OSINT Tips by The OSINT Curious Project: https://lnkd.in/dnWmEqh4

4. Complete OSINT Exercises Walkthroughs by Sofia Santos: https://lnkd.in/d7awBizm

5. OSINT Training by Motasem Hamdan: https://lnkd.in/duuzdNzj

6. OSINT Course by David Pereira: https://lnkd.in/dxB3asCH

7. The Complete OSINT Course by Irfan Shakeel: https://lnkd.in/dQMQtBuT

8. OSINT Tutorials by TechChip: https://lnkd.in/dwJd7Z_P

9. Open Source Intelligence by Hackers Arise: https://lnkd.in/deyYntrX

10. Dark Web Foundation: A Guide to the Deep/Dark Web 2019 by Dark Web Academy: https://lnkd.in/d2tXvEFN

11. OSINT Tutorials by Null Byte: https://lnkd.in/dEQhiyWQ

12. OSINT Workshop by Andrew Fordred: https://lnkd.in/dBXC9CgZ

Join Hacktoria

Hacktoria is a gamified learning platform that allows individuals to learn Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Cybersecurity through a series of capture the flag (CTF) exercises with varying difficulty levels. The platform caters to both beginners and professionals, providing access to a community of like-minded individuals who are willing and able to assist in learning and offer insights on career progression within the field. Through these CTF-style challenges, users can acquire practical skills and knowledge in a hands-on and engaging manner.

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