Open-Source Intelligence 102: Predictive Analysis

Overview:

The 4-day Open-Source (OSINT) course offers a comprehensive understanding of intelligence analysis, structured analytic techniques, alternate analytical processes, integrating intelligence analysis into cybersecurity, and practical application through a capstone project. Participants learn about the intelligence cycle, forms of intelligence, analysis techniques, bias awareness, cybersecurity analytics, and best practices. The course emphasizes structured techniques like decomposition, ranking, scenario development, and hypothesis testing. Through a capstone project, participants develop consumer intelligence products and receive feedback. It equips participants with valuable skills for intelligence analysis in cybersecurity.

The course is packed with informative and engaging lectures, hands-on exercises, and interactive scenarios, giving participants the tools to successfully carry out OSINT investigations.

Key Details:

• WHO: 

  • Intelligence Analysts: Gain skills to gather information from open sources, analyze networks, and assess threats for comprehensive intelligence reports.

  • Law Enforcement and Security Personnel: Learn network engagement tactics and leverage OSINT to gather intelligence on criminal networks, monitor threats, and support investigations.

  • Cybersecurity Professionals: The course covers intelligence analysis in the context of cybersecurity, making it valuable for professionals in this field. They can gain insights into intelligence cycles, different forms of intelligence, and analytical techniques specific to cybersecurity.

  • Military Personnel: Understand network engagement strategies, identify adversary networks, and devise effective engagement strategies through OSINT training.

  • Corporate Intelligence and Risk Management Professionals: Utilize OSINT techniques to gather competitor information, assess market conditions, identify risks, and make informed business decisions.

  • Researchers and Journalists: Enhance investigative skills by leveraging OSINT to gather information, analyze networks, and uncover hidden connections.

  • Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity Professionals: Leverage OSINT in investigations to identify threats, analyze cyber networks, and gather evidence for legal proceedings.

  • Private Investigators: Acquire techniques to gather open-source information, analyze networks, track individuals, and provide comprehensive reports during investigations.

• WHERE: Instructor-led virtual

• WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: 

• Importance of intelligence in cybersecurity, intelligence cycle, forms of intelligence (SIGINT, IMINT, MASINT, HUMINT, OSINT, GEOINT), national intelligence strategy, strategic intelligence, anticipatory intelligence, current operations, intelligence community objectives.

• History of structured analytic techniques, decomposition and visualization, checklists, issue redefinition, chronologies and timelines, sorting and prioritizing, matrices, network analysis, mind maps and concept maps, idea generation, structured brainstorming, virtual brainstorming, nominal group technique, scenario development, hypothesis generation and testing, diagnostic reasoning, analysis of competing hypotheses, argument mapping, six thinking hats, assessment of cause and effect, key assumptions check, role playing, fishbone analysis, challenge analysis, conflict management, decision support, strengths and weaknesses analysis, force field analysis, selecting the right techniques, best practices.

• Center of gravity analysis, target system analysis, cybersecurity analytic techniques (MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Lockheed Martin Kill Chain Analysis, Diamond Analysis).

• Integrating Intelligence Analysis into Cybersecurity: Best practices.

• Project description and team direction, project creation, development of consumer intelligence product, group project review and feedback, product presentation, course wrap-up.

• TUITION: 

• Tuition $5,500 per student

• Financial Aid may be available. Ask our team for details.

• PREREQUISITES: 

• A computer with internet access is required.

• Open-Source Intelligence 101: Fundamentals or,

  • A basic understanding of Publicly Available Information and Open-Source Intelligence practices.

• FORMAT: 

• This course spans 4 days and consists of 7 modules.

• Module 1 is the course introduction.

• Modules 2-5 are the core of the program providing classroom learning in open source intelligence predictive analysis.

• Module 6 is a capstone exercise requiring students to demonstrate understanding of the skills developed throughout the course.

Course Overview:

Module 1 – Course Introduction

• Forge Instructor Introductions

• Class Introductions

• Course Overview

Module 2 – Intelligence Introduction

• Why Intelligence Matters in Cybersecurity

• Intelligence Cycle

• Forms of Intelligence

• National Intelligence Strategy

• Intelligence Community Objectives

• History and Importance of Analysis

• Understanding Bias

Module 3 – Structured Analytic Techniques

• History of Structured Analytic Techniques

• Decomposition and Visualization

• Idea Generation

• Scenario and Indicators

• Hypothesis Generation and Testing

• Assessment of Cause and Effect

• Challenge Analysis

• Conflict Management

• Decision Support

• Selecting the right technique for your process

Module 4 –  Alternate Analytical Processes

• Center of Gravity Analysis

• Target System Analysis

• Cybersecurity Analytic Techniques

Module 5 – Integrating Intelligence Analysis into Cybersecurity

• Best practice Discussion 

Module 6 – Capstone Project

• Project Description and Team Direction

• Project Creation

• Group Project Review and Feedback

• Course Wrap Up