This interactive training identifies and demonstrates multiple free online resources that break through traditional search roadblocks. Participants will be shown how to "dig" into the internet for personal information about any target. While popular sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are covered in detail (including techniques that legally access some "hidden" content), the presentation goes much deeper into the vast resources available for researching personal information. Aside from social networks, other technologies such as meta-data, reverse cellular info extraction, mobile app exploitation, and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) will be explained. All resources can also be used to conduct thorough background checks on potential employees or to locate client vulnerabilities. All resources can be applied to domestic and international investigations. Many custom tools will be shared with the audience for free lifetime use. A custom Linux operating system pre-configured for immediate use will be provided.
Among many other techniques, the attendees will learn how to:
- Conduct advanced search queries across dozens of resources simultaneously
- Access content believed to be private on Facebook
- Locate a target's long forgotten Facebook activity
- Access restricted information through cached results
- Conduct thorough searches on all social networks
- Monitor live content and communication on social networks
- Recover Twitter posts from deleted and manipulated accounts
- Identify users of private cellular telephone numbers from social networks
- Retrieve subscriber information from any landline or cellular telephone number
- Reverse-search photographs and videos for additional copies and details
- Search historical deleted versions of websites
- View multiple historic satellite images and street views of any location
- Identify all social networks in use by target username
- Use custom browser extensions to simplify online research and data collection
- Use custom Python scripts to export online data
- Use Android Emulators to exploit content only available in apps
- Create custom operating systems to always have a clean investigation environment
The software session will demonstrate over 40 free software tools that will aid an internet searcher during any type of investigation. Custom portable web browsers will be given to each participant that include pre-configured plugins that add new search features. These include automated reverse image location, media download, screen capture, script blocking, and many more. Custom JavaScript will automate several tasks while websites are displayed in the browser. Additionally, the browser is configured to block website analytics that can divulge sensitive information about the searcher. Other software includes tools that collect entire video feeds, clone websites, protect your true identity, locate Twitter media, display historical satellite data, extract still images from videos, export video metadata, analyze document metadata, and locate additional social network accounts. Attendees will have full lifetime access to the entire collection of software demonstrated during the session, as well as all future updates.
The final session in this training will demonstrate a technique of creating custom bootable USB or virtual machine devices for investigations. This will start with customizing a Linux operating system to include the software necessary, exporting system image to a single file, and expanding that file onto the bootable USB 3.0 device or Virtual Machine. The final result will include a clean operating system that is ready for each investigation. There will be no contamination from one investigation to another and the process can be replicated an unlimited number of times. This system will include several custom tools created solely for OSINT investigations. Lifetime updates for all attendees is included.
Please note that this course is lecture-style with all live demonstration (no PowerPoint). While there is no practical (lab) component, attendees will have access to wireless internet if they would like to follow along with the instructor. Computers are optional, but not mandatory.
A very basic understanding of internet searches and the presence of social networks.
Please note that this course is lecture-style with all live demonstration (no PowerPoint). While there is no practical (lab) component, attendees will have access to wireless internet if they would like to follow along with the instructor. Computers are optional, but not mandatory.
