For OSINT Challenges and CTFs, see the DFIR, OSINT & Blue Team CTFs & Challenges section
| Name & Direct Link | Platform | For Beginners | Hands-On Component | Proof of Completion | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSINT Mini | The Cyber Institute | Yes | OSINT Investigations, Objectives, Sources of Information, Effective Google and Social Media Searching, Documenting and Recording Information, VPNs. | ||
| Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) | Hackers Arise | Maltego, Google Hacking (Dorks), Shodan, Harvester, Mining Twitter with Twint, FOCA for Metadata, recon-ng, metagoofil, Spiderfoot, Censys, Gathering Aircraft and Flight Data with Radarbox | |||
| 10 Minute OSINT Tips | YouTube - The OSINT Curious Project | Geolocation, Reverse Image Search, Facebook OSINT, Google Maps, Finding User Accounts Across Social Media, Discovering DNS Typosquatting Domains, Using APIs to Reveal Hidden Open Source Information, Using robots.txt Files for OSINT | |||
| OSINT Framework | OSINT Framework | Tools for OSINT investigations related to Usernames, Email Addresses, Domain Names, IP Addresses, Images & Videos, Social Networks, Instant Messaging, People Search, Dating Sites, Phone Numbers, Business Records, Public Records, Transportation, Geolocation, Threat Intelligence, Malicious File Analysis, Dark Web, Metadata, Terrorism, Digital Currency, Classifies, and more. | |||
| OSINT.Link | OINT.Link | Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Tools & Resources: Search Engines, Social Media Intelligence, People Search, Business Search, Web Directories, Translation Service, Government Records, Maps, Web Scraping Tools, Website Monitoring Services, IP Address Tracking and more. | |||
| Free OSINT and Online Research Resources | Toddington | This is a database of free OSINT resources and tools, research cheat sheets, and other online investigative aids. | |||
| Creating Research Accounts for OSINT Investigations (Written Guide) | OSINTCurio.us | Creating sock puppet accounts on social media platforms. | |||
| SANS Must Have Free Resources for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) | SANS | Free OSINT Webcasts, Videos, Summit Talks, Blogs, and Communities | |||
| Awesome OSINT | GitHub - jivoi | A curated list of OSINT tools and resources. | |||
| OSINT Tools & Techniques - Free Demo | Udemy - Steve Adams | Yes | Yes | This is a short demo version of the full course. Topics include: Foundations of OSINT, Investigative Process, Virtual Machines, and LinkedIn Searching | |
| Dark Web Foundation: A Guide to the Deep/Dark Web 2019 | Udemy - Dark Web Academy | Yes | Yes | Tor, Bitcoin, PGP, Tails, Deep Web Markets, Common Myths | |
| Dark Web Investigations | HTCIA | Dark Web Investigations, Tor. *Scroll down instead of clicking Join Now* | |||
| conINT Talks | YouTube - conINT | Talks from the conINT 2020 OSINT conference: Malware OSINT, Darknet, Cryptocurrency, People OSINT, Dark Web Markets, Breached Data History, Geolocation and more. | |||
| Open Source Intelligence 101 (April Wright) | YouTube - Wild West Hackin' Fest | Yes | OSINT, Social Engineering, OPSEC, Sources of OSINT | ||
| CaseFile | The Cyber Institute | Getting Started with Maltego's free CaseFile tool, Combining Graphs, Importing Data, Exporting and Reports, Collaboration | |||
| Australian OSINT 2020 Symposium Recorded Sessions | OSINT Combine | Various OSINT Topics | |||
| OSINT Dojo | OSINT Dojo | Yes | Yes | Yes - Digital Badges | OSINT Challenges and Resources. |
| SANS OSINT Talks on YouTube | YouTube - SANS Institute | Telegram, OSINT for Good, OSINT Mind-State, Sock Puppets, GitHub Analysis | |||
| OSINT Tutorials | YouTube - Null Byte | Twint, License Plate OSINT, Photon Scanner, OSINT Browser Extensions, Maltego, EXIF Data, Aircraft OSINT, Business OSINT | |||
| OSINT Articles | Secjuice | Shodan, Malware OSINT, Sock Puppets, Artificial Intelligence, Reddit, TikTok, Facebook, Gab, Building a Username Search Tool, Pokémon Go, Creating Custom JavaScript Bookmarklets, LinkedIn, Getting an OSINT Job, SOCMINT, The Intelligence Cycle | |||
| Meta OSINT | Meta OSINT | OSINT Tools | |||
| Automating Threat Hunting on the Dark Web & Other Nitty Gritty Things (Apurv Singh Gautam) | YouTube - BSides Philly | Dark Web, Automation, OPSEC, Dark Web Hunting Methods | |||
| OSINT At Home - Tutorials on Digital Research | YouTube - Bendobrown | Reverse Image Search, EXIF/Metadata, Search Operators, Geolocation, Satellite Imagery | |||
| The Complete Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Training Course | YouTube - Irfan Shakeel | Yes | Search Engine OSINT, Darknet, TOR, Deebweb, Aircraft OSINT, People Search, Company Search, Phone Number Search, Document Search, Metadata, Image OSINT, Fix Blurred or Distorted Images | ||
| Layer 8 Conference Talks | YouTube - Layer 8 Conference | OSINT, Social Engineering |
