OSINT Pathfinder.ORIGINEEL

Supporting decision makers with structured OSINT research techniques for actionable intelligence production

Dates 2025

April, September, December

Price

The price for the full course is €1.650,- including 21% VAT (btw).

Taking your research two steps beyond

In today’s world, massive amounts of ever-increasing freely available information in hundreds of channels and thousands of sources make it very difficult to find exactly what you are looking for.

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The OSINT Pathfinder training programme was designed to share precisely that. Innovative technologies and ground breaking procedures to find the best possible information from open sources to produce answers.

Arno’ OSINT Methodology is the heart of the progamme. How to search for reliable, validated and authoritative open source information in a structured, systematic and planned way. A thorough, in-depth system is essential to find the pearls in the ever increasing ocean of publicly available information. No more Google Guessing (see the post about this phenomenon), but structure.

The programme will show that OSINT is very much more than just randomly entering terms in a Internet search engine. Search engines only cover a fraction of the open source information that is out there.

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In addition, the research in open sources should be safe, that is, protecting the identity of the researcher and safeguarding his/hers information profile and information position by applying important security measures.

Three days of hard work, fully supported by extensive and detailed documentation to go on your own. But rest assured, since the real work for you starts after the training has ended, the teachers will be available for a year after the training for questions, issues and solutions.

What you will learn

The programme is packed with practical information that will help you change the way you do open source research.

The Pathfinder aims to share Arno’s OSINT Methodology to

Find reliable, validated, timely information in open open sources on a systematic, planned and structured way
Do research on a safe and secure way to protect your information profile and information position
Maintain a OSINT research logilfe / journal to be accountable and to be able to continue your work on a later date without restarting

Amongst others: requirement analysis ; constructing a open source research plan, dark web research, the global information landscape, how to find out about…; news sources, country information sources, expert Boolean, best search strategies, and much more

What you get

Since the training programme is quit intense, we help you with extensive documentation. What you get is:

The OSINT Training manual : print and wire-bound containing all the lessons, one copy each
OSINT Software package : some essential tools for your OSINT research, such as Reuser’s Repertorium
The Little Gray Book with quick reference sheets, flowcharts to help you on your way
The OSINT Bibliography, a selected list of full-text reports on the design and management of an OSINT production capability
Online training website with the latest information, the Teacher’s Notes, exercises, examples and more
Hand-signed OSINT Pathfinder certificate
The OSINT Helpdesk : complimentary assistance for one year after the course for questions and issues

Lunch and catering is obviously included, and we invite all to the Icebreaker Sessions social event on the first day.

Who should attend?

The programme is particularly suited for, a.o., analysts

Analysts and researchers working in conflict areas, for NGO’s, or EU/UN missions abroad.
Journalists, students, historians, country profile experts.
Librarians and information professionals who work for government, semi-government, international governments in support of decision makers ;
Scientific researchers who need a solid foundation in information research as a starting point for their research ;
Journalists, investigative journalists, writers, historians who are dependent on decent and high quality open source information research ;
Researchers in the private sector, in government agencies, in NGO’s ;
Cyber security experts who are looking for the pearls in the haystack ;
Financial fraud and financial crime researchers and analysts ;
Insurance and risc researchers ;
International relations, conflict studies ;
Researchers looking for structure, systematic and planned foundations in their work.

There is some technical stuff included, but extensive technical knowledge is not requried to do the programme

What does it look like?

The training is not a Tool Tricks Training type of course. It is more about the WHY and HOW, the details are covered in the OSINT Training Manual and in the quick reference sheets.

It is about Arno’s OSINT Methodology to cover the OSINT Intelligence Cycle and the global open source information landscape, not limited to the world wide web.

The programme will be performed LIVE, with REAL TIME exercises so participants can see for themselves that Arno’s OSINT Methodology actually does work.

The programme runs for three full days, 24 hours in total.

The training aims to be practical and applicable. The goals is really to have participants return to their office with a set of new capabilities and skills that can be applied immediately.

Prior to the training programme, we publish two Preparation Letters for participants with important information on how to best prepare for the training. Technical information and travel information is included.

The venue for the OSINT Pathfinder training programme will be the beautiful Fletcher Welness hotel in Leiden, The Netherlands.

The venue is very close to the historical city center with bars, cafes, restaurants, shopping and within easy reach of public transport.

The price for the full course is €1.650,- including 21% VAT (btw).

This includes the full three day training programme and all listed in What You Get.

If you like to hire a laptop for the duration of the training as well, please indicate so on the registration form.

The venue for all training is the Hilton Hotel in The Hague, The Netherlands

2024

MARCH

Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 March 2024. OSINT Pathfinder XLVIII. OPEN

JUNE

Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 June 2024. OSINT Pathfinder XLIX. OPEN

OCTOBER

Tuesday 29 – Thursday 31 October 2024. OSINT Master training programme.

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 November 2024 OSINT Pathfinder 50 SPECIAL EDITION.

2025

Dates to be announced.

Since the training programme is quit intense, we help you with extensive documentation. What you get is:

The OSINT Training manual : print and wire-bound containing all the lessons, one copy each
OSINT Software package : some essential tools for your OSINT research, such as Reuser’s Repertorium
The Little Gray Book with quick reference sheets, flowcharts to help you on your way
The OSINT Bibliography, a selected list of full-text reports on the design and management of an OSINT production capability
Online training website with the latest information, the Teacher’s Notes, exercises, examples and more
Hand-signed OSINT Pathfinder certificate
The OSINT Helpdesk : complimentary assistance for one year after the course for questions and issues

Lunch and catering is obviously included, and we invite all to the Icebreaker Sessions social event on the first day.

About us

Mr. Arno Reuser

Arno is the founder and manager (ret.) of the Open Source Intelligence branch of the Dutch Defence Intelligence & Security Service. He founded OSINT in 1990 and was its manager until 2013. Since then, Arno devotes all his time to share his passion on OSINT.

Registration

Register for any of our training programmes, workshops, Master programmes or contact us for alternatives or in-house programmes.