Practical training and investigative resources built from experience across policing, corporate security and investigative technology. Learn the techniques, methodology and analytical thinking behind real investigations.
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Taught by Steve
Professional experience across law enforcement intelligence, corporate security and investigative technology.
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Steve is an intelligence practitioner, trainer and writer with experience across policing, corporate security, intelligence research and investigative technology. He has conducted operational research, built organisational OSINT capability and trained thousands of investigators.
This lesson from OSINT Tradecraft demonstrates the practical, screen-led approach used throughout the training.
The OSINT Handbook brings together written guides, platform walkthroughs and professional reference material covering the techniques, sources and workflows used in open-source investigations.
Start with the intelligence requirement, decide what you need to collect, choose suitable sources, document your approach and avoid disappearing into irrelevant research.
Understand the difference between searching online and producing open-source intelligence.
A practical guide to records, registers, limitations and investigative use cases.
Approaches for researching professional profiles, companies, connections and verification points.
Profiles, chronologies, briefings, reports and evidence packages, and when to use each.
Practitioner-led training for people who want to move beyond isolated tools and build repeatable investigative workflows.
The complete professional development route, combining OSINT Tradecraft and Intelligence Methodology from collection through to defensible reporting.
Practical OSINT techniques, investigative workflows, public records, social media research and digital investigation methods.
Collection planning, evaluation, structured analysis, intelligence products and professional reporting for investigators and analysts.
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Intelligence with Steve is designed for new and experienced practitioners across investigations, intelligence, security, journalism and risk roles.
Use OSINT to verify identities, assess claims, find inconsistencies and develop investigative leads.
Build structured, defensible workflows for online research, documentation and intelligence products.
Support due diligence, threat assessment, executive protection and internal investigations.
Develop stronger research, attribution, verification and reporting practices for cyber and digital threats.
Improve person, business, asset and social media research using lawful and repeatable methods.
Verify digital information, research people and organisations, and use public records responsibly.
Use public records, media, corporate data and online sources to support risk assessment.
Understand the discipline, build core skills and explore where OSINT fits across industries.
Verified feedback from previous learners. Names are withheld because many participants work in sensitive investigative roles.
Straight to the point and focused on what actually matters in investigations. The resource lists and techniques are things I now use regularly in live work.
We rolled this out across the team and it’s helped standardise how we approach investigations. The consistency in workflows and reporting has made a noticeable difference.
Really useful for improving how I investigate possible fraud. It helped refine how I approach claimants and connect information across different sources. Well-structured and easy to follow.