Author profile

Dan Faram

Dan Faram is the Co-Founder of Public Insights. With a background in military intelligence, Dan specialises in OSINT automation and investigative AI, and leads the development and application of investigative technology for our training.

About Dan Faram

Practical experience, clearly explained.

Dan Faram is the Co-Founder of Public Insights. With a background in military intelligence, Dan specialises in OSINT automation and investigative AI, and leads the development and application of investigative technology for our training.

Intelligence with Steve brings structured training, practical guides and handbook pages into one place for investigators who want to improve how they plan, collect, assess and explain open-source findings.

Professional OSINT is not just about finding information.

It is about knowing what to search for, how to assess what you find, how to record your work and how to explain your findings clearly.

Across the handbook

Practical OSINT, intelligence and investigative technology.

Our authors contribute to a handbook focused on transferable investigative capability rather than isolated tools or tricks.

Tradecraft

OSINT methodology

Planning, collection, assessment, documentation and reporting for professional open-source investigations.

Analysis

Intelligence analysis

Structured thinking, hypothesis testing and turning scattered information into defensible findings.

Records

Public data

Understanding public records, source limitations, data quality and jurisdictional differences.

Technology

Investigative tools

Evaluating OSINT platforms, data provenance, governance, sovereignty and responsible use.

Future

AI and investigations

How AI is changing investigative workflows, intelligence analysis and the role of practitioners.

Practice

Professional training

Resources designed around real investigative workflows and professional standards.

Latest pages

From the OSINT Handbook.

Recent handbook pages and practical guides by this author.

Handbook page

How to Find UK and US Court Cases

This guide explains how to search both UK and US court records using publicly available sources, while also highlighting the limitations investigators should understand before drawing conclusions.

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Handbook page

Understanding Who Controls a Company

Finding a company record is often just the beginning of an investigation. The real value comes from understanding the people behind the

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Handbook page

Accessing UK and US Company Records for OSINT

Company records are often a common source for investigators when researching a person or organisation. Whether you are conducting due diligence, investigating

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Next steps

Training, speaking and professional OSINT education.

Explore on-demand training, speaking enquiries, or use the handbook as a practical reference for your own investigative work.

Training

Build professional OSINT capability.

Structured on-demand programmes built around real investigative workflows, not isolated tools or techniques.

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Speaking

Professional presentations on OSINT and investigative technology.

Practical conference sessions and internal presentations for investigators, analysts and security teams.

Speaking enquiries