OSINT methodology
Planning, collection, assessment, documentation and reporting for professional open-source investigations.
Steve Adams is an intelligence professional, OSINT trainer and the founder of Intelligence with Steve. He helps investigators, analysts and security professionals develop practical intelligence skills through training, guides and online resources.
Steve Adams is an intelligence professional, OSINT trainer and the founder of Intelligence with Steve. He helps investigators, analysts and security professionals develop practical intelligence skills through training, guides and online resources.
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.
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.
Our authors contribute to a handbook focused on transferable investigative capability rather than isolated tools or tricks.
Planning, collection, assessment, documentation and reporting for professional open-source investigations.
Structured thinking, hypothesis testing and turning scattered information into defensible findings.
Understanding public records, source limitations, data quality and jurisdictional differences.
Evaluating OSINT platforms, data provenance, governance, sovereignty and responsible use.
How AI is changing investigative workflows, intelligence analysis and the role of practitioners.
Resources designed around real investigative workflows and professional standards.
Recent handbook pages and practical guides by this author.
The greatest threat to good intelligence analysis is often the way we interpret the information we have collected. Intelligence analysts are required
Read page →Whether supporting a criminal investigation, conducting due diligence on a company, researching geopolitical developments, or assessing insider threats, every intelligence product begins
Read page →Today, OSINT is one of the fastest-growing disciplines in investigations. Law enforcement agencies use it to identify suspects, financial institutions rely
Read page →Explore on-demand training, speaking enquiries, or use the handbook as a practical reference for your own investigative work.
Structured on-demand programmes built around real investigative workflows, not isolated tools or techniques.
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Speaking enquiriesStart with the handbook, explore structured training or enquire about speaking and private sessions.