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OSINT training
Next Sight's OSINT training takes investigators and analysts from the basics of open-source intelligence to lawful evidence gathering, AI and agentic OSINT and dark-net investigations, taught by practitioners to private cohorts scheduled on request.
We reply by e-mail, usually the same day and always within 24 hours; after a scoping call you receive a written proposal with dates and price.
- Duration
- 3 hours, 1 day or 3 days
- Group size
- 10–25 people
- Language
- English
- Delivery
- In person; online on request
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Who it's for
Built for teams who turn open data into decisions.
- Law enforcement
- Intelligence analysts
- Cybersecurity professionals
- Journalists & researchers
- Corporate security
- Government agencies
Course formats
What each OSINT course covers: 3 hours, one day or three days.
Modular, intelligence-grade OSINT training for analysts, investigators, and operational teams. Programmes are tailored to your mandate and delivered by practitioners — not generic instructors.
Each format builds on the one before, and every module is scoped to lawful, defensible tradecraft. Teams that want the work delivered rather than taught can use our OSINT intelligence services; investigators who want tooling can pair training with Nexus, our agentic OSINT platform.
3-hour course
An overview of OSINT and the basics of open-source research.
- Introduction to OSINT and the intelligence cycle
- Search techniques for images, usernames and e-mail addresses
- Social media intelligence
- Source verification and credibility assessment
One-day course
From the basics to a secure OSINT environment and lawful handling of digital evidence.
Everything in the 3-hour course, plus:
- Creating a secure OSINT environment: online attribution and operational security
- Lawful digital evidence gathering and preservation
Three-day course
The one-day course, then AI and agentic OSINT, dark-net investigations and your own data scrapers.
Everything in the one-day course, plus:
- AI and agentic OSINT: AI-assisted collection, its limitations, and the ethical and legal considerations
- Dark-net investigations: Tor, I2P, Freenet and Lokinet; markets, forums and illicit services
- Building your own data scrapers
For public institutions
OSINT training for law enforcement and government teams.
Public institutions are a core audience for this programme. Scenarios are calibrated to real casework, every module is scoped to lawful, defensible tradecraft, and the curriculum is delivered from the EU with GDPR-aware collection practice — and the obligations arriving with the EU AI Act — in view. Instructors bring criminal-police casework experience to the room, including participation in Europol's Cyber Patrol Action Week. See how the same tradecraft supports live operations in our law-enforcement use case.
Delivery formats
OSINT training in person, or online on request.
In person
Delivered in person by experienced practitioners, in English, to a private group of 10 to 25. Scenarios and datasets calibrated to your operational environment.
Online, on request
On request, the course is delivered online for your team, instructor-led like the in-person course.
Cohorts are scheduled on request — private delivery for teams, in person, or online on request.
Request dates and a proposalHow a programme is built
From mandate to operational tradecraft.
Step 1
Scope & objectives
We define learning outcomes, audience seniority, lawful boundaries, and operational context before any module is selected.
Step 2
Format & modules
We choose the 3-hour, one-day or three-day format with you and adapt its modules to your time, tooling, and mission profile.
Step 3
Delivery
Hands-on sessions with realistic scenarios, datasets, and tradecraft drills — delivered in person, or online on request.
Step 4
Post-training support
Reference materials, optional refreshers, and follow-on advisory to embed tradecraft into day-to-day operations.
Ready to plan a cohort?
Request dates and a proposalAnswers
Frequently asked questions.
There are no public dates: cohorts are scheduled on request. Tell us the format (3 hours, one day or three days), the number of participants and the month you have in mind. We reply by e-mail, usually the same day and always within 24 hours; after a scoping call you receive a written proposal with dates and price.
Next Sight's OSINT training is built for law enforcement, intelligence analysts, cybersecurity professionals, journalists and researchers, corporate security teams, and government agencies. Programmes are tailored to the team's mandate and delivered by practitioners.
Three formats that build on each other. The 3-hour course gives an overview and the basics, starting with an introduction to OSINT and the intelligence cycle. The one-day course adds creating a secure OSINT environment and lawful digital evidence gathering and preservation. The three-day course adds AI and agentic OSINT, dark-net investigations and building your own data scrapers.
In person, or online on request: instructor-led by practitioners, in English, for groups of 10 to 25, with scenarios and datasets calibrated to your operational environment.
Yes. Law enforcement and government agencies are a core audience: scenarios are calibrated to casework, every module is scoped to lawful, defensible tradecraft, and the programme is delivered by practitioners with criminal-police casework experience, including participation in Europol's Cyber Patrol Action Week.
Yes, as an instructor-led course: Next Sight's OSINT training is taught in person, or online on request. There is no self-study version.
Commission OSINT training for your team.
Share your team's mandate and operational context. We will propose a tailored OSINT curriculum and delivery plan. We sign DPAs and NDAs.
We usually reply the same day, and always within 24 hours.