Certified Social Media Intelligence Examiner (CSMIE - Level 1)
Analyze, Collect Intelligence and Investigate Social Media using Open Source Tools
Social media intelligence (SMI or SOCMINT) is emerging field and the average per annum salary is £28,000-£32,000 (varies with experience).
People's behaviour has been influenced by social media, which allows them to access information that would otherwise be impossible to gain. Social media provides consolidated personal information, network connections, and multiple reports (status messages) over time, providing a unique opportunity for law enforcement, military, government, and corporate organisations to obtain targeted data and information about threats and threat agents.
What you will learn in this course:
Analyze and Investigate Social Media using Open Source Tools
Uncover fake profiles
Record and find history of Social Media
Geo-location based Social Media Analysis
Collect Intel and Learn to use, powerful advance search
Download Video and Images for Investigation
Unmask Location from Image
Visualize and Mapping Techniques
About this course
Social media allows one to collect intelligence gathering from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. This type of intelligence gathering is one element of OSINT (Open- Source Intelligence). Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is data collected from publicly available sources to be used in an intelligence context using open-source software / tools or public intelligence tools.
Social media intelligence (SMI or SOCMINT) refers to the collective tools and solutions that allow organizations to analyze conversations, respond to social signals and synthesize social data points into meaningful trends and analysis, based on the user's needs. Social media intelligence allows one to utilize intelligence gathering from social media sites, using both intrusive or non-intrusive means, from open and closed social networks.This type of intelligence gathering is one element of OSINT (Open- Source Intelligence).
OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) is primarily used in national security, law enforcement, and business intelligence functions and is of value to analysts who use non-sensitive intelligence in answering classified, unclassified, or proprietary intelligence requirements across the various intelligence disciplines.
This is Level -1 practical course with up-to-date social network / media intelligence and investigations training that will provide you with the solid foundation on real-world knowledge and expertise you need to effectively conduct online investigations using free and open source tools.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wishes to empower themselves by learning ways to collect, analyze and investigate social media to uncover intelligence as well as solve social media cases
- Invaluable open source tools for Researchers, Investigators, LEA, Forensic Analyst, Academia, Students, Corporates, Investigative Journalist
- Unmask Social Media Crimes and Criminals
- SEO, Ranking, Optimization, Comparative Web Page Intelligence and Competition analysis are beyond the scope of this course.
Disclaimer:
Learner hereby undertake to use, practice and explore the tools, techniques, methods, illustrations, cases etc used/demonstrated in this course at their own risk. They declare and confirm that the tutor/trainer of this course is free from any obligation, risk, liabilities, penalties, legal actions and damages suffered or incurred directly or indirectly. You are solely responsible for your action and use of information provided in this course.
Note: Some links may change over time (though adequate care is taken to update it regularly, but at times few open source tools might not work). Please notify the expert in case you come across a link that is not working. Thank you!
Course curriculum
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1Highlights of the CSMIE
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2CSMIE: Twitter Intelligence and Investigation (SOCMINT)
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3CSMIE: Email and IP intelligence
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4CSMIE: Reddit Forensics (SOCMINT)
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5CSMIE: LinkedIn Forensics and Investigation
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6CSMIE: Pinterest Forensics and Investigation
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7CSMIE: Instagram Forensics
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8CSMIE: Snapchat Forensics and Investigation
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9CSMIE: (FB) Facebook Forensics
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10Case Study - Capstone Projects
What students are saying
I was zapped to see the wealth of information i can collect on POI. Recommeded.
— Harry Simon (Army Intel.)
The trainer is very supportive. Good Class to set the base right.
— Hendrix B. (Ex-Navy Seal)
Can't wait for level-2. Good class.