Field Guides
A working manual for the digital investigator: 11 hands-on guides that walk the exact moves — dork the right query, verify the photo, pivot the handle, map the case — with worked examples, field checklists, and the tool for every step. Roughly 132 minutes end to end.
Investigation tracks
Follow a path end to end, or dip into the guide you need right now.
Stand up a case safely
Set the objective, learn the legal line, and lock your operational security before you collect anything.
Profile a person
Pivot from one handle, address, or number to a corroborated identity and a map of their network.
- 01SOCMINT — Social Media Intelligence
- 02Search Operators & Dorking
- 03Email & Phone Recon
- 04Mapping a Case End to End
Verify an image or video
Prove where and when a photo or clip was taken, and whether the original hides anything else.
Fundamentals
What OSINT is, how an investigation is structured, and where the line is drawn.
What is OSINT?
Definitions, the difference between open source and covert collection, and what counts as a legitimate source.
The Intelligence Cycle
A repeatable five-phase loop that turns a vague question into a defensible answer.
Ethics & Law
The rules that keep OSINT legal and defensible: jurisdiction, terms of service, and proportionality.
Mapping a Case End to End
How to use the built-in Mapping Tool: model the target, link identifiers, and pin the places that matter.
Disciplines
The specialized branches of open-source intelligence.
SOCMINT — Social Media Intelligence
Reading social platforms for identity, relationships, location, and behaviour — without tipping off the target.
GEOINT — Geolocation from Imagery
Pinning a photo or video to a real-world location using landmarks, shadows, and metadata.
Techniques
Concrete, repeatable methods you can run against a target.
Search Operators & Dorking
Advanced query syntax that turns a search engine into a precision instrument for exposed data.
Reverse Image Search
Finding where an image came from, whether it is reused, and what else it is connected to.
Metadata & Document Forensics
The hidden data inside photos, PDFs, and Office files — and why you should scrub your own.
Email & Phone Recon
What an email address or phone number can reveal — and where the hard privacy walls are.
Tradecraft
Staying safe, unattributable, and legal while you work.