About Your Live and In-Person Training

Micah Hoffman and Griffin Glynn of My OSINT Training are THRILLED to be teaching a fast-paced, hands-on, 2-day OSINT class live and in-person before the Layer 8 Conference in Boston, Massachusetts in June 2025! We would love to see YOU in that class!

This unique training experience blends traditional teaching with the engaging, instructor-led, live demonstration style that Micah and Griffin are known for. Attendees will learn about, observe, and eventually try out a multitude of OSINT tools, techniques, and resources in a relaxed low-pressure environment alongside students of all skill levels and backgrounds.

We are so very happy to offer this amazing learning experience that covers a wide range of topics and has something for everyone. It's not only affordable but also accessible, making it a great opportunity for anyone interested in Open-Source Intelligence.

After completing this course, you'll feel empowered, confident, and ready to tackle new challenges with a broadened skill set and a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Trust us, you won't want to miss out on this exciting opportunity!

Day 1

Essential OSINT skills, but not your basic OSINT course!

We've taken a few of our favorite foundational topics, brought them to life with great examples, demo, and hands on activities, then pulled in a few next-level skill building courses to stretch the learning even further.

  • Think search engines are basic? Think again!
    Modern search engines are so much more powerful than the average user understands. A fully developed advanced search operator skillset, and an understanding of how to apply those techniques across various search engines is the mark of a highly competent online investigator.

  • Email addresses are a crucial part of many OSINT investigations. A skilled analyst knows to break an email down and work all parts of it across various online resources, using powerful techniques to uncover connections, validate use, and discover user activity. Learn the skills you need to confidently work an email address through an established process you can apply immediately in your work.

  • Few data points are more valuable in OSINT work than usernames. Learn how to trace these universal identifiers across the internet, uncovering social media and online accounts using free tools and search techniques to speed up your process and widen your reach. When you need to discover the person behind an alias username, you’ll now have the resources to find the truth.

  • Web Developer tools are your gateway to information online that your browsing skills simply can’t see. Vital to social media research, and eye opening when examining websites, skilled use of the developer tools is a level of OSINT skills that the average researcher simply does not have.

  • Crucial to OSINT is the "intelligence" aspect of your process, and crafting a report to adequately showcase your findings is vital for customer satisfaction. For this portion of the day, Griffin and Micah will share their expert tips on creating impressive reports, ensuring your insights make a lasting impact.

  • Collaboration is both fun and a low-pressure way to stretch those new skills! At the end of day 1 we’ll have a group project exercise that will help reinforce what you’ve learned and try out those new skills!

Day 2

Day 1 was a lot, but day 2…WOW! It's packed!

We know social media research is at the heart of many OSINT investigations and it’s near and dear to our hearts as well!

Prepare to go DEEP into online footprtints: from tips and tricks, to tools and techniques… including some easy to use browser-based tools you’ll build yourself!

(No coding or technical knowledge required, seriously!)

  • When it comes to Social Media Intelligence, you need a process. Griffin and Micah will outline a process and general concepts that work across any platform, today and in the future. Whether you are trying to find a business, map out an online footprint, or research an individual, this process and the techniques inside will give you the confidence you need to tackle any online platform.

  • Bookmarklets are a game-changing efficiency maker for skilled OSINT analysts. They live in your browser, are easy to create and maintain, and their uses are only limited by your creativity. Learn them using our library of pre-built bookmarklets, and bring your data-gathering skills us a level with just the click of a button!

  • Still one of the largest social media platforms on the planet, Facebook remains a critical source of OSINT information for investigators around the globe. In this section, having your own covert research account is recommended, but not required. You will see techniques and methodologies in action, pivoting across Meta’s largest social platform.

  • Massively popular, and consistently challenging to research, Instagram is the focus of our next block. Understanding what’s possible, and how to work around certain limitations of this platform, is an important skillset for anyone investigating people for their online work. Once again, a research account is not required in order to learn, but having one will allow you to practice hands-on.

  • We will end the day with another group session, tying together everything you've learned across these 2 days in a fun and low-stress group exercise.!

Details, details, details

  • When?

    Class will be June 12-13, 2025 from 9a-4p.

  • Location

    This is an in-person class in Boston, Massachusetts. We expect the class to be in the same location as the Layer 8 conference the Boston University George Sherman Union.

  • How much?

    2-days of live, in-person OSINT training with Griffin and Micah plus a free ticket to the Layer 8 conference all for $450!

The Fine Print

You definitely want to read this section!

Of course there are more details to share...and some important ones at that.

  1. With the purchase of this course, you get a free ticket to the Layer 8 conference on June 14!
  2. We need to have at least 20 people registered by May 16 for this class to run. If we don't get the students, you get a full refund and need to buy your own tickets to the Layer 8 conference.
  3. Each student should bring a laptop that can connect to WiFi or your own cellular network to class. This is a hands-on course and you will be doing OSINT!
  4. Each student that attends both days will get a course completion certificate and be one of the first classes to get our brand new challenge coins (shown)! 

Questions or concerns? Just email [email protected].

Want this course for free?!

We're offering free admission to this live course to our All OSINT Courses Bundle subscribers as a perk of their membership! Must have an active AOCB subscription at the time of the event, and coordinate with us ahead of time.

Please email [email protected] for complete details.

Countdown to class!

We cannot wait to see you and talk OSINT for 2 DAYS!

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