- UAB Microcredential
- Code: 5142/1
- 1st edition
- Modality: Face to face
- Credits: 6 ECTS
- Start date: 03/10/2025
- Finish date: 28/11/2025
- Places: 30
- Orientation: Professional
- Price: 1035 €
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Special price 311 €
Group of application: Amount with the NextGenerationUE Fund discount applied
- Teaching language: Catalan (50%), Spanish (50%)
- Location: Escola FUAB Formacio - Prevention and Integral Security UAB Campus. Fridays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This course covers the use of advanced techniques, methodologies, and tools for the investigation of individuals and obtaining identifying information from various data sources. These sources include names, aliases, emails, phone numbers, and social and professional connections.
The main objective is to understand and apply different methodologies to investigate individuals in a wide variety of situations, such as accurate identification, geographic location, analysis of social and professional networks, activity tracking, and other specific aspects of detailed investigations.
Additionally, this course offers a comprehensive overview of how security and investigative professionals can apply these tools to conduct effective investigations by combining open-source intelligence (OSINT) and artificial intelligence (AI). This integration enables more efficient data collection and analysis, facilitating informed decision-making.
In summary, this training not only covers traditional techniques but also incorporates the latest innovations in OSINT and AI, providing an up-to-date guide that helps professionals adapt to new challenges in the field of individual investigation.
This course is designed for:
Security and cybersecurity professionals
Private investigators, investigative journalists, and intelligence analysts
Members of police forces or compliance teams
Individuals interested in OSINT and AI applied to investigations
No prior technical knowledge is required, only an interest in digital investigation and information security.
The acquired knowledge can be applied to roles such as:
OSINT Analyst
Digital investigator in public or private environments
Cyberintelligence specialist
Security and fraud prevention consultant
Digital journalist or investigative freelancer.
OPSEC: Preparing the Work Environment
Main Search Engines
Advanced OSINT Techniques
Advanced SOCMINT Techniques
Investigations on the Dark Web
Information Exposure: Data Breaches and Leaks
Introduction to Corporate Investigations
Advanced OSINT Tools and Platforms
- OSINT Analyst
- Digital Investigator in public or private environments
- Cyber Intelligence Specialist
- Security and Fraud Prevention Consultant
- Digital Journalist or Investigative Freelancer.
The main objective is to understand and apply different methodologies to investigate individuals in a wide variety of situations, such as accurate identification, geographic location, analysis of social and professional networks, activity tracking, and other specific aspects of detailed investigations.
Additionally, this course offers a comprehensive overview of how security and investigative professionals can apply these tools to conduct effective investigations by combining open-source intelligence (OSINT) and artificial intelligence (AI). This integration enables more efficient data collection and analysis, facilitating informed decision-making.
In summary, this training not only covers traditional techniques but also incorporates the latest innovations in OSINT and AI, providing an up-to-date guide that helps professionals adapt to new challenges in the field of individual investigation.
This course is designed for:
Security and cybersecurity professionals
Private investigators, investigative journalists, and intelligence analysts
Members of police forces or compliance teams
Individuals interested in OSINT and AI applied to investigations
No prior technical knowledge is required, only an interest in digital investigation and information security.
The acquired knowledge can be applied to roles such as:
OSINT Analyst
Digital investigator in public or private environments
Cyberintelligence specialist
Security and fraud prevention consultant
Digital journalist or investigative freelancer.
Contents
Fundamentals of OSINTOPSEC: Preparing the Work Environment
Main Search Engines
Advanced OSINT Techniques
Advanced SOCMINT Techniques
Investigations on the Dark Web
Information Exposure: Data Breaches and Leaks
Introduction to Corporate Investigations
Advanced OSINT Tools and Platforms
Career opportunities
The acquired knowledge can be applied to roles such as:- OSINT Analyst
- Digital Investigator in public or private environments
- Cyber Intelligence Specialist
- Security and Fraud Prevention Consultant
- Digital Journalist or Investigative Freelancer.
Scholarships and financial aid
Within the framework of the plan for the development of university microcredentials, tuition scholarships are offered.
Funded by the "Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan - Funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU."
See the application information on the FUAB Microcredentials scholarships and grants and application information page.
Coordinating centres
FUAB Formación. Prevención y Seguridad Integral
Collaborating centres
AGBAR
Contact
Gestió Acadèmica
Phone: 935929710