OSINT-Module 4-R: Processing Personas for OSINT practitioners

Introduces and explains the ethical & responsible capacity of a Processong Persona (PP) and demonstrates, live on-line the creation and management of an effective PP by an OSINT practitioner.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Introducing Processing Personas, what they are, the reasons why we use them, the legal authority, and how to create and maintain a safe and effective Processing Persona.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The practitioner will understand why it is prudent to deploy at least one Processing Persona during III (OSINT) investigation and will have the capability to create and maintain an effective and appropriate Processing Personas.

PUBLIC AUTHORITY / PRIVATE SECTOR DIFFERENTIATION

Module 4-R is specific to private sector investigators and differs substantially from the public sector module 4-U.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT IS A PROCESSING PERSONA?

DEFINITION OF A PROCESSING PERSONA

OTHER TERMINOLOGIES & THEIR DEPRECATION

Sock Puppet

False Identity

False Persona

Synthetic Identity

ONLINE PSEUDONYMS

 

PRIVATE SECTOR GUIDANCE

MANAGING PROCESSING PERSONA RESTRICTIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA & FAKE ACCOUNTS

PERSONAL IDENTITIES IN THE WORKPLACE

EMPLOYERS LEGITIMATE CONCERNS

THE ALTERNATIVE PROFILE

 

PREPARATION

THE LIFETIME OF A PROCESSING PERSONA

REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIPLE PROCESSING PERSONAS

ATTRIBUTES AND ONLINE ASSETS

PROCESSING PERSONA PROFILING

PROCESSING PERSONA NAME GUIDANCE

EMAIL SELECTION & DEPLOYMENT

SECURE PASSWORDS

 

CREATING A PROCESSING PERSONA

MAKE A RECORD OF THE PROCESS

NON-ATTRIBUTABLE FOOTPRINT

PROCESSING PERSONA GENERATORS

PROFILE DEVELOPMENT

IMAGES FOR PROCESSING PERSONAS

Profile Images

Profile Images & EXIF Data

 

PROCESSING PERSONA DEPLOYMENT

CREATING ONLINE ACCOUNTS

PROCESSING PERSONAS & MOBILE APPS

ACCOUNT AUTHENTICATION

AUTHENTICATION TEXT MESSAGES

 

INVESTIGATION DEPLOYMENT

MANAGING & SHARING PROCESSING PERSONAS

PROCESSING PERSONAS & SECURITY

AVOIDING PROCESSING PERSONA CONFLICTS

BROWSER COOKIES

THINGS TO REMEMBER

Module 4-R
CPD Credits: 4 Hours
Duration:

Preparation (PDF): 01:10

Live Online Training: 02:30

Module Assessment: 00:20

CPD Certificate:

BOOT Module 4R CPD certificate

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