III-OSINT-Module 4-U: Processing Personas for Public Authority practitioners

Introduces and explains the lawful basis of a Processing Persona (PP) and demonstrates, live and on-line the creation and management of overt & covert PPs for deployment by a Public Authority 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-U is specifically for Public Sector employees and differs substantially from Module 4-R for the private sector

MODULE 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

 

HOME OFFICE (UK) GUIDANCE

ONLINE COVERT ACTIVITY

 

DIFFERENTIATING OVERT & COVERT

OVERT DEPLOYMENT

COVERT DEPLOYMENT

MANAGING PROCESSING PERSONA RESTRICTIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA & FAKE ACCOUNTS

 

PREPARATION

         DEFAULT LOCATION OF A PROCESSING PERSONA

THE LIFETIME OF A PROCESSING PERSONA

REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIPLE PROCESSING PERSONA

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-U
CPD Credits: 5 Hours
Duration:

Preparation (PDF): 02:00

Live Online Training: 02:30

Module Assessment: 00:30

CPD Certificate:

BOOT Module 4U CPD certificate

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