III-OSINT-Module 8A: Digital Images & Text Files

Introduces the many different types of digital files, including still and moving images; then explains and demonstrates, live and on-line, the techniques to locate and extract data and other intelligence from the material.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

This module introduces the investigative opportunities provided by digital media files, that includes searching for images and the deployment of online resources and practitioner knowledge to locate and analyse file meta-data and and to process images for facial recognition.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The practitioner will have the capability to investigate and process digital files and images for the benefit of an investigation.

PUBLIC AUTHORITY / PRIVATE SECTOR DIFFERENTIATION

Module 8 Part A does differentiate but only in the Live Online Training, where investigation opportunities that are available only to Law Enforcement officers are introduced.

MODULE CONTENTS

DIGITAL FILES & IMAGES

DEFINITIONS & CONTEXT

ANALOGUE & DIGITAL

COMPUTER DISK IMAGES

 

DIGITAL IMAGES

IMINT

STILL IMAGES

RASTER IMAGES

VECTOR IMAGES

PDF – RASTER OR VECTOR?

MOVING IMAGES (VIDEO)

AUDIO FILES

INVESTIGATION CAPABILITIES & LIMITATIONS

 

LOCATING IMAGE FILES

IMAGE SEARCH RESOURCES

GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCH

REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH

DEFINITION

RESOURCES

DEPLOYMENT

REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH PREPARATION

BACKGROUND REMOVAL

FOREGROUND & OBJECT REMOVAL

THE BLUR CAPABILITY

OBJECT REMOVAL

 

BROWSER EXTENSIONS

 

META DATA WITHIN A DIGITAL IMAGE

INTRODUCING EXIF

EXIF DATA AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

ORIGINAL THUMBNAILS

IMAGE AND EXIF PROCESSING

ONLINE EXIF DISPLAY APPLICATIONS

EXIF / GEOLOCATION DATA

MODIFYING EXIF DATA

 EXIF BROWSER EXTENSIONS

EXIF VIEWER

 EXIF ON FLICKR

 EXIF / COPYRIGHT DATA

 

LOCATING A LARGER PROFILE IMAGE

ACCESS THE IMAGE

EDIT THE IMAGE URL

THE OUTLIER

 

PEOPLE & FACIAL COMPARISON

FACIAL COMPARISONS

RESOURCES

 

FORENSIC IMAGE ANALYSIS

 

DIGITAL FILE META DATA

DISCLOSING REDACTED TEXT

DISCLOSING TRACKED CHANGES

QR CODES

All Parts of Module 8
CPD Credits: 5 Hours
Duration:

Preparation (PDF): 02:00

Live Online Training: 02:30

Module Assessment: 00:30

CPD Certificate:

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