OSINT Specialist

Kick off the OSINT Specialist path. Review prerequisites, set a weekly study cadence, and follow recommended nodes first.

• Confirm prerequisites
• Bookmark this roadmap
• Plan your first 2 weeks

• CyberA4U Academy — courses

Build competence in OSINT ethics and law for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind OSINT ethics and law
• Apply OSINT ethics and law in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Search craft for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Search craft
• Apply Search craft in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in People investigations for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind People investigations
• Apply People investigations in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Company investigations for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Company investigations
• Apply Company investigations in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Domain and infra recon for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Domain and infra recon
• Apply Domain and infra recon in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Social media analysis for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Social media analysis
• Apply Social media analysis in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Image and geolocation basics for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Image and geolocation basics
• Apply Image and geolocation basics in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Sock puppet OPSEC for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Sock puppet OPSEC
• Apply Sock puppet OPSEC in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Verification and bias for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Verification and bias
• Apply Verification and bias in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Case management for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Case management
• Apply Case management in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Reporting OSINT for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Reporting OSINT
• Apply Reporting OSINT in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Automation helpers for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Automation helpers
• Apply Automation helpers in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Build competence in Privacy-respecting techniques for the OSINT Specialist track. Focus on practical application, not trivia.

• Explain core ideas behind Privacy-respecting techniques
• Apply Privacy-respecting techniques in a lab or exercise
• Document findings in your notes

الأدوات والتقنيات: OSINT

Validate readiness before finishing OSINT Specialist. Revisit weak nodes and close open exercises.

• Self-assess gaps
• Retake weak labs
• Update portfolio notes

• CyberA4U CTF Arena — practice challenges

You completed the OSINT Specialist roadmap. Keep practicing, contribute writeups, and start an adjacent track.

• Ship a portfolio artifact
• Choose a next roadmap

• CyberA4U CTF Arena — practice challenges