It covers not only technical issues, but includes how to formulate good search strategies and how to make sense of the results. No, they aren't. Internet search engines are just the beginning. Open source information includes commercial databases, public records, company documents, trade publications, court records, newsletters, analyst reports, academic studies and the Internet. Today's investigator should be familiar with as many information sources as possible.
Open sources augment the information collected by traditional methods.
They can reveal new relationships between parties and provide context to an investigation. No, it is also about organizing and using the information you find. It introduces tools and techniques used by crime analysts and corporate intelligence gatherers to validate, authenticate, and analyze information so that maximum value is obtained. The course also demonstrates how the 'Net can be used creatively and proactively . Using open source information for investigations is only cost-effective if it is gathered efficiently and used effectively.