JST555 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) (8)

With the rise in social media and online communications more and more people are leaving a digital footprint of their personal details and activities. This has drastically changed the nature of open source intelligence collection and analysis. Increasingly, law enforcement and national security agencies are relying on open source intelligence, building target profiles and conducting surveillance on persons of interest and organisations. This subject aims at teaching key areas of knowledge and skills in the field of open intelligence. It teaches the role of open source intelligence in collecting and analysing information. The subject also teaches some key skills in collecting and analysing open source intelligence. An important part of this subject is the ethics involved in collecting open source material as it discusses ethical problems such as proportionality.

Availability

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST555. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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