Certified Offensive OSINT Operator (CO3)
- Learn modern offensive OSINT methodologies used by professional Red Teams.
- Perform passive reconnaissance and external attack surface mapping.
- Conduct company profiling, infrastructure discovery, and people-centric intelligence gathering.
- Apply OPSEC practices for anonymous and secure reconnaissance operations.
- Analyze cloud, web, source code, and public intelligence sources.
- Automate reconnaissance workflows using LLMs, Maltego, and n8n.
- Study real-world adversary case studies and scalable offensive recon techniques.
- Anonymous reconnaissance infrastructure and OPSEC
- Company profiling and organizational intelligence
- Attack surface discovery and technology fingerprinting
- Cloud infrastructure and internet-wide exposure analysis
- Source code and credential discovery
- People and social intelligence gathering
- Real-world adversary case study analysis
- AI-assisted reconnaissance using LLMs
- Graph-based intelligence with Maltego
- Automated OSINT pipelines using n8n
- End-to-end offensive reconnaissance workflow automation
Module 1 – Introduction to Offensive OSINT
Build a strong foundation in offensive reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
- OSINT fundamentals and offensive use cases
- The OSINT lifecycle and reconnaissance stages
- Types of OSINT (GEOINT, WEBINT, SOCMINT, HUMINT, CODEINT)
- Offensive reconnaissance methodology
Module 2 – OPSEC for Offensive OSINT
Build resilient operational infrastructure for anonymous reconnaissance.
- Threat modeling for offensive operations
- Anonymous browsing (TOR, VPNs, proxies, browser OPSEC)
- Browser fingerprinting and anti-detection techniques
- Sock puppets and persona development
- Operational domains, DNS, and email infrastructure
- Cloud-based execution environments (server-based & serverless)
Module 3 – Company Profiling
Transform publicly available information into actionable organizational intelligence.
- Initial target discovery and search engine dorking
- Company profiling and organizational analysis
- Public documents, disclosures, and online presence
- Asset discovery and subsidiary mapping
- Naming convention and email pattern analysis
Module 4 – Attack Surface Discovery & Analysis
Identify and analyze an organization’s externally observable attack surface.
- Domain and infrastructure discovery
- Cloud infrastructure reconnaissance
- Internet-wide exposure analysis
- Technology and service fingerprinting
- Web application analysis
- Source code repository analysis
- Credential and exposure discovery
Module 5 – People & Social Profiling
Collect intelligence on people, roles, and organizational structure.
- Company presence across public platforms
- Social media intelligence (SOCMINT)
- Linked intelligence and messaging platform discovery
- Employee discovery and role identification
Module 6 – Real-World Case Studies
Study how advanced threat actors leverage OSINT during intrusion operations.
- Target prioritization methodology
- Lazarus Group crypto developer campaign
- Volt Typhoon critical infrastructure compromise
- Peach Sandstorm critical infrastructure attacks
- Uber Breach (2022)
Module 7 – Automating OSINT Workflows
Build AI-assisted reconnaissance pipelines using modern automation platforms.
- AI-driven intelligence analysis
- LLM-assisted reconnaissance and prompt engineering
- Automated reconnaissance using Maltego
- Workflow automation using n8n
- Domain intelligence automation
- Email OSINT automation
- Web application analysis automation
Pre-requisites
The following are the requirements:
- System with 16GB+ RAM
- Ability to run a hypervisor (VMware / VirtualBox / Hyper-V)
- Basic understanding of:
- Networking fundamentals
- DNS and HTTP/HTTPS
- Web technologies
- Familiarity with:
- Linux command line
- Basic Python or JavaScript scripting
- REST APIs and JSON (recommended)
Target Audience:
Targeted audience may include the following groups of professionals:
- Red Team Operators
- Penetration Testers
- Offensive Security Professionals
- Security Researchers
- Threat Intelligence Analysts
- Purple Team Practitioners
- Cloud Security Professionals
- OSINT Practitioners seeking offensive tradecraft
To earn the CWL Offensive OSNIT Operations Certificate, participants must:
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Certified Offensive OSINT Operator (CO3)
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Top features:
- Full HD video training
- Comprehensive PDF study material
- Infrastructure deployment exercises
- Certificate of Completion
F.A.Q
All course materials, practical exercises, and future lab content will be available through the CCSP Labs Portal. Log in using your enrolled email to access HD videos, PDF study materials, and course resources.
Yes. You will receive lifetime access to all study materials, recorded lectures, and future course updates. Practical infrastructure exercises may receive periodic updates over time.
The package includes Full HD video training, comprehensive PDF study material, infrastructure deployment exercises, AI-assisted OSINT workflows, and a Certificate of Completion.
Yes. The course includes hands-on reconnaissance exercises, infrastructure deployment labs, AI-assisted automation, Maltego investigations, and n8n workflow automation designed around real-world offensive OSINT methodologies.
The course covers Maltego, n8n, Large Language Models (LLMs), search engine dorking, DNS intelligence, cloud reconnaissance, source code analysis, browser OPSEC, REST APIs, and multiple public intelligence platforms.
CO3 prepares learners for roles such as Red Team Operator, Offensive Security Consultant, Penetration Tester, Threat Intelligence Analyst, Security Researcher, Cloud Security Professional, Purple Team Practitioner, and OSINT Specialist.
This course focuses on defensive security operations, including threat hunting, incident response, attack investigation, and cloud security monitoring.
