Navigate Complex Digital Environments with Confidence
The OSINT Blackbook is a one-day specialist course designed for practitioners working with Russian-language sources and platforms.
Russia’s online landscape is fragmented and fast-moving, with information spread across social media, messaging platforms, and forums shaped by competing narratives, state influence and informal networks. Distinguishing reliable information from noise and manipulation is a constant challenge.
This course introduces the techniques and context required to search, collect and assess information across Russian sources using structured, tool-agnostic methodologies. Participants learn how to identify relevant data sources, interpret signals in context, and apply OSINT techniques within this complex operating environment.
Available via instructor-led delivery only.
What You’ll Learn
- Understand the structure, platforms and dynamics of Russia’s digital landscape
- Apply OSINT techniques across Russian-language social media platforms, messaging applications, and forums
- Identify and collect relevant data across decentralized and fast-moving information sources
- Evaluate the reliability, credibility and intent of information in environments shaped by competing narratives and influence activity
- Adapt investigative methodologies to non-Western digital environments
- Apply operational security (OPSEC) practices for safe and effective research
Develop Targeted OSINT Capability for Russian Digital Environments
This course provides focused outcomes for teams that need to identify, interpret, and act on information from Russian digital sources.
Expand Access and Improve Visibility
Unlock information from Russian platforms, forums, and communication channels to better understand fragmented networks and emerging risks.
Strengthen Analytical Confidence in Adversarial Information Environments
Strengthen how your team evaluates information shaped by disinformation, bias and competing narratives.
Operate More Effectively Across Russian Platforms
Apply techniques tailored to Telegram, VK and forum-based ecosystems.
Reduce Operational Risk in Sensitive Digital Spaces
Apply safer investigative practices when engaging with adversarial or monitored environments.
Course FAQs
This course is designed for analysts, investigators and researchers who need to collect and analyze information from Russia’s online environment.
A foundational understanding of OSINT is recommended. Prior experience working with Russian sources or Russian language proficiency is not required. Participants will learn practical techniques for working with Russian-language content using translation tools and structured workflows.
The OSINT Blackbook provides a focused, one-day introduction to investigating Russian digital environments, equipping teams with key techniques and context.
The OSINT Redbook offers a deeper, multi-day program designed to build comprehensive capability across Chinese platforms and data sources.
This course is only delivered as instructor-led training, combining expert instruction with practical exercises and real-world scenarios. It can be delivered in person or virtually and tailored to your team’s operational context.
BUILD OSINT CAPABILITY ACROSS YOUR TEAM
Contact us to schedule training, discuss delivery options, or explore how this course fits into your broader capability development.