OSINT tools

OSINT Tools, Software and Wizards

Discover the power of OSINT tools for your investigations. Specialized tools designed to efficiently gather intelligence from open sources.

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OSINT Tools

Essential for security and crime prevention

OSINT has never played such a crucial role in security, fraud control and crime prevention as it does today. Specialized tools are designed to efficiently gather intelligence from open sources.

These tools enable investigators, intelligence professionals and security services to uncover and monitor hidden plans, activities and the online presence of criminal organizations.

The best OSINT tools

IACA: pioneers in OSINT education

OSIDATA® is the world's most comprehensive resource, featuring hundreds of OSINT tools, software applications and intelligence sources. The database contains both third-party tools and proprietary OSINT tools developed by IACA.

OSIDATA® is not a commercial product and is only accessible to our students. The database is updated daily with the latest and most relevant tools.

Practical skills

Hands-on approach guided by experienced instructors

Our instructors bring decades of experience in digital investigations into criminal organizations, financial fraud and missing persons cases. They know exactly how OSINT tools can be applied in practice and share this knowledge through intensive, hands-on training sessions.

The synergy between different tools is the key to successful investigations. During our programs, you will learn not only how to master individual tools, but also how to effectively combine them for optimal research results.

Career transition programs

Get up to speed with targeted programs

In addition to subject-specific training courses, IACA also offers career transition programs. This is the optimal way to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in OSINT tools within a short time frame.

Whether you are transitioning from a different role or looking to broaden your current expertise, our programs seamlessly align with your ambitions and the demands of the field.

IACA's OSINT training programs are suitable for both beginners and experienced professionals. With accredited programs and practice-oriented training, IACA prepares you for a successful career in the OSINT field.

Our instructors provide personalized guidance, ensuring that upon completion you can immediately put the latest OSINT techniques, tools and software to work.

In-house development

OSINT tools developed by IACA

A selection of the tools IACA develops in house:

  • OsiMultiSearch®: runs simultaneous searches for multiple search terms.
  • OsiSearch®: advanced searching by location, topic or image.
  • OsiFactChecker®: the Swiss army knife among OSINT tools, for verification and fact-checking.
  • OsiSiteIntel®: collects public data about a website and the people or organization behind it.
  • OsiIsochrone®: maps how far someone can travel from a location within a given time.
  • OsiMapping®: maps identifiers, their connections and the locations that belong to them.
  • IACA Graph Explorer: visualizes people, organizations and their relationships. Runs entirely locally, so your data stays on your own computer.

Participants receive these tools free of charge as part of the program and learn in class how to combine them in their own investigations.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about OSINT tools and OSIDATA®

OSINT tools are specialized instruments for efficiently gathering information and intelligence from public sources. They help map the online presence, activities and connections of people, companies and organizations.
IACA works with widely used third-party tools such as Maltego, Hunchly and Kineviz. The institute also develops its own tools, including OsiMultiSearch®, OsiSearch®, OsiFactChecker®, OsiSiteIntel®, OsiIsochrone®, OsiMapping® and the IACA Graph Explorer. All tools are bundled in OSIDATA®, IACA's OSINT and SOCMINT database.
OSIDATA® is IACA's OSINT and SOCMINT database with hundreds of tools, software applications and intelligence sources, structured into 64 chapters by topic. The database is updated daily.
No. OSIDATA® is not a commercial product and is only accessible to our students. Every OSINT and Cyber-HUMINT module includes access; the tools IACA develops in house are provided to participants free of charge as part of the program.
Our programs take a practical, hands-on approach guided by experienced instructors. They have spent decades doing digital investigation for companies, private individuals and government agencies, and above all teach you how to combine tools. That combination is what produces results in practice.

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