Trainings, Conferences, Seminars & Webinars
Hg is committed to sharing our expertise, so our world can be a safer place. As a leader in open source intelligence gathering, we provide accredited training to industry professionals across the country. Hg offerings include seminar and webinar training in beginner, intermediate, and advanced internet and social media investigations; online ethics and best practices; online monitoring tools; fraud examinations; and open source intelligence searching.
Annually, we train over 8,000 investigators, security professionals, attorneys, accountants, auditors, military intelligence professionals, and federal, state, and local agencies on best practices. Material is timely and actionable. Participants gain useful knowledge which can be used in the course of their own investigations.
Hg is an NSA Center of Excellence grant recipient charged with developing and offering training opportunities at the U.S. Department of Defense and academic settings.
Hg in-person classes are ACFE, NASBA, SHRM, and ASIS approved for continuing professional education credits. OSINT Academy classes meet the NCAE designation requirements maintained by the NSA.
Training Topics
Seminars:
Intro to Social Media & Open Source Capture Tools
Intro to Web 2.0 & Social Media Searches
Utilizing Social Media & Other Search Engine Resources
Advanced Social Media Investigations
Social Network Monitoring
Webinars:
Online Social Media Primer Series
Social Media: Locating Unknown Individuals Online
Social Media Investigations 101
Advanced Social Media Investigations
Social Media Searching
Risk Monitoring: Social Media Platforms, Chat Rooms, & More
Event Monitoring: Extremism & Other Security Team Work Online