WEEK 06
NLP ×2, OSINT & Digital Footprint
Operational scenario
Before an authorized assessment, map what a fictional company unknowingly publishes about itself — and separate fact from rumor.
Week completion
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~10 hours this week
Assessment: Knowledge check 6; acronym quiz 4
Deliverable: Verified OSINT report (fictional target)
Learning objectives
- Separate Natural Language Processing from Neuro-Linguistic Programming
- Run ethical OSINT
- Evaluate sources
Classroom topics
- Natural Language Processing in attack/defense
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming — claims vs. evidence
- Legal / ethical OSINT methods
- Misinformation vs. disinformation
Standards · vocabulary
ISO 27002NIST CSF (Identify)
NLP (both senses)MetadataDigital footprint
Open glossaryCompetency demonstrated: Performs ethical OSINT; evaluates sources.
Four-mode learning matrix
~1.5 h
Physical hands-on lab
Metadata scavenger hunt on provided sample files.
~2 h
Docker container lab
Lab 7 — Discover assets inside the authorized lab network.
~0.5 h
AR/VR immersive scenario
Virtual SOC entry; observe language-based lures. Role: SOC analyst.
No headset? Offline OSINT dataset on desktop. Printed and mobile versions are also available.
Individual technical assignment
OSINT profile of a fictional company (sourced & verified).
Team exercise
Fact-check exercise: flag misinformation in a sample set.
Required hardware
- Workstation
- Offline OSINT sandbox
Required software
- Docker
- exiftool
- Nmap (lab only)
Workplace application
Threat-intel and pentest teams rely on OSINT; verifying sources protects reports from fabricated claims.
Docker progression step
L7 Discovering assets inside an authorized lab network
Open the Docker rangeEnumerate corp-user and server-net; produce an asset table with evidence.
Lab evidence to collect
Safety controls — confirm before starting
Reflection & rubric for week 6 Modes tracked: 0/5