The OSINT Field Manual

Read it in a day.
Use it tomorrow.

A compact, practical guide to Open Source Intelligence — everything you need to run your first investigation, packed into a single ebook. No filler. No certificate. Just the skills.

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You don't need a course. You need a manual.

Most OSINT training is bloated. Hours of video, modules you'll never finish, exercises that feel like homework. The Primer cuts through that. It's a PDF you read in a day, packed with techniques you apply immediately. No login portal. No drip-fed content. Buy it, download it, use it.

Think of it as the notes you'd take if you shadowed a working OSINT investigator for two days. The tools they actually use. The search patterns they reach for without thinking. The mistakes beginners make and how to avoid them.

Inside the primer

Six chapters. Every page earns its place.

1

The OSINT Mindset

How investigators think. What you're actually looking for. The difference between searching and investigating — and why most beginners never make the switch.

2

Search That Delivers

A cheatsheet of operators, engines, and queries that get results. Stop guessing at Google. Start knowing what to type to get what you need.

3

People & Profiles

Finding someone online from one data point. Cross-referencing identities across platforms. Reverse image search that actually works.

4

Public Records Playbook

Companies House, land registry, court records, electoral roll. What each one gives you, when to use it, and how to cross-reference them into a profile.

5

OPSEC for Beginners

Burner accounts, VPNs, sandbox environments, and the operational habits that keep you clean while investigating. The chapter that saves your career before it starts.

6

Financial OSINT Quickstart

Blockchain explorers, sanctions lists, PEPs, adverse media. The financial crime investigation toolkit in one chapter — enough to follow the money on your first case.

Who this is for.

Career changers

You want to move into financial crime or compliance but have no OSINT experience. The Primer gives you the vocabulary and techniques to talk competently in interviews — fast.

Students & graduates

Your degree didn't teach OSINT. The Primer fills the gap for a fraction of what a course costs. Bring it to your first job interview and you'll know more than most applicants.

Curious professionals

You work adjacent to investigation — compliance, legal, audit, risk — and want to understand what OSINT can do. The Primer gets you there without committing to a full course.

From zero to operational in one day.

The Primer is the same material we teach in week one of LeviaOSINT Foundations. It's been tested by career changers who used it to land roles at financial institutions across the UK.

“Bought the Primer on a Friday. Read it over the weekend. Used the techniques in a job interview on Tuesday. Got the offer on Thursday. Best £39 I've ever spent.”
JS
James S.
Now a Compliance Analyst at Monzo
The Primer

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Want the certification employers recognise?

The Primer teaches you the techniques. LeviaOSINT Foundations gives you the accreditation, hands-on exercises, and a verified certificate hiring managers ask for. Many students start with the Primer and upgrade within a week.

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Quick answers.

No. It's a PDF delivered instantly after purchase. You can read it on any device — phone, tablet, laptop, or print it yourself if you prefer paper.
The Primer is an ebook. It covers the core OSINT techniques, but it doesn't include the certificate, hands-on exercises, exam, alumni community, or verified accreditation that Foundations provides. Think of the Primer as the field manual; Foundations is the full qualification.
Yes. You'll receive a VAT receipt after purchase. Most students expense the Primer through their L&D budget without issues.
Email us after enrolling in Foundations and we'll refund your Primer purchase. We don't believe in charging you twice for overlapping content.

The read that changes your career trajectory.

One PDF. Six chapters. Every OSINT technique you need to be dangerous by Monday morning.

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