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OSINT: Uncovering Digital Footprints

Learn from a corporate intelligence analyst how to investigate a person’s digital footprint through interactive demonstrations and case studies.

Journalists can reveal valuable insights into a person’s identity by examining digital footprints. In this course, corporate intelligence analyst and former journalist Sarah Cammarata will walk you through the tools, techniques and tips to answer questions such as:

– How do you search, gather and analyse data from social media platforms?
– How do you find hidden social media profiles and uncover new connections?
– How can we use this data to strengthen our investigations or uncover new leads?

26 June 2025 – OSINT: Uncovering Digital Footprints

11:30–12:30

Sarah Cammarata

Sarah Cammarata is an OSINT practitioner and corporate intelligence analyst, investigating white collar crime. Before moving to London from Washington, D.C., to pursue a Masters in War Studies from King’s College London, she worked as a reporter at POLITICO and Stars and Stripes, where she covered defence, Congress and US military branches.
  • 26 June 2025 11.30–12.30
Location: LG02
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