Beyond the Tools: Core Skills for OSINT Mastery

So, you think you’re an OSINT Pro? 

A solid OSINT toolkit is a must for any practitioner. However, having a strong foundation of core skills will help you grow and endure as an OSINT professional, even as those tools come and go. 

In this session, Micah Clark, Managing Director of Decision Space, will teach you how to think differently about finding information so you can search effectively and build robust systems that allow you to follow your curiosity without getting lost in investigations.

We will cover:

• What it means to be an OSINT professional in 2025.
• How to balance structure with intuition to get the best results. 
• The three “C”s of OSINT: Context, Content, and Controls.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn enduring OSINT skills to level up your expertise. We look forward to seeing you there!

Meet The Speaker

Micah Clark

Micah Clark is Managing Director of Decision Space, a design firm specializing in OSINT technology and methodology development. He is also a graduate lecturer in Intelligence, Technology and War at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. Micah’s career in professional OSINT spans more than a decade, with a focus on integrating OSINT into FVEY intelligence operations and designing, evaluating, and fielding OSINT tools and methods for defense and intelligence agencies. He has provided leadership to companies in Canada, the US, UK and Europe, and is a board member of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies.