ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ

Course Overview

While open-source information has been in plain view for decades, it is only recently that many organisations are consciously using it for performing legally mandatory and non-mandatory and business-needed due diligence across many departments. 

Open-source intelligence collects data from publicly available online sources of various nature with various credibility gravity. Once collected, data can then be assessed and analysed for any number of reasons, for example, by:  

• Financial Institutions, in order to identify suspicious transactions and money laundering 
• IT departments, in order to detect cyber threats 
• insurance companies, in order to expose claims fraud cases 
• HR, in order to profile potential candidates and identify unlawful/unethical behaviour of employees 
• Marketing departments, in order track competitors and identify marketplace trends 

Whatever the business goals may be, the use of the right combination of open-source tools and techniques for the specific needs is of immense value and of minimum financial cost to the organisation. 

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

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• Understand the concept of due diligence 
• Identify open sources 
• Understand the legal and ethical limitations of open-source due diligence 
• Utilize technology and advanced research techniques to investigate and find relevant information from a wide range of sources 
• Design tools and processes to collect data from online sources 
• Process and analyse data 
• Accurately assess the evidentiary value of online sources and data 

ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ

The programme is ideal for:

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• Regulatory compliance officers of public and private bodies 
• Internal control officers of public and private bodies 
• HR officers of public and private bodies 
• Those aspiring to build a career in corporate control functions 

ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ

Training Outline

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• What is due diligence, why is it needed and what forms can it take
• What is open-source due diligence, why is it needed and what forms can it take
• Free open-sources and commercial open-source intelligence sources
• Conducting open-source due diligence
• Legal and ethical considerations regarding the use of open sources

Training Style

The seminar is designed to deliver knowledge and enhance participants’ skills via lectures, case-studies, practical examples, real-life simulations, group-discussion and peer-sharing experience.

CPD Recognition

This programme may be approved for up to 4 CPD units in Financial Regulation & AML.  Eligibility criteria and CPD Units are verified directly by your association, regulator or other bodies which you hold membership.

Trainer Anna Damaskou

Dr Anna Damaskou has been the Chair of the Board of Transparency International-Greece since October 2017. Before that, she was a long-standing researcher for Transparency International, while she has been publishing extensively in the fields of good governance and anti-corruption. Before joining the Compliance Department of the Black Sea Trade & Development Bank, where she is currently employed, Dr Damaskou worked for the Greek & Cypriot Desk of the European Central Bank Legal Service, the Hellenic Ministry of Development, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, as well as the Compliance Department of the National Bank of Greece. Dr Damaskou has carried out post-doctoral research in the University of Luxembourg in the fields of EU financial criminal law and EU Banking Union law, while she holds a PhD degree from the Queen Mary University of London on the criminal protection of the EU financial interests, as well as an LL.M degree from the London School of Economics & Political Science focusing on banking and financial law.